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out his extremities, and falling on his side, was violently convulsed. 
His legs continued stiff, extended and trembling. These symp- 
toms continued with great force until the eighth minute, when they 
gradually diminished; his respiration became interrupted ; he had 
occasional twitchings to the 11th minute, when he died quietly. 
On dissection the contents of the abdomen were found perfectly 
natural ; the stomach was distended with food newly taken in. In 
the thorax the heart and lungs appeared natural; the adrta was 
almost empty, and on being punctured a small quantity of blood 
ran out of a dark colour: the ascending and descending ven cave 
were distended with dark blood, which being let out, soon coagu- 
lated in the cavity of the thorax. The brain was most affected; 
the vessels were distended and inflamed, the sinuses were filled 
with dark coloured blood. 
Exper. 20. A fowl nearly full grown was pierced through the 
muscles of the thigh with an arrow armed with tshettik. After the 
first impression was over, it seemed insensible to the wound about 
one minute, walking round and picking up grains as usual; near 
the second minute it became giddy, and unable to stand, placed 
itself into a half-sitting posture. On the third minute it began to 
breathe hastily. In five minutes it trembled, and discharged the 
contents of its bowels. It now made an attempt to rise, and ex- 
tended its head and neck ; but being unable to support itself, reeled 
round, fell down, had violent convulsions, with quick interrupted 
breathing, which continued tothe ninth minute, when it died. 
Exper. 21.—A fowl was wounded with a poisoned dart in the 
back near the lefc wing, the puncture extending towards the cavity 
of the thorax. In less than one minute it shewed some uneasiness 
and could with difficulty support itself. In one minute and a half 
it had a fluid discharge from the bowels, after which it suddenly 
started, extended its head and legs, and trembled violently, flut- 
tering with the wings.. On the third minute it made a sudden effort 
to run, and extended its neck, but fell down head foremost, and 
was violently convulsed, fluttering with the wings; the respiration 
was extremely laborious, and soon became interrupted ; the convul- 
sions continued to the fourth minute, when it died. 
Exper. 22.—A fowl was wounded in the usual manner with an 
arrow covered with the oopas of tshettik, which had not been mixed 
with the spices employed in the preparation. On the 40th second 
it felt the operation pricking its breast violently, as if it perceived 
an itching. In one minute it reeled round. In one minute and a 
half it extended its neck, fell down forwards, fluttered, and was 
seized with convulsions, which continued to the third minute, 
when it died. 
Exper. 23.—The following experiment was made in August, 
1508, two years after the preparation of the poison. A fowl was 
wounded in the usual manner with a poisoned dart. It died with 
the above related symptoms two minutes after the puncture. 
Exper, 24,.—1 infused a small portion of the bark of the tshettik 
