The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-07-11

been removed, make them bite
fowl. which soon dies from th
effects.
How is it possible to extrac
the fangs, father!" asked Ernest.
mo instrument is required" re
piled 1; 81 have read the accoun
! written by a gentleman in India
who saw a snake-charmer cato
a large cobra in the jungle, an
for the purpose of removing tn
fangs, hold up a cloth at which
the irritated snake flew, and tn
fangs being caught in it, the mai
seized the reptile by the throat
extracted them. and then squeez
ed out the poison, a clear oily sub
stance, upon a leaf"
What does the rattle of the
ra%ttlesnake look like? and how
does it sound?"
cat the tip of the tail are {
number of curious, loose, horny
structures formed of the same
substance as the scales. A very
good idea of the structure of the
rattle may be formed by slipping
a number of thimbles loosely into
each other.
THE ~rattlesnake lies coiled with
it's head flat, and the tip of its
tail elevated; when alarmed or ir-
ritated it gives a %quivering move
ment to the tail which causes the
joints of the rattle to shake
against each other with a peculiar
sound not easily described; all
animals, even horses newly
brought from Europe, tremble at
this noise, and try to escape"
What is the best thing to be
done for the bite of a serpent >"
inquired Fritz.
Remedies are very various,
very uncertain, and differ with
the species inflicting the bite.
Suction, ammonia, oil, the use
of the knife, application of fresh
mold, lunar caustic, leaves of GER
tain plants, all these and more
are mentioned. There is a creep
ing plant, called AristOlochia in
dica, the leaves of which have in
repeated instances done wonders
for fearful bites. 1t is found in
many parts of the world, but
most plentifully in the hotter re-
gions.
"A mode Of cure adopted by
the natives of India, Ceylon, and
parts of Africa, is by the applica-
ton of a remarkable object called
~snake-stone. These are described
as flattish, something like half an
almond with squared ends, rather
light, bearing a very high polish,
and of an intense jetty black.
ION being bitten by a cobra,
the sufferer applies one Of these
stones to each puncture, where
they adhere strongly for a time,
five or six minutes being about
the average. They seem to absorb
the blood as it flows from the
wound, and at last fall off, when
the danger is considered to be
over.
But now we must leave this
fertile subject of discussion, and
l can only say / sincerely trust
we may never have cause to re-
sumo it from the appearance of
another serpent here of any sort,
size, or description.
Come, Ernest, can you give us
an epitaph for our unfortunate
friend the donkey
I'VE must afford him more hon
orable sepulcure than he enjoys at
present, when we proceed, as we
must, to disembowel his muir
derer."
Ernest took the matter quite
seriously, and planting his elbows
On his knees, he bent his thought
full brow in his hands, and re-
NAMED wrapt in poetic meditation
for about two minute.
81 have it," cried ne; "but per
you will laugh at me?"
mo, no, don't be shy, old fel-
.ow; spit it QUIT" and thus en-
Outraged by his brother, Ernest,
With the blush of a modest author,
began:
Beneath this stone poor Grizzlies
bones are laid
A faithful ass he was. and loved
by all.
At length, his masters voice he
disobeyed,
And thereby came his meIan-
choly fall.
\ monstrous serpent, springing
from the grass,
Seized, crushed, and swallowed
him before our eyes.
But we, though yet we mourn
our honest ass,
Are grateful; for he thereby
saved the lives
If all the human beings on this
shore
A father, mother, and their
children four"
"Hurrah for the epitaph! Well
.one, Ernest" resounded on all
ides and taking out a large red
Fencil l used for marking wood,
he lines were forthwith inscribed
n a great fiat stone, being, as
told the boy. the very best pO-