The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-28
GOOD THINGS TO KNOW.
How to Treat Promptly the Poisonous
Bites of Snakes, Insects, Etc.

Bites of Snakes, Insects, Etc.
From the Neto York Sun.
DR.. Dunning's patient, William Gore, the
New Jersey stone-cutter whose case has
been attracting SO much attention, was dis
charged from the hospital on Thursday en-
tirely cured. His recovery is remarkable,
and reflects credit on the house surgeon in
charge of the Manhattan hospital. On May
Is the young man was walking near a lake.
aud seeing a rattlesnake beside the path he
put his foot upon it and reached down to
head against the rocks.
AS he did SO another snake, concealed in
the grass, fastened its fangs in his hand be-
tween the middle and index fingers. The
young man consulted a physician, who
recommended the use of aqua ammonia,
and later, when the pain became intense,
chloroform was replied for relief. The fol-
lowing day the arm became swollen to
twice its natural size, very much infiamed
and exceedingly painful. AT this time he
presented himself at the hospital and SUBJ
mittsd himself to Dr. Cummings treatment,
which consisted in making an incision in
the wound, allowing it to bleed freely, and
| removing the part touched by the suake-
next proceeded to get the young man glori-
ously drunk, and to keep him so for several
days. AT first it required considerable
whisky to produce the required intoxlca-
| ton, but later smaller amount was suf-
| fcient
"At the same time carbonate Of ammonia
was constantly used to accelerate the action
| Of the heart and counterfeit the effect of the
| poison. For some time after the man en-
tha al fhn RI
swell, the severe pains extended to the
| shoulder, head, and finally to the other arm,
| being most persistent and obstinate in the
| ears, and continuing there even after the
wounned arm was free from pain, and Pc
culiar ditfusive redneSs extended itself over
| the entire body, so marked that when a
| finger was drawn with slight pressure over
the surface of the skin white line was
visible for a little time, and the wounded
arm was very much inhamed. The pa
tent remained in the hospital ten days be-
| fore discharged"
"What is the proper treatment for g
| snake-bite"
1.-THE wound should be opened with q
knife, hgature bound tight about the limb
wounded between the wound and the body
and the blood from the cut be allowed to
| flow freely. The ligature, if very tight
should not remain on more than two OF
three hours, lest the death of the member
| follow from lack of circulation. The
wound should then be cauterzsd with red
| hot iron or nitrate of silver and treated
with a carbolc dressing containing one
part carbolic acid to sixty parts of water
| If very severe, charcoal poultice, com
posed of powdered charcoal alone, or com
| bined with faxseed, should be bound on the
wound. This treatment may be applied
without calling a surgeon, if much time
must elapse before the arrival of the sur.
geon, and if promptly and thoroughly done
| Is very efficacious in saving life. There are
no wounds so virulent and fatal as those
caused by snake bites. for in their fangs is
Secreted an extremely poisonous substance,
which is deposited in the wound through
little grooves in the fangs. The fangs are
| iointed and fold back into the mouth when
The animal is feeding, being used only as a
means of defense when attacked. There
are far more deaths from snake bites than
| from wounds given by dogs. If a dog is
known to have hydrOphobia, the person
bitten by him should apply much the same
| treatment as in case of snake bite, cauteriz
| ing the wound and applying the poultice OF
| charcoal Cats sometimes make ugly
| wounds, not from any inherent poison il
themselves, but from venomous substance:
| on their teeth deposited there by some food
| they have eaten or decayed meat. The vir-
ulence of these wounds usually is destroyed
by an application Of aqua ammonia, com
| monty called hartshorn, and a poultice o.
| fax-seed. No more efficacious remedy i
| known tor the stings of insects, spiders
mosquitoes, ETC., than ammonia or a poul
tice of common salt. If the sting is from
hornet, wasp or bee, the salt poultice SHOULD
be moistened with vinegar, and will relieve
| the pain almost instantly"