The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1889-07-20
MEEkER HERALD.
vENoMous REPTILES.


Isy fru,n s-rp-niinc Venom
II the published figures aro at all NC
cursts, from twelve 10 twenty thou'
sapd psrsDus die In British India from
snHks bite. largely from that OF the cobra,
which IL serpent OF domestic habits. Inn,
the reptile WAS no, long ago ez1srin!n",rd
from ali inhabited localities, hays "a Wf'ef
ia the CincinI-ti CoinmereiAl-oa4ete'' Is
owing TO tho fac, that II l. worshipol by
many OF the natives. Even to-dsy in M.!A'
bar Hin, the most fashionable European
quarter Of Bombay, short tune paved on
\ musical instrument, rarely '.'.ir 10 BRING
cobra out Of sou.e hole or cr,yice, for naive
venerStIon Is too nuch for knrlish e's.'1oa.
The natives are tho cli,i sInefeF> from
,hi. folly. Very .sw Eucl,shn-n have
been bitten. for they do not walk out bare
footed, and usually take cane TO POKE INC
grass through which They walk. VIC be-
llsyc only icur or i've whites 0! prom
ucuc. have been bliien by poisonous
snsk~s IN India since tho oP"hHs
ot tho present century, and one OF
thess Was q mldshipmsn on YES
sci In the Hay Of Bengal one 81 the dead
ly hydriAdn, or water lra--a, hli been
n.hed up, aud tho unfortunate youth
handled l, without knowing that u wa
y-uomous. Had the hsnaoos exercised
Common seIso, there wou.i Low be few
.obras outside, ~ the iunsi.A. Martinique
venom rivailngtl-t OF INDIA ,ior each o! these
islands IL oyerFg1 w.Ia The Ter do l..es. =
n-r--ly aggressive vipsr. which has The
t,reuliari'y Of gsying b,sih TO sixty Little
SNAKE. 81 once.
African explorers have their trouble.
with sEakes, but ihey award tho palm OF
danger not 10 them, nor TO the il Us or
i-oIards. but To the iiersr wild buffalo bulls.
Dunn. Prot prlnHond roc-nt Journey
10 fAs- syass., two Of has follow
ere were tossed by ono Of these savage
creatures, and i was almost a miracle that
oE- of tho wounded men survived tho Ia.
!urie> 10 hi. Shoulder, and RIBS IN, pun
sid-r, an apparently slur'tsh creature, re-
s-fnblinx In brud, thoush no; In II,
gorgeous color, tic horrible black and
elumsy co;,anmpuihe,i ino.--.sins Of our
S,uihern swsmp., has : pleasant .-lca Of
baryins i;srlf In the leave, and moe. and o!
striking ba.,sw ard ~ any p-cr-o who hap
I-ns 20 come aear u Tue nsia haze. irsi
roasin of the iniian cobra, but more as.
rr~s.lr- AMI Irritable, sad The tlrmha,
wtich run, down ia yicilms. arc the prlEri.
pal remaining Poisonous srTrcuts Of Africa
There ar- green. black and hsHe-eoloncd
m-Habzs. ~ las' Eru'boasi br.as oftJA
created. TIE mainb-s suta~iiiarz ruaea .
irnr'h 81 tu-ly~' eyi, -nS arr known 10 have
chased . hor,-nsa Tor s.lcs. Tausr t!,r 1.
siHo,, certain de4,a.
Asurscy o'ihe srrpruiiuc kingdom e.
'a5llshes The fast that the fan.i poisonous
snakes Az ='raii o, human brinf,. It's
chA-f .serp'.1n are tho nsmba, tho nsia
hs.r aAi tao .'r-at upa1p,IaglIs clsr., or
hAsaairysi. Of hgrnAh. IHt. cura;grr.
uhAsh rival, the faamh-. IA l-n.ih. Ia, an
.sIahiins bszi ilkr tho cobra and nsia
hA!-. b., dIh-r, fruai 10Th IN some .,.A,5gn.
lcal particulars aII sis1 ia the fast tina. 4,
10 eannihii. iiTias Principally on o;k-r
snaA-s ous % ihrm CEASED r. Herman In
tho wuois a i-s scar. a.1n. The rAn ran.
