OH the Living System. 71 



EXPERIMENT 43. 



Dr. Clark offered himself as the subject for 

 another experiment. 



Hours. Miiiutct. ^ 



12. 49. His pulse beat 64 before breakfast : 

 he took two grains of opium dis- 

 solved in water. 

 12. 51. Pi^se remains at 64. 



55. Pulse 72, and encreased in strength. 



1. — Pulse 72 ; a little confusion in the 



head. 



5. Pulse 74. 



• 9, Pulse continues 74, strong and full. 



1 1 . Two grains more were taken. Sense 



' of pain m the head. 

 15. Pulse 75 to 76 : drowsiness. 

 20. Pulse *77: drowsiness and stupor. 

 25. 74, somewhat more weak: respi- 

 ration short and laborious. 

 30. Pulse 76 ; inclination to sleep. 

 35. Pulse 76, but not so strong as a 



quarter of an hour ago. 

 40. Pulse 7 3 ; he is- now soundly asleep : 



Heat of the skin encreased. 

 45. Pulse 73, and becoming weaker. 

 50. Pulse 73 ; sleeps sound : breathes 

 easy. 



