§6 AN ESSAY ON THE O0?'aS, OR 



In 20 minutes ft was convulsed> very rcstless 

 during the intervals and made repeatcd efforts 

 to vomit without tbrowing up any tbing : tbe 

 convulsions increased in frequency and violence 

 until tbe 25th miiiute, when the animal died, 



EXPERIMENT V. 



A small Dog was wounded in the usual man« 

 ner in tbe muscles of the tbigh with the simples 

 iinprepared milk of the Antshar. 



From tbe moment of the puucture be coii- 

 tinued barking and screaraing inccssaiitly S 

 minutes; be now extended bis tongue, licked 

 Iifs jaws;, v/as seized with twitchings of tbe ex- 

 tremities and with contractions of the abdo- 

 niinal niuscleSj and discharged tbe contents of 

 his bowels. 



Ou tbe lOtb minute be sprung up sudJenIf 

 and b;u'ked violcntly, but soon became cxbaust-i 

 ed and laid down quietly on the ground. 



On tbe I2th minute befell prostrate, 'was con* 

 vulsed, after wbich having remained apparcntly 

 motionless one minute^ tbe convulsions recurrcd 

 with greater force ; on the 14tb minute be died. 



Oii disscction all tbe vessels in the Thora.t 

 M'crc found cxcessivcly distendcd with blood. 



