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im every refpect; but, although the expe- ~ 
riment was made at mid-day, he could 
tafte no meat till late atnight. Whenhe 
was in the moft ftupid ftate, he could 
make ule of his fore-legs, and complained 
when his ears were pinched. 
22, THE fame young Gentleman, at 
my defire, made the following experiment. 
_ Onthe oth of April 1755, after making an 
__ opening into the cavity of the abdomen of 
the dog on whom the laft experiment was 
made, he injected by the wound a dram of 
_ opium diffolved in two ounces and a half 
of water; but, before he could ftitch up 
_ the wound, about an ounce of the folu- 
~ tion efcaped.. The dog loft the power of 
_ his hinder limbs almoft inftantaneoully. 
- Two minutes after the injection ‘was 
smade, he began to be convulfed ; and, in 
two minutes more, after having raifed 
| himfelf upon his fore-legs, he fell down 
% fenfelefs, At this time Mr Ramfay laid 
bare the thorax, by diffeCting’ off the tegu- 
ments, which did not feem to give the dog 
any pain; and could plainly feel the motion 
of his heart through the pleura: It beat 76 
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