98 ON THE NATUl^E AND ACTION OF THE 



rabbit, wrapped in cotton, was placed in a double tin bath 

 filled with warm water. Temperature in rectum 98°-8. 



2.11. Kespiration discontinued for a space. 



2.12. Convulsive twitchings of legs begin. Natural respira- 

 tion has ceased. 



Artificial respiration resumed. Pupils contracted. Reflex 

 action on irritation of the cornea has ceased. 



2.16. Since the artificial respiration has been resumed there 

 have been no more convulsive twitchings. 



2.55. The heart beats rapidly but vigorously. 



Temperature 101°. The bath being rather hot, its tempera- 

 ture was low^ered by a little cold water added to it. 



2.57. The animal passed a quantity of urine tinged with 

 blood. 



3.5. Heart beats vigorously. 



3.15. The eyeballs are very prominent ; pupils normal. 



3.45. Heart beating well, but apparently not so vigorously as 

 hefore. Temperature 100°'5. 



3.55. The bath getting cold ; a little hot water added to it. 

 Tiie heart beating more vigorously than at 3.30. 



4.20. Heart beating well — if anything more vigorously than 

 ibefore. 



4.40. Heart beats steadily, but apparently with less vigour. 

 Temperature 100°-2. 



5. Heart sometimes beats steadily 130-140 times per minute. 

 Then it gets feeble and intermits, and again beats steadily. 



5.5. Heart beats more freely. Added more warm water to 

 the bath. 



5.25. Heart beats rapidly but more feebly. 

 5.35. The same. 



6. Heart beating rapidly, perhaps rather more feebly. 

 Temperature maintained at 100°'5. 



6.10. Heart beating well and more vigorously. 



6.30. Heart beating well, rapidly but steadily. 



The attendant, being left alone, discontinued artificial 

 respiration, and the animal died. The fluctuations in the 

 activity of the pulsations were, in all probability, due to the 

 more or less perfect maintenance of the artifical respiration. 



