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not yet been absorbed. In this case death was delayed, but 

 not to a very great extent, as it occurred in an hour and fifty 

 minutes after the injection of the venom and chloride of 

 platinum, and in an hour and two minutes in the animal which 

 received the poison alone. 



Experiment II. 



Black cat, weight 5 lbs. 



25 milligrammes of cobra-poison dissolved in 1 c.c. of 

 distilled water injected into skin of flank at 3.26 p.m. of 

 February 25th. 



3.28 P.M. Vomiting. It had taken chloroform to keep it quiet 

 whilst being weighed, and was recovering from the chloroform. 

 Micturated. Drooping head on one side. 



3.32 P.M. Vomiting again. Looks much depressed. Defecated. 



3.40 „ Breathincr slow. Shalloiv. 



3.41 



3.45 



3.52 



3.58 



3.59 

 manner 



4.6 



4.12 



4.13 



Vomiting again. 



Twitching of muscles. 



The same state. 



Defecating. Micturating. 



Eetching. Vomiting. Moves about in a restless 



Moving hackwards with staggering gait. 

 Staggers, and head droops. 



Falls over on its side. The respiration is slow. 

 Keflex from eye and ear almost gone. 



4.14 P.M. Eeflex from head and legs when irritated. None 

 from tail. 



4.15 P.M. Attempts to rise. 



4.18 „ Got up, but fell over again. Tried to walk. No 

 reflex from the head. 



4.20 P.M. Head raised and fell over again. Touching the eye 

 seems to rouse the cat, but no reflex of lids. Tries to get up, 

 but cannot. Fell over on the opposite side. 



4.24 P.M. Again a struggle to rise. 



4.27 „ Touching the eye produces no reflex. Breathing 

 very slow. Convulsive twitching of limbs. 



