. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. llrls THE TSI isii sufforcd ^roatly from the l)ites of tlio f'.ad-flics, and wns at tst oLligpfl to kcop a littlo najililhri in a hottlc, and "^!i it occasuniiilly over my fn.'o and liiiiids, Wn- the ])Ui|i(i,se of ropi'; these hlood-thirsty insects, wiiich selected nic for their victim, h'iivin,di it causes -im harm to man urto iuiy wild animal. Fortunately, it is a \-ery ical insect, its hounilarie> heing as sharply dctiniMl as if draw
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. llrls THE TSI isii sufforcd ^roatly from the l)ites of tlio f'.ad-flics, and wns at tst oLligpfl to kcop a littlo najililhri in a hottlc, and "^!i it occasuniiilly over my fn.'o and liiiiids, Wn- the ])Ui|i(i,se of ropi'; these hlood-thirsty insects, wiiich selected nic for their victim, h'iivin,di it causes -im harm to man urto iuiy wild animal. Fortunately, it is a \-ery ical insect, its hounilarie> heing as sharply dctiniMl as if drawn on a map, one side of a -tream hi'iiiL; infested willi this active insect, wlijl,. the other is ])erfectly free. The followiiijr ,,eeouiit nf il^ and tlu; effects of its hite are -iven by Dr. Livinrr. stone:—" In the os. t\n\ hite produces ni> more immed'ate effects tliiin in man. It dnl^ not startle him as the gad-llydoes; but a few days afterwards the tullowin;,' vmptdiiis supervene: the eyes and the nose heirin to run; the coat stares, a- if the aiiinial were cold; a swelling api)ears under the Jaw, and sometimes at tlic navd; and, though flie animal continues to graze, emaeiatioi eomnionces, accompanied uitli a ]ieculiar flawidity les ; and this rontinues unche ked until, perhaps months al', purgiiiir comes on, and the animal, no longer able to graze, perishes in a ; t;'*" of ext\viiifi exliaustinii. Those wjiieh nre in good condifinn uften perish socii afier tL bite is intlicted, with staggering and Idindness, as if the brain were afl'eeted by it. Sudden changes of the temperature producdl by falls of rain seem to hasten the progress of the complaint; but in geiu'ral the emaciation goes on ui hiterruptodly i' mmiths, and do M'hat we will, the juicir animals perish miseralih >Vlien opened, the cellular tissue on the so , the body beneath skin is seen to be injected with air, as if a qunntity of soap ules were scattered o\ ', or a dis
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