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tindure. At 20 minutes paft 3, he moved with confide- 

 rable agility, and feemcd very brifk. In 30 minutes he ap- 

 peared quite well. I now injeded a fecond portion un- 

 der the {kin of the leg. At 35 minutes after 3, he moved 

 it very brifkly. At 40 minutes after, the right leg began 

 to drag, although he could draw it to his body; and he lay 

 with his head upon the table, inftead of fupporting himfelf 

 upon his legs as ufual. I now put him into fome M'^ater, 

 which revived him confiderablyj fo that at 40'clockhe mov- 

 ed his legs with eafe, and by 20 minutes after, he ufed 

 them vigoroufly; though ftill he was unable to leap to any 

 diftance. 



At 20 minutes before 5, 1 Introduced fome more of the 

 tindture into the ftomach. In i o minutes, he appeared ve- 

 ry languid. Five minutes before 5, his legs remained mo- 

 tionlefs in any pofition in which they were placed, and 

 were infeniible to irritation. At length he gradually began 

 to mend, and at 6 o'clock could move his limbs with great 

 eafe. I now put him into the water, and the next day 

 found him quite lively. 



Experiment 38. 



September 5th. At one o'clock, P. M. I laid bare the 

 brain of the frog, the fubjed: of the preceding experiment. 

 He had perfectly recovered from the cffedls of that experi- 

 ment, and was extremely lively. I injefted fome drops of 

 the fpirituous tindure A. down the fpinal canal, which 

 feemed inftantly to affed: him, as his fore legs were confi- 

 derably paralizcd. He appeared fomewhat recovered in 10 

 minutes, but breathed quick. The greatefl part of the tinc- 

 ture was difcharged and waflied away by fome blood which 

 oozed from the wound. At 15 minutes after one, with 

 more care, I introduced a fecond portion, which paffed to 

 all appearance, lower than the firft. In a moment the whole 



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