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The animal being in some degroe loosened^ 

 about one minute after the puncture, the dart 

 was extricated : I suppose that about 6 grains 

 of the poisou adhered to the woiiiid. 



On the lOth minute the respiration was some- 

 what increased and heavy. 



In 20 minutes he had a copious discharge 

 from his intestines^ a watery fluid flowed from 

 his nostrilsj and he showed some sjmptoms of 

 drowsiness. 



In 30 minutes he had an increased flow of 

 saliva which dropped from his mouthj he ex- 

 tended his tongue and lickcd his jaws; his res- 

 piration bccame more laborious ; his pectoral 

 muscles acted with violence, and the abdo- 

 niinal muscles were stronglj contracted above 

 the pel vis. His raotions were slow and dif- 

 ficult. His muscular exeitions were much di- 

 minishedj and he exhibited great fatigue accom- 

 panied by restlessness : all these symptoms gra-» 

 dually increased until 



The 60th minute — his hair stood erect r unable 

 to support himself, he lay down : he had con- 

 tractions of the extremities : the abdominal and 

 pectoral muscles were more violently convulsed 

 and the respiration was more laborious. 



