The Progress., 1895-01-19
THE VENOM OF SERPENTS.
A, Anil'ote Found for tho Bite on Nj
Poisonous snakes.

Poisonous snakes
ST. Patrick is tabled to have drlVch
All tho snakes out Of Ireland but while
DR.. A. CaImetto Of the Pastcur lnSh-
into Paris cannot be said to have BAN
ishcd all the vcnomous reptiles from
the Globe. he may be credited WIN
havinp pulled out their IangS, says
the Philadelphia Record. for year
past Dr.. ralmctto has been expert
mcnting upon poisonous snakes anu
;. through his researches an an'l"o'eh'H
seemingly been found for tn" venom
or thc dcadlicst scrpcnts the terrific
. rattlcsnakc, cobra, adder ana viper
which have slain thcir tens OF t'""-
sands upon the four continents. 'ura-
{ tor George Boyer Of The Tulane ''n'Ne'-
=, .itv museum at New Orleans, la, per
q mittcd himself TO be bitten by young
f.. ruttlrsuakr in order to d"t"rmln" II
:, r,rsou can be by degrees r'nd'''o
: noi~on proof. DR. Ealmctt" has nov
70 rosortrd TO any such heroic expert
monts and has not tested his anti
e dotr upon any human being, h'' nus
J., TRIMS 1,pon guinea pigs. rabbits "''"
= fine minor animals have lnyar'aoiE
!. bpcn crowned with success,
Ey analyses Of the bottled up venom
~ ~ . muliitndc Of different kinds o.
'N unalIc4 the French toXiccloglSt has re-
-. vr,)cd some astonishing secrets con
- rcrning tins mysterious safeguard "n'
Wv weapon of the creeping Zoe o, ''''''
~" kind. Proceeding upon the onSerNa
49,. ton that every Vcnomo"S Sl'"No |
'"' proof against the poisonS OF o''er scr
- ncnts in direct proportion TO us o"
lo,dliness. he has found that IN con
o,crino the poison he has practlc"'I
rcutralizcd tho venOms OF all. "A fa'
bit inoculated against the India coor
has proved proof against the poison
the Egyptian asp, tn" horned Viper
North Africa. and the Australia
snakes, The old idea that tho ia'
principle of snake poison was an a. u.
NAL akaloid has been thoroughly III
moved bv his analysis. The polS'
contains two distinct albuminolds' o
coagulablc and HARMLESS, anu !
ether persistently liquid in form a
death-producing. Inc l'l'''ou -
cause Of the fatal result is pec'uI
cancellation of the blood OF the V
Tins and paralysis of the lungs
meteorological remedy is there''
nossible; but purely chemical an
doto has been found, ms ne"'l
;zino agency has been detected by
Calmette in one Of the most comm
substances of daily uso-chlorlde
lime. The doctors prescription
inns giver in McClure's Magazine:
Tho chloride should be free II
absorbed water. and when used sflC
IN all cases be freshly taken fro1
Theoretically sealed bottle. One
Of It Nv weight should be dissolVe'
eleven parts of boiling water ana
\ solution should never be maze
- Il ia about to he used, as the tn
~ neutic power diminishes by keep
'Tbis should be injected subcutane
~ with o trephine all about
wound, and also under the skln .
abdomen, that it may enter the G
lation as quickly as possible N'
ature about the part bitten Is Ii
sary." ,..a ,oror ,
cobol in the form of whisky or Or
10 save snake bitten victims Is u
nv the Partisan scientist. "ih
ton Of alcohol, he explains us
" stimulative. It's effect IS 10
ment the vital power OF the ooo.
pont where it can resist the co'
ton process and carry the 81
mast the crisis. Upon the polS
self alcohol has no chemlc
neutralizing effect, and ranks Ks, l.
regard as an aid to nature ra'he
as direct combatant OF inc
principle Of the snake"