ANTAGONISM TO ATROPIA AND CHLORAL. 



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Cat A. 

 Large. 



h. m. 



13 3. Injected 30 minims 

 liquor atropiae sub- 

 cutaneously. 



12 20. Injected 5 c.c. satu- 

 rated watery solu- 

 tion and suspension 

 of casca. 



12 30. Yomited. 



12 45. Vomiting has been 

 repeated 3 or 4 

 times. Is lying on 

 its side and cannot 

 stand. R. 144. Alse 

 niisi working. 



12 52. Eyelids much drawn 

 up. Respiration 

 irregular. 



12 55. Gasps ; seems to try 

 but to be unable to 

 vomit. Empros- 

 thotonic spasms. 



12 58. Muscular twitch- 

 ings. Slow sigh- 

 ing respirations. 

 Death. 

 Cat A lived 38 minutes 



after injection of casca. 



Experiment LVI. 



CatB. 



Medium. 



h. m. 



12 45. Injected 15 grs. 

 of chloral hy- 

 drate and 15 

 minimsofliquor 

 atropise with 

 5 c.c. of casca. 



12 58. Mewing. 



12 59. Yomited twice. 

 1 9. Vomited again. 

 1 14. Loud violent 

 retching but no 

 vomiting. 

 1 15. Involuntary ex- 

 trusion of faeces 

 and urine. 

 Died. 



Cat B lived 30 minutes. 



Cat C. 

 Large and strong. 



h. m. 



12 40. Injected 5 c.c. of 

 the same casca 

 solution. 



12 49. Very restless. 



12 52. Vomited for first 

 time. After 

 this it vomited 

 frequently, but 

 remained rest- 

 less. T. 371°. 

 1 30. Died rather sud- 

 denly, with vio- 

 lent gasping 

 and emprostho- 

 tonic spasm. 



Cat C lived 50 minutes* 



In this experiment the cat which had received the casca alone 

 lived longer than the others. 



