32 AN ESSAY ON THE OOPAS, OR 



The restlessness rapidly incieased ; baving 

 risen with difïïcultj he quickly lay down again 

 exbausted and pariting — the üow of saliva from 

 liis raoüth continuing. 



In 75 iTiinutes he extended bis longue and 

 made an attempt to vomlt, bis extremities trera- 

 bled : be rosé and Ibrew bimseif down again 

 siiddenly exteading- Iiis bead. 



On ihe 80tb minute the saliva flowed ia 

 sfreams from bis moutb mixed witb froth : be 

 retched violentlj', witb excessive convulsive 

 action of bis pectoral muscics^ but unable to 

 vomi(^ be appeared in great agonj. 



In 90 minutes be extended hls bcad witb 

 strong convulsions, and trembled; the bair stood 



erect, be discbarged the contents of bisbowels ; 

 the breatbing became more laborious, and the 

 muscles of the abdoraen and brcast acted with 

 excessive violence. 



The agony increasing, be rosé a few seconds^ 

 but unable to support bimseif, feil down again. 



The 1 lOtb minute baving made an attempt to 

 rise^ be feil down bead foremost, with convul- 

 sions of the extremities and bead — be groaned 

 violentlj, the respiration was much impedcd and 

 rccurred at intervals of 15 seconds. 



