40 AN ESSAY ON THE OOPAS, OR 



After the first impression was over, it seemetS 

 irssensible to the wound about one minute, wal Ic- 

 ing round and picking cp grains as usual ; near 

 the secood minute it became giddy, and unable 

 to stand, placed itself into a half sitting posture. 



On the 3d minute it began to breatbe hastily. 



In 5 minutes it trerabled and discharged the 

 contents of its bowels. It now made an attempt 

 to rise, and extended its head and neek, but being 

 unable to support itself, reeled round, feit down, 

 had violent convulsions with quick interrupted 

 breathing, which continued to the 9th miiiute 

 when it died. 



EXPERIMENT XXI. 



A Fowl was wounded with a poisoned dart ia 

 the back near the left wing, the puncture ex- 

 tending towards the cavity of the Thorax. 



In less than one minute it shewed some uq» 

 easiness and could with difSculty support itself. 



In one minute and a half it had a fluid dis» 

 charge from the bowels, after which it sudden- 

 ly started, extended its head and legs, and trem- 

 bied violently, fluttering with the wings. 



On the third minute it made a sudden effort 

 la run, and extended its neck^ but feil dowa 



