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the rabbit in the leg, in consequence of which he was 

 almost instantly affected. He appeared to be very- 

 sick, threw his ears back upon his neck, and dis- 

 charged both urine and feces. When taken out of 

 the cage, and put upon the floor, he seemed, at times, 

 to be so much recovered, that t imagined he would 

 ultimately resist the influence of the poison. Upon 

 attempting to get up, he staggered, and fell down, 

 and appeared extremely languid and debilitated, but 

 exhibited no symptoms of pain, made no noise, vo- 

 mited none, but died in 74 minutes, from the time 

 the bite was inflicted. 



Upon examining the wound, I found that the fang 

 (the mark of only one fang could be perceived) had 

 been carried through the skih (having drawn a very 

 small quantity of blood), and almost entirely through 

 the limb. All around the bite, for about four inches, 

 the limb, &c, were of a dark colour, the blood effus- 

 ed, and the solid substance of the parts converted 

 (pretty extensively) into a bloody, gelatinous state. — 

 The great curvature of the stomach appeared preter- 

 naturally inflamed, or injected of a brown or mahogany 

 colour. This appearance, I had little doubt, was oc- 

 casioned by the poison. The heart and other parts 

 of the body were not examined. 



This experiment was made in the presence of Dr. 

 Woodhousc, Dr. Jacobs, Dr. Seybert, and my pupils 

 Dr. Jarvis Roebuck, and Mr. James Bartram. 



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