en the Living System, %^ 



Tenp. 



Animal moves about the ves- 

 sel; pulse very weak, but 

 cannot be counted. C. 



Animal's ears rigid. 

 Animal without motion, yet 

 breathes very distinct. Ther- 

 mometer betwixt the thighs 

 and the body, 76. 0. 



5. — Animal still breathes, but ap- 

 pears almost dead : Ther- 

 mometer in the pelvis 45. 

 40. The animal is dead. The 

 thorax was opened j the 

 heart moved feebly not more 

 than 25 in a minute. Ther- 

 mometer introduced into the 

 hearty rose to 52. 

 In this experiment it is evident, that a young 

 animal can support an intense degree of cold 

 for a longer time than a full grown animal ; 

 also, that the actions of the system can go on 

 under a much inferior tem{x;rature. This 

 experiment confirms some of those made by 

 the order of the Royal Medical Society of 

 Edinburgh, 1785, with the view of ascertain- 

 ing some cfTectB of cold. 



