The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-11-15
Antilotes to Snake PoisonS,


as follows
TO conceive of an antdote t. snake
poison in the true sense of the term. .
ST John Fayrer explains, 'one must
imagine substance so subtle a To
follow, oTertake an neutralize the
venom n the blood; one that shall have
the power OF counteracting and ncu-
atziug h deadly influence it has ex-
erted on the vital orces. Such sub
stance has st Il to be found, and our
present porence of the action of dru :
doe not lead TO hopeful anti.ipatjou
that We shall nd it.
With frgtrG To the mang drugs used
in various countries for the cure OF
snake bite, ii is curious to note that as
a rule, they are proc red from the most
deadlt plants. KS like cures like. 50
poison cures poison. Pennyr1val. SAYS
Charas, was held 20 the nose Of viper.
who By turning and wi Cling, laborrd
ha d TO avo d it, and in half an hours
time WAS killed by il. This was in July,
al Which eason these creatures are
computed to be in the greatest igor OF
their poison.
Another drug which is poison to
venomouS snake is tobac o, within the
reach OF most persons. This, among
native remedies, has always been in
favor, and we nave heard OF is efGcaci
ever since the weed was known to Eu-
ropeans. \ arious species of tobac o
and its lies are indigenous TO most
tropical countries and probably were
in use for bo:h man aud snake bi-cs
long before civilized n tions took com
fort in smoking. Man ,arr.cs more
poison in hi, mouth than a snake, said
AN old irginjan writer. aliutiUg % u.co-
tine. He can poison a rattlesuake more
guicSlN thaa il can him. Nicholson
states that it also rapidly n fccls a
cobra and he recommends it, shoulj
you wish to destroy the snake unin
urei. 'Iou have he says. but to
blow into its mouth Il drop or two o
the oil from dirty p pc.
Two young men chOpp no wood to-
e Their in Wing MIA cspied ratt!a~n i>e
With a forked stick one Of them held
il, head close the ground, keep ng
the hody comst aimed with his loot
while bis cOmradc took from lis own
mouth on q o tobaa which he
forced into that o the snake. The
re- tile WAS then released. and ha | not
crlwled a couple o Na~is etore il
WAS onvulsel, swell rand dying with
/ in a short time. >try hnine appears to
haze a similar effect 10 tobacco on
i snakes. Fayrer found .o.ras extreme
! " susceptible to the iuruence OF
/ saychnne. An almost impalpaJle
i quantity caused a cora to twist it
sell mp in a rigid scr.cs OF coils and die.
/ CARROLL acid is another drug viii h
/ produces powerful Gets. Poured on
j the loOr OF their cages it viii kin vel-
I omuus snakes in Il ycry short tine. a
large Eungarus died il ten minutes in
/ this way.
The whole secret Of curas-whcn
cures can be elected a. all lies in
! promptncSS. 1t Is ccler,ty on the part
Of the Indians which inSurc5 heir Sic
cess. IN an instant, ii his conrade Is
/ bitten, til. savage is on his kIcrs suck
iug the 'eoun |, grasp ny the i.mp firm
/ y or ~trapping it tightly above and lie
low H. bite, knowing quite well the
/ 30 tano, 81 check N The ir.rlaton.
He has Ibis poison y lis and toi nc 0
in his pouch. lie e.. IoIcs eun-rOwdrr
o. ;he wound ami loses not an instant.
no.. does Oh" victim loose hear. Ike
s4tm IS wit courage and confidence,
and thee lies a@otAcr element II
sla cS5 Many AS are On record o.
par-o1s briny ~ deaths door througl
.@a.' aIrnc. HEci bitten by ha IN 'c>,
snake, at roe 'ver n On being assure
IA lEc.o was ~ dan r'r. And 0Ih"g
cases are VIII kl0Wc W ere bitten per
soas taye died Of fright and the &C.
pressing N u nee surrounding tn
a ciacrt, Wen they might possibly
nave c-oVrrcd.
Anal poW for f. words about the
most 20. u.:ti' &ri.; pnrh32, most attain
adj" q ali rc3andir, alcohol. :
wonder The b&ckHoai resorts Il
td!S, Wh. ch WitaOui any "IO1l,iHT o. o
1tng-rs or toes OF personal pyru,c huic IS,
ct other local fortunes. du8G-u, his sen
81 I'LL e, render, him unconscious o
I'll re inc. ANA s-nl, h IA into Il hap
py oblivion mes 81 dsnEcr. 1t s no
q refined mo e OF yalmant, nor one
that presents many oPpurtunjt co ut q g..
hi1lting professional skill and 1t : NJ
doubt SOM wat derr-a'orr to admit
thal to bccom dead dir nix is an e crt-
i've FjClur, q caiast snake venom
Ike quaint ~ som times swallowed
under such circums.au cs is utterly III
Credible Prof ta,fo-d describes
snake-5ite near Mrlbourn, in which
two bottles Of randy were drank with
out any symptoms OF iutoNIcat on, anC
another Of II Girl OF fourteen who
when bitten by an Australian snake
drank three bottles with out being in
tolicatcd. She recovered.
Alcohol has power. al attractions f0'
oxvoen. writes Prof. ilaliOrd, on th'
theory 1h1t the 'caom has pYCdu 90
fore On cells in the Blood; 80 Ihat ii nj
e.. O. engage the o y@ea 1>OrDci b,