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of the island, (and as it generally agrees with the first and second 
experiments,) | shall only mention its chief stages. In one minute 
after the puncture the animal began to shiver, and his skin was 
contracted. In five minutes he extended his tongue and began to 
retch. In eight minutes he trembled violently. On the 21st 
minute he vomited. In 24 minutes, after repeated vomiting, his 
extremities were convulsed. On the 29th minute he died. 
The appearances on dissection were exactly the same as those 
observed in the first and second experiments. 
Exper. 10.—The simple unprepared juice of the antshar from 
the same tree (vide Experiment 9,) applied on a small dog in the 
usual manner, caused death on the 19th minute, with the symp- 
toms that occurred in the other experiments. 
Exper. 11.—A small monkey was wounded in the muscles of 
the thigh, with a dart covered with the prepared oopas from Ban- 
joowangee. He was instantly atfected by the poison, and in less 
than one minute lay prostrate on his side: on attempting to rise he 
shewed symptoms of drowsiness, which continued five minutes, 
when he began to retch. On the sixth minute he vomited and dis- 
charged the contents of his rectum. He was soon seized with 
convulsions, and on the seventh minute he died. ‘The same appear- 
ances were remarked on dissection as in the former experiments. 
Exper. 12.—A cat was wounded with the same poison. In one 
minute the breathing became quick. In seven minutes the saliva 
flowed in drops from the tongue. In nine minutes she vomited a 
white frothy matter, and appeared in agony. On the 11th minute 
she threw up an excremental matter. In 14 minutes she discharged 
the contents of the bladder and rectum involuntarily. In 15 
minutes she died convulsed. 
Exper. 13.—The following experiment was made on the animal 
of the ox tribe, in common domestic use in Java, called korbow 
by the Javanese, and buffalo by the Europeans: the subject was 
full grown, and in perfect health and vigour. Having been well 
secured, he was wounded by a dart somewhat larger than those 
used in the other experiments, covered with the oopas from Blam- 
bangan (applied about 24 hours before) in the internal muscles of 
the thigh, in an oblique manner, the skin having been previously 
divided to admit the weapon freely. 
The animal being in some degree loosened, about one minute 
after the puncture the dart was extricated: 1 suppose that about six 
grains of the poison adhered to the wound. On the 10th minute 
the respiration was somewhat increased and heavy. In 20 minutes 
he had a copious discharge from his intestines, a watery fluid flowed 
from his nostrils, and he showed some symptoms of drowsiness. 
In 30 minutes he had an increased flow of saliva which dropped 
from his mouth, he extended his tongue and licked his jaws ; his 
respiration became more laborious ; his pectoral muscles acted with 
violence, and the abdominal muscles were strongly contracted 
above the pelvis, His motions were slow and difficult. His mus- 
