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SIR THOMAS H. FRASER ON THE 



Table V. — Poison of Abor Arrows fiiom Liisut.-Colonel Sir F. Wyville Thomson, I. M.S. 



Received 28th February 1912. 









Rats.— 



-Injection under the skin of a flank. 



Date. 



Weight. 



of 

 Animal. 



Dose 

 per 



Kilo. 



Actual 

 Dose. 



Result. 



Notes. 



1912. 







June 21 



188 



015 



0-003 



Recovery. 



Cardio-respiratory dislocation. Motor weakness. 



Slight salivation. 



„ 17 



177 



0-02 



0-0035 



Recovery. 



Moderate cardio-respiratory dislocation. 



May 3d 



180 



0-025 



0045 



Recovery. 



Do. Slight salivation. Motor weakness 



Juue 11 



177 



0025 



00 + 4 



I >eath in 2 hours 

 42 mins. 



Do. do. do. 



,, 1 



187 



0-0375 



0-0067 



Death in about 

 1 hour. 



Do. do. Great motor weakness. 



May 31 



208 



0-05 



o-oi 



Death in about 

 1 hour. 



Do. do. do. 



„ 29 



182 



0-1 



0-0182 



Death in 1 hour 

 13 mins. 



Do. do. Some asphyxial spasms. After death, 

 heart motionless even when stimulated, 

 auricles distended. Sciatic nerves active but 

 no reflexes. 



„ 25 



190 



0-2 



038 



Death in 3 hours 

 3 mins. 



Do. do. Salivation and slight lachrymation. 

 After death, left ventricle continued to con- 

 tract irregularly 60 per minute, the other 

 chambers being motionless and large. Sciatic 

 nerves active, but no reflexes when they were 

 stimulated. 



Table VI. — Poison of Abor Arrows from Lieut. -Colonel Sir F. Wyville Thomson, I. M.S. 



Received 28th February 1912. 







Frixjs. — Injection into lite lotoer dorsal lymph spare. 





Weight 



Dose 









Date. 



of 

 Animal. 



per 



Kilo. 



Actual 

 Dose. 



Result. 



Notes. 



1912. 













June 22 



40 



0-05 



0-002 



Recovery. 



Cardio-respiratory dislocation. Diaphoretic froth- 

 ing. Moderate motor weakness. On 3rd day 

 slight general dropsy. Perfectly well on 4th 

 day. 



Do. do. Perfectly well on 4th day. 



May 29 



30 



o-i 



003 



Recovery. 



June 1 



42 



0-15 



0-0048 



Recovery. 



Do. do. Perfectly well on 4th day. 



„ 24 



27 



175 



0-0047 



Recovery. 



Do. do. Moderate motor weakness. Perfectly 

 well on 4th day. 



„ II 



46 



0-2 



0-0092 



Death in about 

 4 days. 



i 



Much cardio-respiratory dislocation. At times 

 no respiratory movement for more than 5 

 minutes, while the heart's impacts were at the 

 original rate, distinct and diffuse. Much dia- 

 phoretic frothing. Much abdomiiud swelling, 

 most of which disappeared by escape of liquid 

 per ano, when the abdomen was pressed. 



May 31 



35 



0-2 



0-007 



Death. 



Do. do. 



