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Show Boy Bitten by Rattler Shows Presence of Mind Lovlngton, N. M. Through the ex- erclse of rare presence of mind Charles Smith, sixteen-year-old son of C A. Smith, saved his life when bitten by a rattlesnake a few days ago. He was herding sheep on the Hlghlonesome ranch when the reptile bit him. The boy had chased a rabbit into a prnlrle dog hole and ran bis hand Into the hole when a rattlesnake buried Its fangs deep Into his hand. As he jerked his hand from the hole he brought the snake with It, wrapped tightly around his forearm, retaining Its hold on his hand. Killing the snake, then sucking the poison blood from his arm, he bound the arm tightly with a shoestring shoe-string to keep the poison from getting into his body, lie then walked three j miles to the ranch of W. N. Johnson, '? where the ancient coal oil treatment was administered while preparations I were being made to take him to town. I tTpon arrival at Lovlngton he was given I medical attention and Is getting along I satisfactorily. |