on the Living Sj/s(cm^\ ,57 



. N. B, This animal, which was young, 

 lived only two hours and fourteen minutes, 

 after the spirit of wine was thrown iQto the 

 stomach. 



EXPERIMENT 35, 



With jEiher, 



if ourt* Minutei* 



1. 21. An ounce of aether was injected 

 down the oesophagus of a middle- 

 sized rabbit : heart 272. 

 22. Within a single mipute the abdo- 

 men was very tumid, and dis- 

 tended apparently with air. The 

 heart is already more slow and 

 feeble. 



1. 25. The abdomen continues to swpll; 

 the animal prostrate and unable 

 to move. 

 27. Animal cries, and appears in great 

 pain. . Heart more feeble, and 

 cannot now be numbered. The 

 animal has entirely lost the use of 

 its limbs. 



,. 35, Thp animal dead. 



', ill I . I . , 



The abdomen was opened: The stomach 

 and intestinesappeared distended to an an^azing 



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