366 Drs. Brunton and Fayrer on the Nature and Action [June 19, 



1.45. There are distinct muscular twitches in the shoulder. General 

 tremor. 



1.47. There are twitching movements of the back. 

 2.8. Has been standing perfectly still. Is now pawing and licking his 

 lips. Vomits. 



2.10. Vomits again, but licks up part of what he had ejected. 



2.22. Has been continually vomiting. The ejection consisted at first 

 of food, afterwards of tenacious mucus. He now lies down apparently 

 exhausted. He is still trying to vomit, but can bring nothing up. He 

 tries to rise, but cannot. Convulsive struggles occur. 



2.25. Breathing has ceased, but the cornea is still sensitive. Convul- 

 sive attempts to vomit. 



2.27. Cornea insensible. Heart is still beating strongly. Death soon 

 followed. 



Experiment II, 



A young rabbit, weighing 900 grammes, was used. An incision had 

 been previously made through the skin of the neck and the wound again 

 sown up, but the animal was otherwise iininjured. Two drops of cobra- 

 poison, weighing 12 centigrammes, were diluted with 1 cubic centimetre 

 of water. 



At 4.6 the diluted poison was ejected under the skin of the left hip. 



4.7. "Washed out the watch-glass in which the poison had been placed 

 with water, and injected it under the skin of the back. The animal sat 

 quiet after the injection, occasionally licking its fore paws. 



8' 30". Respiration seems hurried. The rabbit occasionally makes a 

 jerking motion with its hind feet. 



10'. Has been restless, running about, occasionally licking its fore feet. 



13' 30". Still very restless, and when held makes convulsive efforts to 

 get oway. Ears are much congested. 



17'. The animal is now quiet. Its ears are no longer cougested. 



About 20'. Quiet, with occasional starts. Disinclined to move, but 

 can walk quite well. 



25'. Movements seem difficult, and hind legs seem weak when it tries 

 to walk. • 



26'. Paralysis of hind feet is increasing. 



26' 15". The rabbit lays its head down on the table. 



28'. When laid on its side it merely makes a few slight movements 

 with its fore paws and then lies still. The eyes remain in a half -closed 

 condition, and have done so for some time. When the cornea is touched 

 the head gives a jerk, but the eyelids move very little. Respiration slow 

 and laboured. 



4.30. The chin is twitched inwards, the sternum once or twice, the 

 hind feet at the same time being twitched backwards. The eyes open 

 widely. Slight convulsive extension of limbs. 



4.31. Respiration has stopped, cornea is insensible ; thorax opened 



