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head, to obferve the efFedts of the poifon> 

 when, to our great furprife, the dog fell 

 down upon his fide, and without the leaft 

 ftruggle, or any perceptible motion, was 

 dead in a moment. 



Experiment III. 



March 22. One pint and a quarter of 

 laurel water was given to a mare aged 28 

 years *. Within a minute from the time it 

 was fwallowed, fhe feemed afFeded. Her 

 flanks were obferved to heave much, and 

 a trembling feized her limbs. In two 

 minutes Ihe fuddenly fell down upon her 

 head, and a (hort time after was very vio- 

 lently convulfed. The convuHions continued 

 about five minutes, at the expiration of 

 which time, fhe lay ftill, but her breathing 

 was very quick and laborious. Her eyes 

 were much afFedled with continual fpafms : 

 at this time four ounces more of the water 

 were given her, after which fhe feemed 

 much weaker, without any more convulfions, 



* In prefcnce of Sir William Wheler, Dr. Rattray, 

 and Mr. Snow, Surgeon, 



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