Show antidotes Anti doter for snake venom veno snake bites are always dangerous and should be attended to as soon as possible as tho the venom spreads very rapidly particularly ticul arly in warm weather the following recipe is perfectly reliable and being simple is easily obtained take an onion and cut it crosswise an and d hold one half of it on the wound un until t il it turns green apply persistently and the onion will finally draw out all the poison many old woodsmen woodsman woods men will not be without several onions at certain times of year when in the woods the old white haired darky that first gave me this recipe has spent the best portion of his life in the swamps where the rattlesnake copperhead and other deadly reptiles abound and he assured mo me he lie has never known it to fail A strong ligature should hould be tied tightly above and below the bite to prevent the poison spreading through the system copious drafts of brandy should bo be given freely A little ammonia taken laken internally is very good also the above simple remedy ia is equally as good for beast as for man richmond times |