From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . toms of poisoning set in. It wasmuch too late for any of the usual antidotes such asstrong doses of alcohol, or incisions round the wound,to be effective, for the poison was evidently in hissystem. Even the usually potent remedies of thenatives administered by the advice of the ^^llage medicine man produced no result. When at lastthe man carrying my drugs had arrived, hours hadelapsed since the bite, and I administered some of themmerely in order to feel that I had neglected no possibl
From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . toms of poisoning set in. It wasmuch too late for any of the usual antidotes such asstrong doses of alcohol, or incisions round the wound,to be effective, for the poison was evidently in hissystem. Even the usually potent remedies of thenatives administered by the advice of the ^^llage medicine man produced no result. When at lastthe man carrying my drugs had arrived, hours hadelapsed since the bite, and I administered some of themmerely in order to feel that I had neglected no possibleantidote. There was nothing to do but wait, in the hopesthat my comrades \qgorous constitution would beable to withstand the effect of the poison. It waslate at night, after many anxious hours, that the firstsigns of improvement were noticeable. The patientwas able to retain the first spoonful of cognac, and hispulse became more regular. From this moment hemade rapid strides towards recovery, and by the nextmorning he was so much better that he declared hisintention of starting on the follomng day. When. 149. Kaka men weaving mats.
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