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shrill voice in the chase; the dose was repeated with the same 
effect, until the gas was consumed; he was placed by the 
fire, in warm blankets, friction constantly applied, and a 
strong dose of diluted volatile ammonia, forced into his stom- 
ach; his body and limbs became relaxed; his respiration 
short and rapid, with subsultus tendinum 
his experiment commenced at one o ’clock, and at eleven 
that night, he raised himself on his feet, and made a few fee- 
ble steps ; the next morning, he left his bed, in the kitchen, 
and walked to his kennel, a distance of fifty yards; but du- 
ring the second, and also the third day, he suffered under a 
total anorexy ; I ordered an enema of sulphate of magne- 
sia, and the following night, tinct. opii 11 drachms. Ont 
fourth day he took a small portion of meat; on the fifth aid 
sixth days, he shows the marks of excessive atrophy ; ; in fact, 
his vital functions are restored, but I am candid to say, t those 
of the animal will (I fear) never be fully regained. 
ave been minute with this case, not from a belief, that 
it is the first instance of the revival from asphyxia, by oxygen 
gas, for I have read of one, and one only; and that arose 
from carbonic acid as, inhaled for axnaneasi by a Prof. 
Higgins, in Europe; but I have never Pathe with a case of re- 
covery from a parent death by drowning, and if any exist, 
they are rare; it is certainly a subject worthy of attentive pros- 
ecution, I have the honor to be yours very es tfully. 
JosepH E. Muse. 
In answer to a request, that the history of the case might 
be continued, the editor received the following :— 
Letter IT. 
Cambridge, Md. April 24, 1829, 
Dear Sir—In reply to your pian Tam crates to be 
gan to improve diy and his appetite, repletion and viva- 
city, now ee a thorough renovation of the animal func- 
“One other incident may be worthy of notice,—that his 
voice, which was naturally sharp and shrill, has astonishingly 
altered into the full and coarse ; though his cough, resulting 
