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ilow of saliva, spusmodic contractions of the 

 pectoral and abdorninal muscles, rctching, vo- 

 miting, excremental vomiting, frothy-vomit- 

 ing, great agony, labovioiis breathing, vioknt 

 and repeated convulsions, death, 



The effecfsare nearly the sarne on quadrupeds, 

 in whatever part of the body the wound is made. 

 ït sometimes acts wilh so much force, that not 

 all the symptoms enumerated are observed ; in 

 these cases, after thepremonitory syraptonis (tre- 

 mors^ twitchings, faintness, and an increased 

 flovv of saliva, ) the convulsions come on sud- 

 dei»ly, and are quickly-followed by deathj— 

 see the 17th Ejtperiment. 



The Oopas appears io affect different qiiad- 

 rupeds with nearly e<jual force, proportionate 

 in some deo:ree to their size and disposition, 

 To Da;i,s it proved mortal in most experiments 

 withiii an hoiir, — a Mouse died in 10 niinutes, 

 see Exper. 8th, — a Monkey in 7 minutes, see 

 £xper. llth, — A Cat in 15 rainutes, see Exper, 

 12tb. 



A Bu^alo, one of the largest quadi'upeds of 

 the Isiaiid, died in 2 hoiirs and ten minutes, see 

 Exper. 13th. I do not think the quantity of 

 poison introduced in this experiment was pro- 



