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jedure fcems to be confirmed by fome expe- 

 riments 1 lately made upon young dogs. I pro* 

 cured a pregnant bitch, of the large gray*-hound 

 kind, and, when juft about to litter, 1 iixed her 

 io in a bucket full of warm water, that her hin- 

 der parts were entirely covered. In this fitua- 

 tion fhe brought forth three puppies, which, 

 after being difengaged from their membranes^ 

 were immerfed in a fluid nearly of an equal 

 temperature with that of the amnios. After 

 alTifting the mother, and wafhing the puppies in 

 this water, I fuddenly removed them into a pail 

 of warm milk, without allowing them time to 

 refpire. I put them into the milk, in preference 

 to water, ihat they might have an opportunity 

 of taking fome food, if they found a delire for 

 nourilhment. 1 kept them immerfed in the milk 

 for more than half an hour ; and, when taken 

 out of if, all the three w^ere alive. They began to 

 breathe; and they difcharged a quantity of fluid 

 matter by the mouth. I allowed them to re- 

 fpire about half an hour, and again immerfed 

 them in the warm milk, Where they remained 

 another half hour. 1 then took them out: Two 

 of them were ftill vigorous; but the third fcem* 

 ed to languifh : I therefore ordered it to be car- 

 tied to ihc mother, which, befide the three 

 brought forth in the waiter, had littered othet 

 fix in the natural manner* The puppy which 

 was born in the water, and had continued one 

 half hour in warm milk, before it was allowed 



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