The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-31
AN AUTHORITY ON SNAKES,
DIR WTETH SAr, mr. R417LER n
4 NOBLE INIHiE.
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When every orc knows rs much a out SNAKE,
ms dors Dr. John 4. Wycth there will not D.,
such general dread Of them, particularly Of
| Mathematics.
The ra,ticsnahc." said the Doctor 70 a 81,
reporter who asked him TO tell some.
thing about snakes and assured him. 10
answer to tho Doctors question. that j. was
snakes out of boots. not in them hc wa after.
tho rnttlcsnaks IL the King OF rcptrlr-. lie
Ia M bravo US he is powerful. never nuu.t.
| without proyornNon. and then never wtthouts
! warning. | should never Kill one un.c-e
| wanted L to lisscrt or unc-s' and hcr" in va,
the father. not the scientist, who spoke d.
found ono near where my children hnpypnec
| TO hs playing
| The Doctors opinion Of tho rnttlesnako u
| based entirely upon his observations ut IT.
| personal courage and fairness in battle, he
does not seek 10 deprive It OF any OF IT, rofuia.
ton as particularly Ncnomous seiren'. ito
venom Is the most poisonous OF any Amuticat
| reptile asi Is second uuly, SO far as Ia known
| 20 the coJLt. Tho Order Of "toNiri'y" Iu Inr-
rcnt venom-that H. the comparative d"arlt.
| noss-is cobra. rattesnakc. Amcii an cyE."r.
| head. mocca~ln. and spreading a der TIE
! chemists have been c>prrimcntuI win T..
/ N"E.i4 81 ratiichnaH"- uhth my, a.e all
! in u POISON murder trial. ~. Wyctn. iC
| the second edition OF his work on surgery. Nr
| cuusilc!nc tile subject poison. quotes ~
! Weir Mitchell rs saving that rattI- uuk1
venom t. from Grrpnish TO- u straw tint 10
color, Rul There hny, been chem lCHlly isCiutrJ
| from 4 three lro,c.ds venom repIono, venom
GiH"y in.. a. Il N.1m IIhumrh. ia 10" go.
properties ape destroyed hy hrrminr. iudiur
spdulr Hnd rnnssum rcrmangaQatc.
| your vest pocket. Il IS fcissnrini! 10 know thH
| your bin pocket may stu be- drucnhei uIyn
| recommends relmnngannte al totussium at
| the best gheiniral aniil"t', no gives IN" equal
| weight of his nuthuritS in pr"nuunrinE wins.
key ivr alcohol in some other iolusU ~ tho best
| physiological an'tiut'. Ih' POTASSIUM must
| 30 taken in u solution o. Oh. bet cent. bul,
happily. thc Doctor admits ihat tho whiskcS
mSy Dc takon straight
native state for many Years when, as lie says.
| snakes were wees gieg;iuL
porter. that / learned 10 know and resroei
the many virtues Of the rattlesnakc,, also
other MAKES which siisbrovSi many III i'rG ala"
belief. cgneoin!ng Thorn. THE hcliel senns
snek" coils Itself in rregnrlng TO spting. NV
the facts hnpnen to 10 that Il neither coils be-.
leaves the ground entirely Ia is Sdciyor|,'.' '
t.. When rattIer has made ~ its mini that
its body. the posterior hnIf. or about that pro.
portion: reIsinihg on the ground, sometimes
UPON this lIed portion in tho shape OF a letter
;. The stroE"i made hyh quick straighten-
but the part OF the body on the ground re-.
mains IN ono sogt. "a does tho rear foot % an
and arm to deliver q blow. The RATHER can r.:
peat that blow with surprising rapidity. II
can strike it, the. poison Is emitted. il has
peculiar sweets E and quite UNI leasant 0dor
ap.y 5 S"f BY ' Sds F 81 sS
The ovinsrr, which are long snd whlpiee.