AID 'hoIsii "a csc.pc b. swimming acnd,.
. narrow .ircan. To tis hHrrur. on rr.rh.
lag The farther hank b. f1lEd that the snake
hsi crossed sh-,-d Of Lisn. In hi. despair hc
tore od his ',r.an Ind ,hrrw u n. tho rep.
tile Thr latter wa. ob'irinr enough 90 ~
foe thu white rag and waste hi, venom
utoa u, tho risu meanwhile maxim Z hi, CO.
cats.
Thr nambas arc principally found Ia
Natal. though they c1is, To .o;nc esi-n, -
far north a. Zanzibar. and nisy even have
spr~si a, i-s to toe desert We hsso foasa
10 f-1c-'iot. 81 sl.ulr prusnHc' In fsyp. or IN
TIC s.usi;Ai f-ninsgi. Ihcr- !. nothing IN
their h-b.iA. however. which wogid exclude
thru fr,r-n the northern trupr. Eni sub.
irf''cs. for hoy flourish uu,!vr similar eli.
n.A;.r inuaclcrf tagih ofihc drn wo 70
issc ih.; al it-El - o. - travel, TO tho .f
fec. tina. The ''ncrI 7t.ts' ehirn killed -
many o. tho f.T.rIiir, d4rBg ,hsir exodus
from Eeyp; wcrr ggiarz worms, scirl,inc-
ally known a. the ara-irgJllIs. Tiics1 fear.
full creatures tur- usrms1lyc. Ia human
f.sh. prp.i-e.ag sgrrs vLlch u'irn prove
'sial We uUlbt. however, whether ihuy
csa b. u..sis TO faiGli the demands OF tho
I.
ri. that ''tb- Lord son, fiery .crrrn,s
asnSu ( tho people and much people Of i.r4.
ei di.,l %
.snlory has mSir us acquainted with ~. .
i.act rvp;ius with whom on, would no, Ike
20 meet. even wUrc be cto,hr,l Ia a Goa, Of
mai. aud -ralc,i with a rcPaiiH. riac.
brum some Of these iEuBa;rr. the dragons
and rririns which figure IN the folk lore
~ all naiiora were undoubtedly depicted.
They have happily gone. never 20 return. az
have most of ,ac rs,''lesnAsCs which former.
ly iafcs,ed our Object states. To this day.
however, an u>rs.4nali Esiiirr IL killed Ia
tho Bluc Hills 81 Milton. lr.s than a dozen
mil-s from iposiou. and tho sca srrpca;, an
Apparently solitary rUi.1 ~ tho sagrian
days, every now aud tia makes hi. ap.
t-'rsnc, In thee s-an
l,cc.ut travellers IN Aias-a have heard
from tho futI1rs. though their faith ha. not
bccn strengthened by sish', ,ha, herds Of
mas'o-ion aIe yet ircsiiug In the almost In.
accessible interior Pastures Of our new pos.
sessions. We h"'- the story nay prove to
be true. and tina, palcc sn!c specimen may
yet h. on exhibition In our mrnarcrios Our
belief Is no, strong ia thu, direction. how.
rVcr. though when Que has seen tho cc,o-
pus, or devil fish, iirst brought into pfomi.
ncncc by Victor Huru, hc is prepared TO be.
licvc nlmostRny thiur. Tho choice would
not 10 pleasant 0uc, hut In the altcrna-
tive % beng bitirn bv nais or inamba, or
Of being curpr, 20 death by an octopus, wc
think most pcrsoas would choose the for.
tner.
The Value NJ Not Water.
"Thc soothing effects ~ hot water arc
ri III i 4