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animal apparently unaffected and able to walk about ; 

 then it became gradually paralysed, and in this state 

 died. 



We have here nearly every kind of death, from that 

 produced instantly by violent convulsions, to a lung 

 affection coming on many hours after the administration 

 of the poison, and unaccompanied ' by any nerve 

 symptoms at all. 



The following experiments throw some light on the 

 causes of these differences : — 



Experiment VII. 



A pariah pup had about O'l cubic centimetre of fresh 

 daboia poison injected subcutaneously into the shoulder. 

 12.52 P.M. Injection. 

 1.0 P.M. Vomiting. 

 1.1p.m. Sat down voluntarily. 



1.3 P.M. Can stand and walk ; defecating. 



1.4 p.m. Can stand, but cannot walk. 



1.5 p.m. Got up of his own accord to vomit. 



1.6 P.M. Can stand, but prefers lying down ; pupils 

 contracted. 



1.8 P.M. Cannot stand ; moaning. 

 1.11 P.M. Slight sanious discharge from rectum. 

 1.15 P.M. Short rapid respiration, with an occasional 

 deep inspiration. 



1.18 P.M. Pupils contracted. 

 1.30 P.M. Respiration very slight. 



