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o'clock her respiration was 85, deeper and much more regular than 

 before the gas was allowed to escape from the stomach. At 4.06 the 

 pulse was 80 and apparently weaker, respiration 44. At 4.15 as 

 she seemed to be growing weaker she was given a hypodermic in- 

 jection of 20 cubic centimeters of whisky. At 4.20 respiration was 

 40. At 4.25 the pulse was 100 and stronger. ^Vhile, during the 

 afternoon she had seemed stupid, paying very little attention even 

 to the flies which were around her in great numbers, at 4.52 she 

 became sufficiently lively to attempt to get rid of the flies. There 

 was still some twitching of the muscles of the flanks. At 5.43 the 

 pulse was 86 and respiration 28. At 6.40 respiration was 24. She 

 continued down until 8.03 when she was able to get upon her feet. 

 At 8.06 she arched her back with her hind feet apart and trembled 

 all over. She fell down, going over on her side. The pulse was 90 

 and weak, the respiration seemed normal. At 8.33 she was able 

 to get up again. She had urinated very little and apparently there 

 had been very little urination for a considerable time before her 

 illness. She was also very much constipated. During the night of 

 July 13 considerable urine was passed and some feces. On the morn- 

 ing of July 14 she was still weak and was kept in the corrals until 

 July 15, when she was turned out as recovered. 



Case 612. 



Case 612 was brought in for further experimental work on August 

 1. During August 6 and the forenoon of August 7 she received 25.5 

 pounds of seeds and seed stems of DelpMniurrh harbeyi. At 1.05 p. m. 

 August 7 she was found lying down, but when approached walked 

 away apparently in good condition. At 1.07 her back was arched, 

 she began to tremble, backing around the corral in an uneasy manner, 

 and soon fell, going down upon the forelegs and lying upon the 

 belly. At 1.10 when disturbed there was some muscular twitching 

 of the shoulders. She remained upon her feet until 1.18, when she 

 began to tremble and went down. She lay upon her right side flat 

 upon the ground. Plate XII, figure 3, shows her position at this 

 time. She was rolled over and placed with head erect. At 1.23 her 

 pulse was 80 and weak, respiration 92, and fairly regular. At 1.26 

 she was given hypodermically physostigmin salicylate, 1 grain; 

 pilocarpin hydrochlorid, 2 grains; and strychnin sulphate, one-half 

 grain. 



Plate XII, figure 4, shows her position at 1.30. She had made 

 several unsuccessful attempts to get upon her feet, but at 1.37 was 

 able, to get up. Plate XII, figure 5, shows her in the act of rising. 

 She walked across the corral but at 1.38 stumbled and fell again, 

 going over upon her side. At 1.23 respiration was 143. She was 



