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neus, depend chiefly on the sympathy of the ganglionic system, which 

 by reflex action on the circulatory system causes increased secretion 

 of the inner surface of the alimentary canal. Brain and spinal 

 column suffer only by sympathy, and in a less degree. In fact the 

 symptoms exactly correspond with those described by Dr. Autenrieth 

 in his work on this subject, as the choleric. Paralysis of the nerves, 

 of sense, and motion ends the scene in a few days. In cases of 

 recovery, the convalescence is tedious. Still more serious are the 

 nervous symptoms that follow poisoning by the Murcena ophis, the 

 Ostracion Glabellum, the Tetrodon ocellatus, and Sceleratus : in fact 

 this form of poisoning, which is characterised by great lassitude, 

 giddiness, nausea, loss of feeling in the extremities, fainting, convul- 

 sions, and wandering of the mind, may be regarded as the paralytic, 

 although some disturbance of the alimentary canal is also mani- 

 fested by vomiting of blood or of a viscous matter : after poisoning 

 by the Gadus cegelfinus, the Otaheite Eel, the Perca venenosa, 

 the Coryphcena ccerulea, the Scomber regalis (boneto,) the Esox 

 bocuna and Scomber al along a, the attacks are of the sort described 

 by Autenrieth as scarlatinous or exanthemetous. The most deadly 

 poisoning of this kind is that caused by the Esox Baracuda, the 

 Spanus pagrus, and the Clupea thripa. Its symptoms are the fol- 

 lowing : an exanthema of wheals, intolerable itching and burning of 

 the skin, distracting headache, violent swimming of the head, and 

 blueness of the countenance, followed by spasm of the throat and 

 burning, fearful cramps in the legs and bowels, tenesmus and stran- 

 gury, intense flow of saliva, swelling of the joints, violent pain in the 

 periosteum of the tibia. Death ensues either accompanied by vio- 

 lent cramps when the oesophagus and stomach are found violently 

 inflamed, or seems to result from extreme prostration of strength, the 

 latter sometimes caused by suppuration under the skin. If the illness 

 takes a favourable turn, the epidermis desquamates, nails and hair 

 fall off, and matter forms in the palms of the hands and in the soles 

 of the feet. Convalescence is very tedious, and for a long time pains 

 and cramps in the limbs, or lameness of them, a burning feeling in 

 the soles of the feet, and general weakness continue. The paralytic 

 form of poisoning is characterised throughout by symptoms of great 

 depression and suffering of the nervous system, accompanied with 

 signs of the blood being diseased. It is observed after eating fresh 



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