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very soon, and during the first minutes it was 

 Tery rcstless^ on the 5th miaute it became droop- 

 ing. 



In 10 minutes it was convulsedj and soon be- 

 came motionless and apparently insensible. 



On the 20lb minute it died. 



It must bc rcmarked tbat this animal is im* 

 commonlj tenacious of life. 



In attempting to kill it for the purpose of 

 preparing and stuffing, it bas more than once re- 

 sisted a violent strangulation full 15 miautes, 



EXPERIMENT IV. 



A young Lutra ( Welinsang of fbe JaViinese) 

 was punctured near the Anus in the muscles of 

 the abdomen, with the simple fresh juice of the 

 Antshar, mixed with a little extract of Stramo- 

 niura ; vcry soon after the puncture the animal 

 became restless, and holding it in my band^ ï 

 could perccive ccnvulsive twitchings of the 

 pauscles* 



In 15 minutes it began to retcb, had an in* 

 creased flow of saliva and extended the ton^rue ; 

 the abdominal muscles acted violently, and at 

 intervals were strongly contracted about the 

 pelvis. 



