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fate, 1 grain. At 3.28 the respiration was 22. Figures 1, 2, and 

 3 of Plate XIII show her attitudes at various times between 3.20 

 and 3.28. She got upon her feet again at 3.28. At 3.30 slie trem- 

 bled, arched her back, and fell, rising again at 3.33. At 3.35 she 

 fell, but was upon her feet again at 3.36. Respiration at 3.43 was 

 42. There was considerable salivation at this time. At 3.56 she 

 began stepping about uneasily with her head down, and, trembling 

 violently, she staggered and fell. Plate XIII, figure 4, shoAvs 

 her attitude just before she fell, while figure 5 shows her position 

 after she was down, and figure 6 shows her attitude as she was 

 attempting to get up at 3.59. At 4 o'clock her pulse was 112 and 

 rather weak. At 4.01 the pulse was 94. At 4.25 she defecated, 

 probably as the result of the dose of physostigmin salicylate. At 

 this time she showed considerable intestinal discomfort. She con- 

 tinued lying down, but apparently feeling quite comfortable from 

 evening until night. At 5.45 a. m., June 15, she was found in the 

 ditch in the corral with water flowing about her. She was thor- 

 oughly chilled and constantly trembling, and there seemed to be 

 little probability that she would live. Apparently she must have 

 risen upon her feet during the night, fallen into the ditch, and was 

 unable to get out. The water was turned off and she wa"s given alco- 

 hol in hot water as a drench. Half an hour later she was given a 

 drench of whisky. Soon after this she attempted to get up, and 

 at about 9 o'clock was on her feet. After getting up she urinated 

 copiously. It seemed probable in this case that defecation produced 

 by the physostigmin resulted in relief from the immediate symptoms 

 of larkspur poisoning, and that the alcohol bridged over a period of 

 weakness, due in part to the chill and in part to the effect of the 

 larkspur poisoning. Without the dose of alcohol she would in all 

 probability have died. 



Case 113 



Case 113 was a steer weighing about 900 pounds. Between Jime 

 20 and June 22 he received 56 pounds of Deljjhinium menziesii tops, 

 which included flowers and seeds, the full amount being about one- 

 sixteenth of his weight. At 9.30 p. m. June 22 he was found lying 

 in the corral in a normal manner, but when disturbed he was unable 

 to rise. At 9.35 he attempted to get up, fell over on his side, and was 

 unable to raise himself again. He was given, hypodermically, physo- 

 stigmin salicylate, 1| grains; pilocarpin hydrochlorid, 3 grains; 

 and strychnin sulphate, 1 grain. The pulse at this time was 72 and 

 rather weak. Respiration was 16 and fairly deep. Wliile down he 

 was making violent attempts to rise, kicking and lifting his head 

 rather high and then falling back. This action seemed to be more 

 pronounced after the remedy was given, and it was a question 



