PART III.

ANTIVENOMOUS SERUM-THERAPEUTICS.

CHAP. XIII.--Vaccination against snake-venom--Preparation of antivenomous serum--Its preventive properties as regards intoxication by venom 241

Specificity and polyvalence of antivenomous serums 248

CHAP. XIV.--Neutralisation of venom by antitoxin 253

CHAP. XV.--Treatment of poisonous snake-bites in man and animals. Objects of the treatment. Technique of antivenomous serum-therapy 259