CASES 45 TO 49.--Reported by Dr. Alex. Barber to _A.M. Gazette_. He writes: "During the last year I treated four cases of snakebite successfully with strychnine. In one of these, a bite of a brown snake, I injected three doses of m. xx. each of liq. strych. P.B., in all over half a grain, in one hour."
CASE 50.--Reported by Dr. Barrington, of Benalla (Vic.), bite of tiger snake, symptoms moderate. Completely removed in three hours by 57 minims of liq. strych. P.B.
_Notes of eight cases as reported to the "Australasian Medical Gazette" for July and November, 1892, by R. P. Banerjee, B.A., G.B.M.S.L., Medical Officer, Salt Mines, Pachhadra, Rajputana, India_:--
CASE 1.--Bhagwan Singh, aged 30, Hindu male, Sepoy, E. T. Force, was bitten by a viperine snake (_echis carinata_) at 4 p.m. 10th June, 1892, in the dorsum of left foot. He was removed to the hospital, tight ligature applied, and with the following symptoms:--Heaviness of both legs, staggered if allowed to walk, giddiness, sense of sinking at the pit of the stomach, bleeding from mucous surfaces and old scars; soon fell swooning.
Treatment.--The punctures incised, and blood let out, one-twelfth of a grain of strychniæ; acetas hypodermically injected. Again, the insensibility not gone after 30 minutes, another dose given, and so repeated the third time. The _bleeding stopped_ and the man recovered his senses, but could not raise himself to talk. Many more doses were given under the skin, with hour intervals, and the man recovered the next day; but he was much exhausted and treated for weakness three days, and discharged to duty on the 14th. Punctures were distinct, symptoms well developed. Took _one and a half grains_ of strychnine to effect cure, leaving no after effects of the drug or poison.
CASE 2.--Sadig Husain, a Mussulman boy, aged 12 years, bitten on the right ankle, just below the inner malleolus, by _echis carinata_ (Khapar) on the 5th August, 1891, brought in with usual symptoms, as before.
Treatment as before. This case took only one-fourth grain of strych. acet. The boy was weak and sickly. He was discharged cured on the third day, _i.e._, 17th August, 1891.
CASE 3.--Nathey Khan, Mussulman, customs peon, aged 35 years, robust and strong, bitten by _echis carinata_ (yellow variety). Punctures were on the left ankle, over the outer malleolus. Symptoms as before given.