Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-06-20
THE aILA MONSTER.


~ view 81 the accident which happened
few days ago 10 Hon. Walter L. Vail.
throaEh the bite Of a Gna Menstsr. We
Pnblish to-day an extract Of q paper writ.
ten by our tOwnsmah John A. Spring, and
published II the April number Of Chan.
bsr's Journal london and EdinburRh).
relative 10 the vsRomoun ustnre Of this
aystsriOus lizard. Lack Of space forbias
us to reproduce the whole article.
The long debated question a. 10 the
venomouS aAturs Of the ella Monster
whieh the 'ciSntissis have aAnsd Hello
dsrna hOrridun. was brOught uD 1t late
u'eetinE Of the College Of Physicians at
Philadelphia Drs Nitchell aad Rehsrs
had on hand live, vieorsus spesiraens OF
the lizard. Dr. Nitchsll esuusd sas to ns-
tack ths adge Of q dish, and SEINE Of the
the saliva was caught ia 4 watch glasa.
This was arst tesiea. The VeRen Of pois.
oRous reptirs is acid. but this was alkaline.
A minute quantity was thea injected into
live pigeon which died N less than nine
m'RuiSs. Other experiments we're tried,
whloh demonstrated the dangerous char
actsr Of the pelsea. According to those
Il rattlsDHAkO's pSisoa is = rasre bsRatslls
in cOmparissR"
A lev years ago the following well Au.
iAenticaied fact sscursd in the Husehusa
mountains. A voOdcuttor who had laid
IN complete health to slsSp, wrapped up
ln bis blsAkst. failed 10 anss in the raorn-
lng whea bic sO-lehorsru called Ain. Up.
on uneOverinR hin they feaRd him dead.
md RsaT his bsdy a Gila Monster. which.
n the bu'tle and sSnfusiOA Of the MO
'Heni, iaado bis stcaDs. As tine body Of
the man bore ne ma IA Of bite or ssaer
wouAds, We must sVpposs that his dsath
was caused BY the mere s1halation Of the
lizard.
Near MArdalsns, ssnera, > zau was
hunting rabbits with dog. Tbs latter
inserted hIS snSpt into RABBIT hole, but
IN aledistely rvtrt ssCa, utterinE fearful
nswl', while he Wis trying 10 shake vi
Gila Monster, wAich had fastenVd its teeth
nio 'he dog none, and although anar-
'"g ed spi'tIaE ~i'kout Interruption.
| ou'd nat Le Eles to let 70 IT'S hold till il
cas killed. aAd ,.,cn ihru ito jaws had to
&c iorcsd apart with an iron rod. The
fag very socn bcgsp to act strangely. and
,hcwed solEcthp,< like ihs ss-,e .lsiens
asa hgrss dors when suhprivg from blind
'saySDf-; but ssOh bpRaa turning around
IA cnels, and ~ about twenty uiaatss
tell dewn dead The same sct,aus before
death ~tro observed IN a mule, only this
AnInai ~ss oitisn IN a hiLG leg, aud lived
" several ,,sy-.
A younE miner while prospecting was
.IttsD just above the shoe. AHboaKh pre-.
sisusly IN the best OF hsul,h, he Rt cnes
Jegan To iUsc hrsh, :, came mtlahehoj
and sled IN 4, lew mouths IL she manner
lhcsy Ths snecu,nu 20 What ia 1vImlAy
call, I ihc sRlloglnY voBspmpton
Asny s:Hiiur cNsss might bs enumerat-
but 'Gtiee 1t 10 say. that among the
AaIiVsd WhV hsvs.Sn aHJest iusr Of lhIs
zaid, the universal Gei.,l Is that the spit.
lie ur .ahVu, Hud even tae uisrs breath
I'D cxhsialtDn ci the animal 10 IN excite d /
'iN'e il dtadl. poison.
Were lhis d,sdly venom is rsHlly TO-
sAtsd, aud b. what proves Of natmle il is /
produced. remains an eptn question. |
%ken dlsectsd tue hrsI HeodsrmA, |
fGhd, 4. M! KItAl .uilnss, that nOtWlih- !
tnaluR iuv ,vidrHI outer resemblance tu |
,af ol rsil-spek., lhsrs we're ~ iaugs, !
- ''n H. hla"stts, re ylnUlg receptacle |!
yea, NJ .sd iet b'luor,, mat WLsttns
hs jaws ~ Vssomous Auekes urr simply |
isia in roeuoh by number .! elaslic !
.kias, which allows Their ihront 10 tl-6tuA !
to n Rrrat'vxtVnt, and ihus enable thea, |
70 swaloW bodies OF much greater cir |
eumlSrsnce Than themselves, The Jaws VI !
hs Hrledsrms Arg well locked or hiRgva |
iks these OF lhs AAmmAliH. ard canlAiA |
,wO rSws OF very sharp teeth Oh each side, /
those Of the upPOr Jaw brinE considerably |
longer than the lOwsr
lhe vitality Of the ella Monster il
'omsshAg wonderful, aye, Incredible; ii
will not die Oy drSwAlng, nor BY strauEal-
alton; nor Gy lAesratisn; sill it has one
soft spot whore moderate, short knock
With lard sub,tanee will esul6 Instant
dsath. Tkis $40. is Ou the back part Ol
she skull, where tie latter joins the vsrte-
brAs. One shoulF always Le careful to az
certain positively lss death Of tao animal
before s'tenpuHg 10 handle it, tor It's Az
liluds OF isignisE death IL as great As its
vitality
JoHN A. sPRtSG.