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spine was often separated at the lumbar region, 

 and the instrument was afterwards sent in a 

 direction opposite to the former. 



EXPERIMENT IV. 



The subjects of this experiment were old rabbits. The 

 first was decapitated and inflated with cold air, and had 

 also the spine destroyed, as in the preceding instance. 

 Temperature 106 ; colour, black and white. 



Time Minutes. Thermo, in the Rectum. 



5 - 103* 



10 - 103 



15 - 102 



20 - 101 



25 - 99 



30 - 98 



35 - 97 



40 - 95 



45 r -" 94 



50 & 93* 



55 - 92 



60 - 91 | 



This rabbit was merely inflated. Its temperature was 

 105J 5 colour, grey and white. 



Time Minutes. Thermo, in the Rectum. 



5 - 102 



10 " - >; 10H 



15 - 100 



20 - 99| 



25 - 98 



30 - 96* 



35 - 95* 



40 - 95 



45 - 94 



50 - 93| 



55 - 92 



60 . 91 



