... poisons, especially phosphorus, and the venom of some snakes. Symptoms .—The skin and conjunctiva become yellow and, in severe cases, ...

... a stain of any kind disappears from the skin. A snake throws off its cuticle entire, and at regular intervals. t We can hold the hand in strong brine with impunity, but the smart will quickly tell us when there is even a scratch in the skin. In vaccination, the matter must be inserted beneath ...

... old; others cast them more easily, as a snake casts its skin. Hence the service of currying or scratching trees.* ... breathing, and profuse sweats. In advanced stages, the skin is cold, the ... of venomous snakes are, however, modified by a variety of circumstances; ...

... ground. Early in September, at the latest, this snake sheds its entire skin, even to the covering of the eyes, and ... glories of a new dress. While the old skin is becoming detached from about the head, the snake is entirely blind and will strike in the ...

... Scrofula - - - 524 Scurvy - - - 447 Shingles - - - 532 Skeleton - - - 106 Skin - - - 116 Snake bite - - - 463 Small-pox— 287 Susceptibility - 291 INDEX. ... advantages claimed for this treatment by Houston are—safety from hemorrhage, ... of the acid escapes on the skin at the verge of the anus. Thweatt, of ...

... fish’s four limbs are fins; and even some snakes, under their skin, have four tiny legs, which never grow so ...

... tepid bath, and wear flan- nel next the skin. A little snake-root tea will also be found use- ful. ... by using daily the warm bath when the skin begins to peel off. When dropsy ... pound tincture of Virginia snake root, in doses of a teaspoonful every two ...

... may be seen in the desquamation of the skin of snakes. In the gradual progress of the cells from ...

... themselves to any object. They frequently change their skin like snakes. They are very regular and lively in their ...

... 555 ,, Sea-urchin . 210 „ Sepia . . 333 ,, Skate . . 416 ,, Snakes . . 479 ,, Spiders . . 284 ,, Starfish . . 204 „ Vertebrates . 372 Skin of Amphioxus . . 365 ,, Anodonta . . 306 „ Birds . . .5°7 ,, Cockroach . . 277 ,, Crayfish . . . 231 ,, Crocodilia . . 483 ,, Earthworm . 167-168 ,, Fishes . . .411 ,, Frog ... ,, Rabbit . . 548-549 ,, Skate . . 415-416 ,, Snakes . . . 479 ,, Vertebrates . .371 Skull . 372, 373. 374, 375, ...