oji the jLivi?ig Sj/siem. 35 



Immediately after the application, to 58 : After 

 fiv^ minutes, they were 62; but they varied 

 much as the animal struggled. 



EXPERIMENT 9. 



JFi/h Opium repeated. 



A solution was made which contained one 

 grain in thirty drops. 



'^ HoDfl. Minutes. 



3. 12. The heart beating 52, ten of the 



drops were poured on. 

 14. Heart beat no more than 49. 

 16. Heart beat only 36. * 



18. Heart beats 36 ; animal struggles : 



It continued nearly the same till 

 T;. five o'clock, when ten more drops 



were poured on. These were not 



attended with any perceptible 



alteration. 

 ~:j. Heart beats 26, ton more drops 



were poured on: these did not 



either make any visible change. 

 ■^0. Animal violently convulsed when 



touched. 

 ^'>. I "j. Only 18 very feeble motions arc 



now exhibited; convulsed when 



touched as before. The convul- 



