Philosophic essays on the manners of various foreign animals; with observations on the laws and customs of several eastern nations / Written in French by M. Foucher d'Obsonville, ; and translated into English by Thomas Holcroft.

  • Foucher d'Obsonville, 1734-1802.
Date:
1784
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Credit: Philosophic essays on the manners of various foreign animals; with observations on the laws and customs of several eastern nations / Written in French by M. Foucher d'Obsonville, ; and translated into English by Thomas Holcroft. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ .2 ] blood was already coagulated. About an hour after I faw the body as they were going to burn it, and I thought I per- ceived fome indications of a complete dif- folution of the blood. I do not believe there are many Gen- toos enthufiaftic enough to become the victims of fuch abfurd benevolence ; feve- % ral, at prefent, make no great difficulty of killing thefe Serpents, or at lead: of feeing them killed. It is however certain, that moft of them are unwilling to affift in killing the hooded Serpent, and efpecially thofe which creep into, and are therefore under the proteélion of their temples. • ✓ Serpent brulan, or burning Serpent. This reptile is nearly of the fame form with the laft-mentioned : its fkin is not quite fo deep a brown, and is fpeckled with dark green fpots 3 its poifon is almofl as dangerous, but it is iefs aftive, and its eftefts are very different : in fome perfons it is a devouring fire, which, as it circulates through the veins, prefently occafions death ;