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appearance more rapidly. The nausea is accompanied by vomiting, 

 and there is almost complete loss of sight. Sensitiveness is at first 

 increased but later diminishes and gradually disappears; complete 

 incoordination of movements; increase in the heart's action but a 

 gradually weakening pulse; stertorous, painful respiration; decrease 

 in temperature. There is repeated urination at the commencement 

 of the poisoning, and then dysury. At the approach of death there are 

 muscular trembling and clonic contractions. This phase of convulsions 

 is short but very clear in some cases : other cases do not leave the deep 

 coma in which they are plunged (Cornevin). 



In regard to cattle, the following symptoms are given by Miiller: 

 Injury to sight, dilatation of pupils, constipation, later bloody evacua- 

 tions, pain in hind limbs, rapid pulse, difficult breathing, restlessness, 

 frenzy and finally paralysis. 



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