A Case of Snake-Bite

There was slight bleeding from the puncture, aud the skin immediately around it was ecchymosed; the toe was distinctly swollen. No second puncture was discovered, this being probably due to the horny nature of the thickened epithelium of the part. The case was first seen by Assistant-Surgeon Mulraj, who at once made a crucial incision at the site of the puncture, washed the wound with a strong solution of permanganate of potash, and applied a bandage very tightly round the leg above the ankle. It was then determined to treat the case by hypodermic injection of strychnia. Five minims of the ordiuary pharmacopceial solution were injected every five muuU.es. After the seventh injection patient was seized with tetanic spasms and vomited. Treatment was then suspended for the space of