, 1880-02-15
INDIA'S SNAKES.


Where There Are 1000 Cobras to the
Saunre Milc-A Remedy Worse Than
the Bite.
The statistics show that during the last
year the amount Of rewards paid for the de.
struction of wild beasts and yenomous snakes
in British India was 80, 1s9 rupees. As far as
regards the destruction of wild beasts, the
money was, no doubt, well spent, though
the rewards are sometimes too easily earned.
We have, for instance, heard of young
wolf, which had been broughtup domestica1-
Iy until it was as tame as q 1ady's lapdog,
falling victim to a greedy servant in the
cook-Toom for the sake Of the head-money.
But, after all, wolves are not very pleasant
pets, and there can be little doubt that the
offer of rewards tor the destruction. Of really
Tempted by this, the village shikaree, though
he may have no baby Of his own, will sit lip
for the wolf that prow1s about the precincts
Of the village at night thirsting for Infants
blood.
In reality, only three species Of snakes
dangerous to human life are to be met with
the s chain viper, and small black snake
banded with white, which is known to nat
uralists as Bn1ga71ts grendtus. There is
aotne1 piete41 heu tit;te s1pGi, " "slc!l -
common eh9ugn, pul, Us ~ - 2a1f1y IoGt III
popular Anglo-Indian tradition adds several
most deadly species, the carpet snake, the
whip snake, the eye snake, etc. The last
oWes 4ts !a14!e' ecCo3ua44e ~ -. IL Nlc1iof
sun, g a lIsa pitae;e tat +; - sniunS ~ ht So
hanging by the tail from q branch of a tree
for the purpose Of hitting passersrby in the
eye. OF the three species mentioned above,
ule bnn0nI,u;S = seiS inoHeaisise, aiu n1t
nte ,',as ~ 70 G ~ o
10y, and geheraty i,eS "ate T,i,a, u ies pre-
proaches, so thak acc1uehes cue IRON these TWO
species are prooapl5 iate how, a.,
me copIs, ol1 ut o1nen naaiu, ~ one " tne
ast fate i t,e ord ~ r. Sichoson % " ho d
llost latt! IL lIe |9ri4. a -. NICHOLSON, Milo
,nntos ~ ~ nohr pnnntafon ~ ~ tha} regon a
1Hseo nna aue cutt popuis'sV1l 1l - tu1s iI6ii 90
l,MV PEI SquaIe 1nne: LUIS caafal4tlon, fa IL
cGIiecI VII H. Relmaps - set,e ;r e4nalt5 - % nns
S.seluu IL u tuG
M e tere ;n the holes Of the . dgts
atta pigpagly ooGs na4 itoie ~ SERVES II year
tnan az tne mlschi6l IL uofs mn ~, IN Gen-
euiy. 1auugEus .s7Eil IT.; atE Iobaa
3MnlS, ;f & Gspecty YIN ~ p ~ prai he ,Ent ~
on m % = ~ cro roi1 eu % a nn1 Ie! .S 1ronf olq
c4GI.. Is 50 laItly SseM y on1y anoso1a Rtul
o. 10 eKg M% e,,ta f,m My r. oropostSun Ir ti'n1
puI suhkes. iupeu sHGn nan "a; ,,sa noiG at.sn d,
ls.il anuiis M tne Atea t,t Htst j. itapu.ee ~ III ~
net rs u1eoei, ho ete - ~ +ha ani
M4Me 3 EbaGphns ;9N t3 WIZ WI ooo'o t'lo possi-
NATIVES, walking nolSelesly 11aI, Wlth e pare
1eet, are, OF course. Mucn Molf no liaole " a.
