The Republican journal., 1902-06-19

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garrisoned by an enemy more to be
dreaded than the whole French army.
or the negro brigands of the forests
the terrible fer lance Beneath the
serpent's deadly onslaught and per-
haps the tropic sun had something to
do with it man after man dropped dead
on some narrow shelf OF rock. or rolled
down the cliff into the sea. y single
survivor reached the summit, gay
young lieutenant named Steele. who
was seen to wave the I Mon Jack in
triumph above his head and then fall,
to rise no more.
Speaking of the abominable reptile,
which the French named iron lance"
and the English call 'rat-tail snake -
his scientific appellation is nearly as
long as himself. being Craspedocephalus
lanceolatus He seems to cherish an I'M
placable hatred toward man and beast.
and not only lies in wait for human
prey. but will go out of his way to muir
der. The RATHER OF our Northern wilds
is a harmless plaything compared to
him. for the former at least gives no.
tjce of his intention to strike and his
poison NAV generally be couuteractpd
by prompt alnputation and free use OF
WIiskpy Bnt for rhe hire of five far
de lance there is mo- au+idorA The vic
tim NOT only dies horrible ,Ipa+h with
I'M n few minu+4s Iu+ leron,1,nsi+in,
follows almost before the hre5tI. las
left the body Sir Pirlari ~cho1ohurah
n, his "TrayrIs i'm Briri,i. Guiana tells
of IL tragedy which he himself Witness
ed. \ rrasprdoceplal1. cooled on q
stone i'm tha ford Iet to,r+.a,, MOI, .,,..,ll,
over him without s4irrinq ar Ie+rinn
himself he seen and then strucl, rla
beautiful Indian bride n eibIino der
gallztu Gpsel]s,i.aft She. died i'm her
brideeroom's arms with horrors nm.
Wrjt4able and within tbe half-bonr tho
blackened flesh had dropped in chunks
from her bones. They will tell Won to-
day in santa Lucia that forty Grains of
Quinine. mixed with the mice az two
lemons. if administered AT once will
sometimes save life. but is likely to
leave the victim paralvzed Another
remedy is a pint of olive oil followed
bv pint of BAY rum: and after the
heroic dose a yapor hath Rnt the grim
fact remains that nohodv LIVING can
voncb for a cnre and 50 universal is +1,e
fear of the iron-lance-wbich lies.aIono
the branches of trees ready to snri,,a
upon nassers-bv jnyades the cana folds
and orchards and away, l,,,,,, ~ ,.ll,,,,
walks-that peonIe LIVING in the s,b,rhS
of the city seldom venture from +hair
houses after njohtfa]l # is mot ca
singular then AS AT first annears ia Won
+h.+ tho not;,,os r,o1-, lo,,.a,o,au
cf tho .r;bo oroo+ ,,o,1,, 1ao1-;.
snake ahon+ aiab+ foot 1ooo h,,, ,an
factlv h.rn,1oss which i +haaa1,.1;.;
tbino .o.ins+ u,biob +h,. 4ou A., 1o,..a lie
mn no,vor rho ~o,.4;-oss
oo,,,,,,,,, ,,-o :;o.,1.s,- -,
,,,ro 49, 1o.. ,,,;-l,. s,1S,.
llo11, 49,, 49,, o
7 ,,aio '.0'> ''-''"
tho +ha+oh oo;,oa "'Ioep ~
nerbans snnnina b;nsel+ in No. aoan
wav &c no,or 81 ho,oo o,,a -, a,,ou;a,.,,
as the NET cat in the North Sno,,1d an
..iron-lance'' dare to show his fiandish
riangular-shaped head near the terri
tory of Mr., Cribo. the latter instantly
challenges his arch enemy to mortal
combat. and invariably comes off vic
torious.
Strange to say. the defiance is
found in none of the West India islands
except Santa Lucia. Martinique and