256 THE LAWS OF ORGANIC 



Time. Temperature. Respirations. 



i to 10 o'clock, A. M. 104 



i past 11. 100^: 



1 past 12. 98| 26 



2 P. M. 98 44 more lively. 



$ past 3, P. M. 101 J 48 great inclination 



to eat. 



The rabbit was killed at this time. 

 Dissection. The stomach was quite full of a bright 

 green mass, possessing the vegetable smell and fibre. The 

 contents of the larger intestines were less perfectly con- 

 cocted than usual. All the viscera appeared healthy. 

 The stomach of the second rabbit was much less distended, 

 and its contents were as well digested as those of the large 

 intestines of the preceding rabbit. The contents of the 

 large intestines were smooth and soft, and apparently well 

 concocted. 



EXPERIMENT III. 



Opium injected as before. Temperature of the rabbit 

 10%. The animal full grown. Experiment commenced 

 at half past eight o'clock, A. M. 



Respirations. 



24 

 40 

 44 

 40 



Killed at this time. 



Dissection. Stomach slightly distended with air. The 

 vegetables which it had taken before the experiment had 

 undergone scarcely any change. The contents were fibrous 

 and coarse, presenting a chopped appearance. The co- 

 lour, not uniform throughout, varied from a light to a 

 dark green. The contents of the large intestines were 