cl9enlss Jee ae Statlseics w nafe aIleauy
feier5Gu 70 i've W. vo.ai nuaDGl u pelsons
hsteu 1e1o " eTnonGus ga 2nAeS ~ ooo e ~
100 a. do,oi@' or ieSs tnan one ~ dg,oy u .ne
pQpulALlQQ. Anu IL Is HUI ut&llkEl| l4tAt H6
shonlo pe nearer ne Hutn II we CIV ooMn
L9aI numpel oy nan, Hot Only oecaaSe snake
~, ns oeeasl.ve st M u'sS sn]a1:,f;n1, - ~
in. 1.Etf,,1 nQSe at hao,,so bm1drodc ~
us<ste' 4 Gte " ~ ~ nd ~ ~
nave su1ced 10 s3,1 ~ tae man. ' na1lge @ mesnoaS m S
OF q e. curG cohpleto eno "ofh' aaa put I'LL enu
10 ms nle. ,.,;u ++on+,,,, =, A.,
co.1esp9uen, IL caE ast,'iQn ar. 1,,,n ~ w, ~
tba st2 of oo 81 nda lie 'e,y ;. nH+;co 20
tut,s e.e s.a,,1ss1 Sf,,se',,an onareatic
stIong young Mussua1i, ,.,ss t 81 5ae sl,elgeme @
alla HlEolpos n'n, W1o 1ulng ote, ,f atme ttl.o
fet fu1oisn WIZ III speS ~ sah aogys ~ no emo
a5ec a5 lons, Nv ali Ino na1f ;an ia oLf f
etse 3aT tIo tiGatut h,t o ItsT ~ ba mo'
,rop " l9GE r. a. ~ rH' ~ 1oo eftar is ciI
aren and rolled , OYER on thS aoor: n n,d
.eW molatnss sne Mo,e ot ~ ~ t wv
satnfteG toSstnet, 4esE1tneu no. " !ei Jlnl .1l
fosa a. a11 40 ea1,,
-5s 49, - 49, .-;oore4,c oansrot;er 1r,c
soy was put nlso stetivas upeaas,on t;,, ~ 20,
oy ING way, one OF e ~ ioninoest natlse ",
'pecIai nsn ogni,o .r, 4tSm 1s<. ~
seie ealieu ~; 4Mes tSs - Tto,aia5
Wy ~ oncg M suo "o1u Icy dn oth,or
W. cneWe9 tne aH - ~ Itlt ~ uo@Sn Sa oeaet a.
3llceS oeslut, W: .ns t,t ~ nhso % GJGn nc
ignea @ act On nis iaatd - s1ld % eleSi n1nt ~,
knd oy tnis le ue 1eeuGu Ht S4eetns. a1t LIZ HeAs
ome !ocal sAVAlts susEeaten 1 enstt se toisv4
hod pc gHS 9ut ~ Of ae manS ;ysn s1ohacn h n6
goou hutu4 " 9ti4 w sisSn st;a AL,, ~.
= lnllaeulaIe lesutk hl:ei tnts ofeuieiun tl ~
u 7acGI11 leaYes Was aontlhls!eteul - pos.a @ ~
ernally and eXternally, Pienty OF II Oeng
ubped on tae crown u us Lgau: oolne
'ther decoctlon was smeaIea unoer 4e Iool
nalns e1 co ~ @ ~ ~ ,a,1 e,roat asi nntano5
oie t"lss hlGi - ta oeny ~, fn~ ~ hn,1
SuIlA es1ocs', oc'e1ool 49, a5 I A sa ~ ,ttaE:1 ~ 49,
Il two over sne hean anu lace, muIIellns
charms the while :,
All this was, we are told, only the begin
Ling of sorrows. For four or five hours the
yretched man was nlied with drugs. and de- |
- nat;o,,o ~ aho-,c avor,, na,1, oomar MI
vst4one' *lu fei o, at;o5n 49, G;e fhrppaf
" ooine F t.t 4; b ~, ma ',;4 a,e;
- tne Gnu " Inat Clne He M.ee qu:sS aTnsa
le, anq not Symptom " snihe potSu}n Htau
hOWn itself. There was no pain III tne pit
en- part nor any swelling, as far as could be
considering how the place had |
cen mastered. and bliSteTed. and bandagcd,
10 nr threa honrs later. however. some
raci 5,ra nro-ar;had ~ - nav, o,r;1,ot eova |
Lesu uosS, IT, ~ 1, ~
ue coup ue aoa., @i da Thnro ,,', u