xtended as far as the shoulder-joint, and the blood,
which was very fluid, was incessantly running from the wound. Carbolic
acid and cerate were applied to the arm, with stimulants internally. On
the 15th his condition was good, the swelling had somewhat augmented,
there was not so much lividity, but the yellowish hue had increased. On
the 16th the man complained of pain in the neck, on the side of the
affected limb, but his general condition was good. Examining his
genitals, an iron ring 3/4 inch in diameter was discovered, imbedded in
the soft tissues of the penis, constricting it to such a degree as to
have produced enormous enlargement of the parts. Upon inquiry it seemed
that the ring had been kept on the parts very long, as a means of
preservation of chastity; but under the influence of the snake's venom
the swelling had increased, and the patient having much trouble in
passing water was obliged to complain. The ring was filed off with some
difficulty. Gangrene destroyed the extremity of the bitten finger. From
this date until the 30th the man's condition improved somewhat. The
progress of the gangrene was stopped, and the injured finger was
disarticulated at the metacarpal articulation. Anesthesia was readily
obtained, but the appearance of the second stage was hardly
perceptible. Le Carpentier was called early on the next morning, the
patient having been observed to be sinking; there was stertorous
respiration, the pulse was weak and slow, and the man was only partly
conscious. Electricity was applied to the spine, and brandy and
potassium bromid were given, but death occurred about noon. A necropsy
was made one hour after death. There was general softening of the
tissues, particularly on the affected side. The blood was black and
very fluid,--not coagulable. The ventricles of the brain were filled
with a large amount of serum; the brain was somewhat congested. The
lungs were healthy, with the exception of a few crude tubercles of
recent formation on the left side. The right ventricle of the heart was
empty, and the left filled with dark blood, which had coagulated. The
liver and kidneys were healthy, and the gall-bladder very much
distended with bile. The intestines presented a few livid patches on
the outside.

Hydrophobia.--The bite of an enraged animal is always of great danger
to man, and death has followed a wound inflicted by domestic animals or
even fowls; a human bite has also caused a fatal issue. Rabi