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at Dr. Fayrer’s suggestion, injected fifteen minims more of 
the diluted poison in the same leg. At 4.16 tried unsuccess- 
fully to make him take a dose of the antidote. At 5.15 P.M. 
the poison had not taken any apparent effect. 
Experiment No. 6. At 3.17 P.M. injected into the hind leg 
of a gray rabbit, of the same size, weight, and age as No. 5, 
twelve minims of the same dilution of poison. As no appar- 
ent effect had been produced at 4.044, injected ten minims 
more of the diluted poison. At 5.15 P.M. no apparent effect 
had been produced by the poison; but about thirty-six hours 
thereafter, rabbit No. 6 died, having had continuous evacua- 
tions for the previous twelve hours. Forty-eight hours after 
the injection of the poison, rabbit No. 5 died, without the 
evacuations. 
Experiment No. 7. A white rabbit, of the same size, age, 
and weight as the preceding, had one drop of the Cobra 
poison of Experiment No. 1, diluted in twenty drops of 
water, injected at 4.35 P.M. into the jugular vein. As soon 
as the syringe could be detached from its nozzle, another 
syringe was attached to it, containing a solution of three parts 
water and one part liquid ammonia of 959 specific gravity, 
which was injected instantly into the vein. Dead in fifty 
seconds. 
Experiment No. 8. Same poison; rabbit of same age, 
weight, and size. Ten drops of the liquid injected into the 
jugular vein at 4.42 p.m. An injection of forty minims of 
the same liquid ammonia diluted with water was forced into 
the vein, with a delay of not exceeding five seconds. At 4.43 
dead. 
The rabbit No. 3 had its intestinal cavity opened at 5 
p.m. The peristaltic motion of the intestines had not been 
