52 ANALYTIC. SECT. VII. 
cu. All these symptoms may be present. for 
some time, without purging or vomiting, but 
most commonly they are excessively violent: 
The fluid evacuated, both upwards and down- 
wards, resembles in some degree the serum of ,the 
blood mingled with the contents of the alimentary. 
canal, It is of a wheyey colour, or like. water 
in which raw beef has been washed. © 
ci. The thirst is excessive, and the patient 
calls instinctively for acids and. cold water. Some- 
times the muscles of the lower jaw contract to 
such a degree as to form a real trismus; some- 
times the head is drawn violently towards. the 
knees, and the heels towards the breech, 
civ. The arms seem less subject: to. spasm than 
the sacral extremities, but they always’ suffer 
more or less from it. The skin becomes clammy ; 
the countenance wild, staring and haggard ; the 
pulse is feeble, or imperceptible ; and the patient 
complains of heat, although his temperature be 
greatly reduced, This stage lasts from one to 
seven hours. rT 
ev. The third or apoplectic stage. When: the 
cold stage is long and violent, the blood accumu- 
lates in all the cavities, the brain becomes 
gradually compressed, and the intellectual facul- 
ties are either temporarily suspended, or life itself 
is terminated in a coma. 
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