96 GROUND FEEDS. 
We quote from Long the symptoms which Cornevin 
‘observed in different animals: “In the horse, if a small 
quantity only is taken, there is yawning, 
heavy colic, stamping and evacuation of 
yather soft faeces. If larger quantities are taken, the 
symptoms, which commence in about an hour, are saliva- 
tion, frequent yawning and turning of the head, colic, 
pale mucous membrane, hurried and weak pulse, rise in 
‘temperature and accelerated respiration. Some time later 
there are muscular tremors succeeded by pronounced 
rigidity, and the faeces are diarrheic and fetid. The 
animal lies down, and getting up is painful; it falls into 
a kind of coma, stretches itself to the utmost, and death 
takes place without convulsions. 
“In cattle, the symptoms observed one hour after eat- 
ing are restlessness, salivation, and grinding of the 
teeth. Excitement and colic are followed sometimes by 
coughing, this state lasting from five to eight hours. 
There is then a period of coma, characterized by per- 
manent decubitus, repeated foetid diarrhoea, hurried and 
plaintive respiration, accelerated and gradually weaken- 
ing pulse, a gradual loss of motor and sensory powers, 
and a progressive decline in temperature. Death occurs 
in twenty-four hours. 
“In the case of pigs, the animal grunts, lies down and 
‘remains thus with its snout embedded in the straw. There 
is vomiting, more or less violent colic and diarrheea, the 
evacuation consisting of bad-smelling, spumous faecal 
matter. At times there are clonic contractions. Young 
pigs are most susceptible.” 
Pott cites cases in which abortion was a feature of the 
poisoning, both in cows and pigs. 
Symptoms 
