56 On the Effects of Opiuvi 



Hours. Minutes. 



3. 30. An ounce of spirits of wine was 

 thrown into the stomach. 



34, The pulsations of the heart have 

 encreased to 308 in a minute. The ^ 

 animal appears drunk, and can 

 scarcely support itself. 



45. Animal in a state of somnolency, 



50. ^ the pulse so feeble as not to be 

 numbered. 

 5. 30. No perceptible material change in 

 the animal before this period: 

 The pupils of the eyes now have 

 lost their contractility, and an 

 effusion of water appears on the 

 surface of the cornea : The motion 

 of the thorax so feeble as to leave it 

 doubtful ifrespiration was going on. 



40. The animal's respiration has ceased; 



44. The voluntary muscles were ex- 

 amined, but no appearance of 

 contractility was evidenced upon 

 stimulating them. When the 

 thorax was opened, the heart 

 possessed a very feeble motion j 

 but not so great as to merit the 

 name of a contraction : It ceased 

 to move in four minutes after 

 being exposed. 



