Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-09-29

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II was the black diamond rattle.
snake that struck me thrusting his
fangs into large vein in my left
arm. The pnin which then ran up
my arm aud through my body WAS
similar to that of a shock from cleo.
trio power. The pain was unbear-
able. knew the only thing left for
me TO do, or the only chance l had
of saving my life was to reach a
physician without delay, for my
arm was commencing to sweli; in
fact il had almost reached the
shoulder, notwithstanding that ]
had bound my arm with string, but
n was of no avail, for the poison OF
the black diamond ratil,r IL so VEN
omous, that a persons chances for
recovery are very slim. arrived
at DIR. DeWitts private residence
some twenty TO thirty minutes
after being bitten. | was uncsn-
scious until the following after
noon, and when / aroused out of
my unconscious condition my life
was then hanging by thread, for
not withstanding DR.. DeWitts con.
stant attention TO me, scarcely leav.
ing my bed, that poisonous virus
was circulating fast through my
body. Ny left arm was swelled to
an enormous size and my neck.
chest and back looked as though
they had been beaten until they
were black, so thoroughly had the
poison circulated. I lay in this
condition until the Bird of Septrn
Der; although the poison had left
my neck. chest and back. yet the
arm where the reptile had thrust
his poisonous fangs in looked ~
though il would never get 10 it's
normal size again and il would be
difficult tor me to express the terri
fic pain that my arm was undergo.
ing. On the 3rd of this mouth Dr..
De Witt, called in DR.. English and
DR.. Jones, IN IL customary among
ply sicians In cases where life and
death is involved. Tile sentiment
of all three physicians was that my
left arm must he ampu,ated aud
no time lost in doing Il as il WAS II
case of life and death, for gangreBe
had set into may arm. just about
two hours from the time they came
to the decision my arm was Hmpu-
tated and | was resting easier than
| had for week. l consider my
self extremely fortunate. II there
is such u thing as luck ii surely
prevailed in my case, but I rather
think that my recovery when death
seemed probable was due only 10
the constant care and attention that
1 have received from my ply stefan,
DR.. DEWITT.
/ have been asked coutiLu lly.
not only in Baxter, but wherever l
have been, the beet thing to do in
case of getting snake bitten. 1 can
answer this in a few words: Do not
waste any time in getting To the
nearest and beet physician you
know, for can assure the reader nf
this article that snake bite is not
to be tempered with, aud bear IN
mind that delay 10 you in reaching
physician may prove fatal, for
the poisonous virus that is injected
into the bite circulates through the
body faster than l could explain;
but l can give you some advice
which might profit some people
who may have a great distance to
travel in order to reach physician.
The instant you are bitten, first
take a stout piece OF string. bind il
as tig ut as possible above the bite,
then with the small blade of your
knife open up the wound, say about
half an inch, then suck ~ much of
the poisonous blood out az possi-
BILE. Do not remove the string. Be
sure your lips are not sore. You
might. IL convenient, take chick.
en-, cut il open. biad il tight over
the wound, then delay no time in
reaching physician. This lie the
best advice l can give. have been
extremely fortunate. Let the reader
bear this in mind and do not think
because l have recovered when
chances were against me, do not
for one moment regard snake bite
as anything but serious. and let the
reader bear in mind that records
show that persons chances for
recovering from bite of the black
diamond RATHER are one in ten.
I trust that none of the readers
of this article may ever be 80 un-
fortunate as have been.
In concluding this article would
further warn the reader. while
hunting or otherwise engaged in
the country. that they canno, he too
careful when they come across a
poisonous reptile, and do not try TO
copy my exhibitions that many Of
you saw me give here. that Of hand
ling a poisonous snake. for they
surely will get you sooner or later,
and when that saying that has
been the by word in your town aud
cities and haa followed me wh-r-
ever we have shown, "Have you
seen Bosco1 You'll have to Hurry"
has entirely been forgotten, you
may still remember the few words
of advice that l gave to you while
at Baxter Springs.
am, Yours Truly. "Bosco.'"
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