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contents of the stomach were covered with a mucous semi-fluid 

 secretion. The oesophagus was full of parsley. Contents of 

 the stomach weighed 2 -} oz. The bronchia were filled with 

 mucus. 



The stomach of the other rabbit appeared smaller. On 

 opening it, the contents of the cardiac portion were pulpy, and 

 completely altered from the state they were in when taken. 

 There was not the least resemblance to parsley remaining to 

 the eye, but a faint smell of parsley was distinguished. The 

 contents of the pyloric portion were much drier and perfectly 

 digested. 



•Experiment 7. 



After some hours' fast, I fed a rabbit with parsley, and at 

 half-past three divided the nerve of the eighth pair on the right 

 side of the neck. Very soon afterwards, the animal ate some 

 parsley. No attempts, however, to vomit came on till half-past 

 five. These efforts to vomit were immediately followed by 

 dyspnoea, which had not before been observed. At eight 

 o'clock, the vomiting still continued, at intervals, with some 

 difficulty of breathing. The animal, however, passed the night 

 very comfortably without vomiting or dyspnoea. 



At nine o'clock on the following morning, after eating some 

 parsley, the animal again made efforts to vomit, and the dif- 

 ficulty of breathing followed. Each of these symptoms went 

 off after the rabbit had remained for a short time without 

 food. 



At twelve o'clock the animal again ate, but did not make 

 efforts to vomit, and the respiration was not disturbed. 



At three o'clock the animal ate a good deal of parsley. It 

 immediately appeared uncomfortable, and in ten minutes after- 

 wards made efforts to vomit, and the breathing became dis- 

 turbed. Throughout the remainder of the day, the rabbit would 

 not again eat. It appeared uncomfortable, but did not make 

 efforts to vomit, neither was there perceptible difficulty of 

 breathing. 



Eaxly on the following morning, it still seemed very ill, and 



