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each other. The one decapitated and inflated 

 with warm air, at the conclusion of the experi- 

 ment, was 3^ above the other decapitated but not 

 inflated ; and we observe the first of the latter 

 two, which was decapitated and inflated with cold 

 air, to be 1 i above the one neither decapitated 

 nor inflated. It is unnecessary to bring forward 

 any more experiments in which the rabbit was 

 simply decapitated, as the following will be con- 

 sidered more conclusive and satisfactory, in which 

 the brain was removed, and the spinal cord en- 

 tirely destroyed. 



EXPERIMENT III. 



Temperature of the room 45, rabbit 105; inflated 

 with cold air. The colour black and white, and the age 

 four months. Decapitated, and spinal cord suddenly de- 

 stroyed. 



Time Minutes. Thermo, in the Rectum. 



10 - 103 



15 - 102 



20 - 101 



25 - 100 



30 - 99 



35 - 98 



40 - 97 



45 - 95| 



50 - 95 



55 - 94i 



60 93* 



The following was not decapitated, but merely inflated 

 with cold air. Its colour black and white, temperature 

 105 C , age four months. 



