Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-11
BITES THAT POISON.
ANIMALS WHOSE TEETH CARRY A
VERDICT OF DEATH.
The Power That Il In thp spap % oha
Java of the Lion. the Leopard, tho wslf
and the TiEer-The Croccaue,a Eorrr,a.
dable Row OF Spikes.


"h the Aaons the Leopard. the Wolf
and the TiEer-Ehe Crocoaile's Eorrn..
dable Row OF spikea
Dog bites are always dangerous This
Is mainly duo not to poisoning. though
this often results. but tn tho fr,,hff,,,
wound which ANY large do, +ho,,,,,.'S1... -.
earnest c,, ,roin, 1G, -
,;,h,, j., - oone' gov "a
- =, ..''''s eases because, as ruSe,
e '"ty snaps a1 Them when arTitat-
c"' ana thero Is rs much difference be-
tween n snap and n bite us there is be-
tween a iillip with tho back of the fingers
and i. Touchdown blow.
Most poisoning cnus,,, nv t;t.s 4. h,,v-
ever. prohohlv dno }, 49,. ~. -.
crc.tnr,,. +,ot,, mr., go, sn
h,vo ,.,r,. wy. ~, uos oripo, WHOM
leon thnir t,,,th ss;a,' Gnu Me1 tohR uss,
or,,,s .,;,,,,,1' - o1.''n' WINS neroAs-
-, '.i,''iS 10 i'ot: d"E teeth sre
"'""ss pesau'iiuily wn1tc, these or
800. 80, :, :. '",i'cA se'to" una olrty. Cap
.i.n Gnr'ss'e IN somo notes on sport In
49,. ne, y, 70. ieoenIiy pHoHsheo In Couh-
-, a'HSos t,i"o nhtive COOK who
oN I'm A.u peeh olsn oieo 1or TWO
$3.50 ~ 1"'''o4 ui.o recelveo during our
~. .i' .'uu4.i cApculIloh. 1he WORK done
~ WV 'oneue ana SALIVA IN constantly
u,. s', 'l,o "lrnlSorous animal 8 teeth ID
s,,I. -, y, :"No oH'eilu ny INC ulnerens re-
$50. =, n.,'e c'""eA ana olteen respec-
w ~ lno same creature.
u '.;'''a .''o ~ '''e eiA"s OIL !eoparua
t.,a., ',n' 49, ".i'o '"ose' o'Aust1a " tne
.un'" 1. .1o .ess frequently septic. Sir Sam
thn ,l.,,,.s,f '' Sn"' Silo WOUNDS 1.oih
s,or,,,. -. ~, o .;'',, "i =, acAoesulnHy oan
eaas;', 90 wy nniI.'"t ~ III Inc naplo OF
I 80 ooilie uays aabeT
49,, t"..,.,.' 80: Ni4ou Ane nesn ~ az tnas
-, -, W u.eoin pose' anu tn0
t'' ~, "l'.o.' CIV useu 70 hoio IL as ~ 10
~, a,j , VIZ .ooSn "nu 1nws, peeolns 1a1nt-
~ p'su sui.lo,en.y I'd insure gan
thn4 -; i, 'on ne reoo1n1 , enos
t;.r"r, W., "n ~, ., souse'. ny ieoparus os
~, s.4o. 70 .iioloushiy syrlngeo Wlth
~ ",.1i i'..A ~, WIN 'hlrSy slAtn pafu
-, aIlu Mheheser she wound 10
i,,,nrlS ,,,a t,,,: 'nuuoin 'isaclheno can
hlnnh no;sonine1 tha ear.r,t,, - tbs ,,,4,
of f,,sh cntnr n,,,moIs 10 o,,t ~ a11 -
n,rtin, ~ rbn ,.onnons h., ,,rh,.h -,
inflicted Thc tooth avan ~ ~, !s-.,e.t
c,rnivor. oro ,noro1r +h., ...,aao,haas ~
mt tho for9,o witch ..,ror,.s,' thaso a.
strumrnts is nrodi,,;ons r. .oor,e ns ~ -,
thc,nomnnt tho anin,ol tbro,,, al a.. h<,,7,1x,
energy INFO tba conh,nnt;on ~ ,,,nso,Ia.
,ct ;n,, Whites Nv. all .u.,t >, $500
he IF Inv =
m,,l h,,rls ITSELF IN is ena,,,, i. ar+3roI,
dn,,,r,,Iiy,,,r ~ J., att ,h,,..ia:, - $1,000.
,nuzxled mnstiff will huri Nan ~ 49,,
f,ro,,nd in tba ntfort r. fnst.r So +asth a..
his throut or sbopldor nhon ~ ar,v,n,r
an1 ,.rnshina foron ~ 80 80, .',,al,,,. q
nstonishinp Tho sn.nn,no ,,o,rar ~ ~,
oll;yntor,s ;,.wc ;s ora ~ 1e.e ,+11,s.,h1
They ure long and furnished With q rnrr
OF nointcd teeth from and 10 and Rnt the
iayvs ar ths lion ,eonnrd t;rar ,t%.. 80
ret or buboon ure short and tba lono md
pointed teeth Ar. few Yet each Of thair
sr,ecics has a hit,no no,vor witch n NJ
nortion ia Its s;ya is almost tncro,7,hIa
SIP samuel Baker who had "a lono a,n
varied ncouuintnnce with the hitas ~ tha
curniyor,' noticed thnt the t,ger nsnellv
seized an Indian native by the shoulder
and with one inv IN ona side and tha 9th.
er ON the other bit clean tbronuh chest ana
haclS ..Tbe fatal wonrd wa tho nc
which through back and chest ,enesraSed
to tho lungs Europenns are Killed hv
the tigers bite as we'll as lacerated nv the
claws. A Mr.. Lawes son OF a missionary
of that name. was killed after beino shak.
en- for fow moments by a tipress. which
then left him. He died next dav In near
ly all cases the bite penctrates to the lungs
This kind OF wound Ia charactaristits Of
the attacks OF many of the felidas Scarce
" any bird RECEIVERS from a cats bite for
the Same reason. The canine teeth are al
most instantly driven through the lung
under the wing The cheetah, which has
very small mouth, always bites through
the black buck 5 throat.
The leopard when Selling smaller AMI.
mails, such as dogs, brushes the head.
When attacking men, it aims at biting
through the lungs. Sir Samuel Baker
must again be quoted In Africa a native
boy was firing reeds, accompanied by his
brother A leopard seized one boy and
was almost Instantly killed by the othex,
who hurled his spear SO accurately that IL
separated the vertebrp of the leopard's
neck. 1.-THE boy was carried to my hut
says Sir Samuel, "but there was no chance
of recovery, as the fangs had torn open this
chest and injured the lungs. These were
exposed to view through the cavity be-
tween his ribs. He died during the
night"
The worst of the "snappipr'' bites OF
mammals is that of the wolf. The laws