From:
Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
17 June 1874
Source of text:
DAR 164: 108
Summary:
Sends CD some cobra poison for his experiments.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet
Date:
[before 25 June 1874]
Source of text:
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 23 (1874–5): 273–4
Summary:
Sends observations of poison acting on glands of Drosera. Poison acts as a stimulant to protoplasm. Very remarkable that poison acts so differently on the cilia and protoplasm of Drosera.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
25 June 1874
Source of text:
DAR 164: 109
Summary:
Action of cobra poison.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
30 June 1874
Source of text:
DAR 58.1: 69–72
Summary:
Reports on results of experiments on effect of cobra poison on animal cilia and muscle.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet
Date:
[1–3 July 1874]
Source of text:
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 23 (1874–5): 274
Summary:
Cobra poison is a stimulant to protoplasm. Poison acts very differently on cilia and protoplasm of Drosera.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet
Date:
4 July [1874]
Source of text:
DAR 144: 104
Summary:
Suggests experiment involving cobra poison on white corpuscles. Thanks for offer of Crotalus poison.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
6 July 1874
Source of text:
DAR 164: 110
Summary:
Will do experiments CD suggests.
Is sending his book on the poisonous snakes of India [The Thanatophidia of India (1872)].
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Joseph Fayrer, 1st baronet
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
22 July 1874
Source of text:
DAR 164: 111
Summary:
Is glad CD approves of his book;
has not yet done any more experiments on snake poison.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