those which carry thsir yonnE IN uteTo and
%h' tra are EIt and mg.sn ,E Gys t0r
by vermcuar action Of the abdominal inusru:
lar attachment and with very slight lateral
The later and iii. sroGp inelades tue ra ATS
and other ycnomOus snakes, propel them
selves sIys ~ strong lateral muscles AID leave
l saw an account recently in a SCIENTIFIC
paner, written by a scientist, OF Suicide OF
IiattlosnaGes., I very much doubt both the
intention and the possibility. 1t is u we'll
tho reptile which pro lurcs 1t. or in the tissues
do bite them selves sometmes k ;SS S" from
observation. toT have seen them do So when
rinioned. II j. I3,fiblo. too, that they may
ir Myeh u inclined 70 discount much of the
does sometimes rrodace death" he SAYS snS Gut
the sting OF the, North American scorpion il
Glc death from scorpion bite, although have
made isrsona! inGGiry u numerous physi-
in North CnrolIn, was -. rnrveyips, ana in
stesdying myscliwlIl, GXlr nm !1strum"nti
and wa, bitSn on the 4aim 6g s 81
which chung to my hand when If.l,eii'. /
and t tHo Gs%t ~ VI" IN %S%sH
fence whatevsr i.snliod from the wogri. 90
ssndas 'I'G i. a:o Ga% error HSa 5cS;G gyFG
Thomas A. loPao l"NaS, who hns hnd great
ali rs practds h. E%sw Of t onc nc aca III re
sustiEs from tarsniCil bl,r, n tina, case death
poison, but BY choking. caused ~ swrrlir:'
In tns 10 H. whcr. tho can had heeu lirrru.'
posed "a lea AL tie rtltr as Hf n % r, TH
:, do nIt believe H. that. m" negroes IA
or accompanied by r sHall. t"auti'uIy col
ored little snase, put have i yer Seen sa"ha
companJing tho rattIcsnakc. nor 49," / net q.
credible .witpOIs vho Las. Tho nr.:rncs arH
sappy th.n VIA e. q ",ir -naES Io'5.
,sinsmhrr ono" riding az Dr. some clito va
negro was WITH mo ON i.o,. naj 'n
Sss km ", - hg.I r on steer tlt
low brush. and ID no, see see ~" IlS@%Isr5I"aS9
u ran directly int thsm, and Gls mom"ut@m.
~htpEed them around nts lrgs. Whom he
gave an h si.rlos yell almo.t ir,r '' "ni hen
bounded 9hssd a. . he haIoucountercd satan
'aei a, he .Hd sS1iic G| ~ , ao II e
ions 1t WnnN pr'ha ally : "a u'"."~- 10 tryani
'n ,. n,hrs va, Irsfo ,f3t Ia ..i NOT been a.
20 r.tgrF 10 nv re,, Ne rs'J'or, Ileisas
lis natural cnsn'l.,. ifsS sui a.s.. I ha,s
ieEet seau him Whipl 81 ~ any other IIu -
make, though uua '.rsS. whom know TO
rar"'Il ,1HrrTrr 'uii w" TINT h" unr1
av rattioslsEe hat swaNp'-i by HrGl-
frl'f' r.. Ito may have Ncsh Ttrt1Eop I'm ths
llif snake De- saw. Io.is'o - uure wrutst
Inc thltIc.rnAs u t". proud Hu1 brave %
EU. Il "A r-livr every inch - him although
lover 81 10 slia'h. HHa always notifies his
antagonist that lH ia mere leluTe delivering
~ t,oS isls !u Truth noble animal"
~. Nye'l SAID HIut he pr0pOEed 10 mukeA
amber Il dIStcctiUns OF snakes when he next
sllei his old home, as thsTe iImuch about
lelr anatomy SOncerning which present
noWsiRs 10 VERY vague. Here Il "A very rtIFi-
US thing about tbs Doctor He canEot endure
see a ARAkFiE cAItiTli ', aud Woull sutfer
iucl 10 bs oblgsd 20 sNs them q. ther az.
ThiPitsd In cages More. curious rst. he saEs
a. he startl az nsIygusiy a. woman AT
oubS II ~ even 9SAAcss t. UPsn a lu81 vr
@psr Ia Hhlsh thsRa Il sane IlstuTe.
Has eiuHi Ia usA.Is-s Turtles
vErs4r 80 Re 49,
Reptiles ard tat arhians usually rn.sass