Case of Snake-Bite at Deesa

him, and seeing two marks of fangs from which blood was oozing behind the ring and middle fingers, I tied a handkerchief very tightly round the forearm a little above the wrist, so as, if possible, to prevent the entrance of the poison into the system through the circulation, and ordering him to follow rne, we went over to the hospital which is about 200 yards from my house. On arriving there ho began to feel faint, complaining also of great pain in the wound and giddiness, and I then completely excised a circular piece of skin and cellular tissue (about three-fourths of an inch in diameter including both marks of the fangs) with a short curved bistoury while it was held up by dressing forceps. There was free venous bleeding which was favored by bathing the wound with hot water for about half an hour, after which it was cauterized with nitrate of silver. He now complained of nothing but pain in the wound made by the bistoury, and faintness, with some numbness and swelling of the hand from constriction by the handkerchief which was removed and the bathing discontinued, a piece of lint being then placed over the wound and the arm put in a sling. Immediately after the excision of the bitten part 5ss of liquor ammonite in an ounce of brandy with the same quantity of water