'oh "(he Living Si/stein, 83 



Hou.i. Minutes. Tesip* 



30. Animal breathes very labo- 

 riously: . The thermometer 

 placed between its thighs, 

 rose to 84. 4\ 



'2. — Animal coils itself into a round 

 form ; appears! very^ uneasy, 

 frequently licks its feet. 2. 



30. One of the fore feet rigid at 

 the extremities ; the pulse 

 very slow and feeble. 2. 



3. — The other foot rigid. The ex- 



tremities of both ears rl«:id : 

 the heart can now scarce be 

 distinguished to beat through 

 the thorax, m-:': i ' : o. 



30. All the. feet rigid : the animal 

 scarce able to, support itself. 



4. — Animal is dead.- 'It- was re- 



move;d'.j'j"i v o.;, 

 The thorax was opened, the heart con- 

 tracted feebly, not more than 29 times in a 

 minute. The heart was opened and a ther- 

 mometer introduced, it rose only to 58. 



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