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 through our bodies and it does not take long for the poison to travel. Whiskey is a powerful stimulant and it causes the heart to beat or pump very quickly, so when you see a person who has been bitten becoming unconcious it is not always a bad sign, for if the heart can be kept pumping it will spread the poison out so that it does not collect in any one spot with sufficient strength to kill; then again the alcohol is needed to keep the heart going to over come the clogging of the valves.

The poison of the rattlesnake is contained in a little sac lying near the root. This tooth itself is very sharp, and about one eight of an inch from its point has a tiny hole which is connected with the poison sac. When the snake bites the poison comes down the little channel and enters the wound. Some writers