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to them in the above way ; I then pulled 

 the Ikin off the fore part of their body ; 

 and found, that the flefh and bowels had a 

 fmell of the camp hire. To difcover this 

 more certainly, I cut them in pieces, and 

 poured on one redified fpirit of wine, and 

 on the other water ; and was fenfible of 

 the tafte of the camphire, both in the fpi- 

 rit of wine, and in the water. 



General Corollaries, colkBed from the Re- 

 marks made on the foregoing Expoiments 

 luith Opium, ardent Spirits, and ejjential 

 Oils, 



1. It is obvious that the effedls of 

 thofe medicines on frogs, for example of 

 the opium and ardent fpirits, in an o- 

 ver dofe, are analogous to their effects on 

 men and quadrupeds. 



2. They affedl an animal in a fimilar 

 way, whether applied to an outward or in- 

 ward part of its body. 



3. The 



