4G AN ESSAY ON THE OOPAS^ Oïl 



In 61 minutes he feil backwards ia violent 

 convülsioris^ hls cxtremities strongly contractcc! 

 bj spasmSj after which he became calm. 



On the 63d minute being rousod and attempt- 

 ing to walk, he feli backsvards with violent 

 spasms aiid convulsions. 



In 65 minuteSj having raised himself with 

 difficaltj, he stood with his exiremities lar ex- 

 tended, and his niuscles in a state of spasmodic 

 contraction. 



Ia 67 minutes hs feil doWn head foremost^ 

 violently convalsed, his breathing became inter- 

 rupted, and 



On the G9th minute he died. 



DissecHon. — On opening the abdomen several 

 ounces of a clear serous flnid, mixed with streaks 

 cf newly coagulated blood, v/ere found efFused 

 , in the cavity : the vessels of the external coats 

 of the stomach of the intestines and mesentery 

 were in the highest possible degree inflamed, 

 and distended beyond their natural size, having 

 evidently been acted on by the most violent 

 forre; the stomach being opened was found 

 f^mpty, its internal coat was corrugated and 

 covered with frothy mucus in which were found 

 the remains of the poison, a dark yellow fluid 



