POÏSON TREE OF JAVA, SI 



Bali and Borneo; by contrastin^ them witli 

 the Ist, 2d, 9th, and I7th Experiments, it suiïï- 

 cieiitly appears how far the Oopas of the diiïer- 

 ent ïslands agrees in activity. It is probabie, 

 that the Oopas froiii B )rneo^ when fresb, may 

 act more forcibly thaa that of Java. 



If the simple or unprepared sap is mixed witli 

 thö extract of tobdcco or srtainoiiiuiii, ( iiistead 

 of the spices inentioned in the accoaut of the 

 preparation) it is reudered equally, perhaps 

 more active, — see the 3d and 4tii Exper. 



Even the purejuice ufjmixed and nnprepar- 

 edj appears to act with a fo^xe equal to that 

 which has undergooe the preparative process^ 

 according' to the nKinner of the Javanese at 

 Blamba2:an. See the 5th Exper. made v/ith 

 the fresh juice of Banjoowangee, and tlie JOtli 

 Exper. with the fresh jiiice collected at G-oor- 

 roii<r, near Passooroo-tvanir. 



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Birds are very diiTerently a(fected bv this poi- 

 so!i ; — Fowls have a peciiliar capacity to resist 

 its effects. In the 44th Exper. a Fowl died 24 

 hours after the wound, others have recovercd 

 after being partially affected. 



The Sth and 7th Exper. shevv the efilcts of 



