The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-26
THg sNAKE ANp us RlTg.

There seems be end to the hopes of the medical
profession concerning the Of protective serums The
doctors expect make Indifferent not only to the at
tck of disease germs but also the bites Of rabid ami
poisonous reptiles It is considered to be no
more difficult habituate the human system the
Of the ratesnake and of the mad dog than to opium
arsenic and ether poisonous drugs It is strange fact
that only years have the doctors attempted to
find remedy for snake bite cir long apparent indif
ference may have been due to the general acceptance
among physicians Of the opinion advanced by Professor
of Chicago that peope die from rattlesnake
bite; perhaps they shared the popular satisfaction
with whisky
a year or two ago Professor James found reason to
change his views since then there been notable
increase of attention to respect for the snake among
medical Indeed there reason regard the snake
apart from his historical association with the fall of
about the most wonderful of all creatures. The late
Professor Owen the highest authority the subject said
of the snake: He outclimb the monkey outswim the
fish outeap the jerboa and suddenly loosening coils
Of his crouching spiral he spring into the air and
seize the bird the wing" Anybody who used to read
snake stories of the New York Sun under the edorship
late that the snake has the sudden
qualities Of the banana peel and anywhere at
the most absurd time Not long huge rattesnake
wriggling his way down the steps af the sub
treasury building in Wall street New York For the past
week every citizen Buffalo looked under the bed be-
fore retiring in the expectation Of seeing there large
snake winch escaped from a Midway show.
Considering the amazing qualities of the snake, 1t Is
surprising that should feel only when they
have charged themselves frequency with the popular and
the only widely remedy and prohpylactic. There
telling when snake may come and bite. Recently
the doctors have announced that Of potash
ash is effective remedy for the Of any
still more recently Dr. Boyer Of New Orleans has affirmed
that it is practicable habuate the human body the
venom. He began by allowing very young RATHER to
bite him. then he submitted to the bite of older RATHER
and he experiences not the slightest effect from
bag full Of poison from the mouth Of the savage
snake The psychologists however not satisfied with
either form of treatment but looking
injection of which will have the results that Dr.
Leyer has attained.
is doubtful people generally will place the con-
fdence in drugs and that they have learned
pose in whisky In the SOUTH at least there seems to
widespread feeling that there is any call for a
treatment and Dr. Boyer risks his popularity by suggest
ing that it is expedient to make change So long as
there is remedy which has never failed and from the
taking Of which few people disposed to shrink
be waste Of effort for the doctors to seek another
is always degree if rosk in incubation and
the modern trousers not ftea with pocket per-
manganate Of potash. In kentucky alone there are
S5000000 gallons of the popular snakebe soon
taken out of bond that there is no cause to fear
famine It is good principle to let well enough alone