The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-02-09

4 .he achievement belongs to DR.. A.
3r,lmettc, Of the Pasteur Institute at
France. He has succeeded in
5ohtajnipg as anti-toxin b. inoeulasing
aborses with progressive doses of the
no;son of the most deadly serpents,
4 ,uch as the cobra. Having at length
4 ,eodered the animals proof against the
1 venom. even in large quantities, he
] lr,vs from them the serum which he
]. all, "anti-vcnom." This fluid, in-
4 i,cted into the body of a person bitten
u aaay Lind cf snaILc, viii save life if
j,here has not been too much delay.
His efficacy has already been proved
abv trials with human patients, and
7nr calmette announces his readiness
10 furnish it in small bottles free Of
acbarge to applicants anywhere in the
world
4 The anti-yenom is obtained just like
3,he serum for curing diphtheria. CO.
Agfra i poison is preferred for use in the
work, because it is one of the most
active Of snake poisons.. At the same
Aimc it provoked less local bleeding
Ind less swelling about the wound
made by the hypodermic syringe. The
senom is injected beneath the skin of
Ahe horse, behind the shoulder. At
skrst the doses are very small, admin
s3stered at intervals Of four or five
& bours. This is kept up, gradually in
sreasing the doses, until the animal is
8ble to endure an amount which would
i'll 250 large rats. The quantity re-
buried to kill rat is taken as sort
& unit Of measurement, because most
81 iir. Caimcttes experiments were at
|he expense of long-tailed rodents,
$ert alive in cages and subjected to
njections of snake poison in varying
Quantities The hcrse is now con-
Fldered completely immune, but to
leach this result requires continuous
s]lsatment for six months, owing to the
aliGeuty Of accustoming the beast to
.yhe powerful venom. M
There exists in the venom of snakes
+ #n Ingredient not well understood,
--77Ach has the special effect of infam-
bg the wound. This is neutralized
y heating the poison that is to be
.ed for injections. With each inoc-
ation the local symptoms, swelling
la bleeding, become less noticeable.
% fever follows, but the horse is
stless, refuses food, sweats abund-
atty, and breathes in labored way.
Iuch care must be taken net to adj
inister dose that exceeds the prop
"a limit even by trifle. else the ami
B7al will be seized with collie and die.
lnally the horse is inocculated with
4ss ycnoms of several other species Of
serpcnts. e Is no% II :oali-
~ for service as q producer of the
remedy, but it must first be PROV
by drawing off some Of its blood
trying the serum on rats and rab-
zs. If the rats and rabbits thus
ated resist injections Of snake poi
that is, do not die from their
'zztts tts-the proposition is demonstra-
De anti-yenom is prepared for
aea use in very simple fashion.
led is drawn from the immunized
Inc into vessel, where it is per-.
lied to settle. The red corpusclcs
kto the bottom, and later the via
part of serum is drawn off from
R top. The latter part is put in
ss bottles enclosed for safety in
sks Of wood. Each bottle is mark
With the date Of preparation, and
contents are guaranteed to retain
II anti-toxic power for one year.
Ter that time the stuff Is sn.. sn,.. SC SC
Fs some Of Its efficacy. There is !
Pat the Pasteur Institute = suE-
at number Of horses immunized
IN course Of imrnunization to re-
ad to the needs Of the world for
eyenom. Already the serum is !,
g shipped to Australia, where
arc very many deadly serpents,
to India, where, according to
srnment statistics, 22, 600 persons
annually Of snake bite. the cobra
responsible for most Of the /
Is found necessary to keep on |
ag the iinmunized horses with
injections Of yesom, lest the
Sc they furnish lose It's quality.
snti-venom Ii efficient against the
ms of all species of deadly SER
that are common in the Old and
World fFha contente nf avary