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particularly the latter ; in fine, so severe was the 

 sensation of cold, that he employed muscular ex- 

 ertion for the purpose of warming himself. 

 Great sickness almost immediately succeeded this 

 state of feeling, and, during its continuance, the 

 pulse was 74, very weak and small, and the tem- 

 perature 96. After he had vomited several 

 times, the pulse was 77, still very weak and 

 small, but the animal temperature had risen to 

 98]. Nausea, with occasional vomiting, continu- 

 ed until one o'clock, at which time the pulse was 

 74, presenting the above characteristics ; but the 

 thermometer, when applied to the mouth, as 

 usual, indicated 99. 



DXXII. Before I draw any conclusions from 

 these facts, I may state certain peculiarities con- 

 nected with the mode in which the thermometer 

 was influenced in the case of Mr BUCHAN. Be* 

 fore the experiment, the instrument remained se- 

 veral minutes in the mouth, without the mercu- 

 ry being raised so immediately as it generally 

 is to its usual point. To make the instrument 

 as sensible as possible, the mercury was raised to 

 about 98 before it was applied ; yet, notwith- 

 standing these means, it still required several mi- 

 nutes to raise it to the few remaining degrees. 

 When it indicated at one time 96, it seemed to 

 demand a still longer period of time before it 

 attained this point upon the scale ; but after vo- 

 miting, when the thermometer stood, at one mo- 



