84 CUCURBITACEZ. 
2-55 p.m.—Slight convulsive movements of hind legs; — 
breathing very shallow ; pupils widely dilated ; position 
as before. 4 
2-57 p.m.—Marked convulsive movements of hind legs; 
breathing spasmodic and loud. a 
3-4 p. m.—Spasmodic gasps at intervals of about 10 second: 
3-15 p. m.—Died ; no further convulsive movements. 
Death thus resulted in 4 hours 25 minutes after introductio 
of the drug into the stomach, and only one stool was passed 
which could be ascribed as being due to its action. 
Post-mortem examination 20 minutes after death :—Bot 
lungs pale and collapsed ; no fluid in pleural cavity. 
Heart contracted, and empty ; no clots, 
Stomach contained frothy glairy mucus, and a deep yello 
fluid, walls darkly congested ; no effusion of blood. 
Liver congested. Spleen normal. Kidneys, central porti 
lightly congested. . 
Intestines—Rectum highly congested, with bloody adherer 
mucus ; the lower portion of the jejunum comparatively slightl} 
congested in patches, the upper portion more deeply congest 
until the duodenum is reached, when the whole of the | 
was of a dark claret colour, from uniform congestion. 
ilium was wholly free from congestion and was bile stained. © 
e gelatinous flocks which separated on agitating th 
aqueous alcoholic extract with ether had 
ties :—By boiling with water pal lution 
which was filtered. The insoluble residue on the filter y 
soluble in boiling absolute alcohol, on concentration micr 
copic needles, rods, and plates se 
further exam 
the following prop 
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