322 Mr. J. J. Bowrey on the Physiological Action of [Apr. 11, 



11.45 a.m. Vomited twice, brought up very little. Respirations over 

 120 per minute and irregular. 



Put a mouse in the cage ; the cat noticed and touched it, and when 

 it fled, started after it, but did not follow it ; remained looking at, but 

 did not attempt to catch it. The mouse was removed, when the cat 

 lay down and remained lying down from 11.50 to 12.15 o'clock. 

 Respirations varying from 100 to 90 per minute, irregular in both rate 

 and intensity, but becoming less violent and rapid. 



12.15 p.m. Grot up, restless, crying, licking lips till 



12.17 Vomited violently a little frothy liquid. Soon lay down 

 again. 



12.30 p.m. Respirations 104 per minute, but not so strong or irre- 

 gular as before. Heart beating 150 per minute. Beats strong. 



12.40 p.m. Got up and walked slowly about the laboratory, seemed 

 several times as if it wanted to jump up on window-ledges, &c, but 

 did not attempt to do so. On being put back in the cage it struggled 

 to get out for some ten minutes, then lay down as if asleep, but not 

 really so. 



2.0 p.m. Still lying down. Respirations 24 per minute. Put a mouse 

 in the cage ; the cat looked at it, but did not move. 



3.20 p.m. Respirations 24 per minute ; the cat had a very sleepy 

 look. A little after this it sat up and appeared as if it would vomit, 

 but did not do so. Now very sluggish, and remained so, neither 

 vomiting or passing faeces or urine till 10.30 next morning, when its 

 respirations were irregular and 45 per minute ; the heart-beats were 

 also irregular and over 110 per minute. It refused to eat, and had 

 taken nothing, except possibly some water, from the time when the 

 poison was injected. 



Second day. — 10.38 a.m. Injected gr. urechitoxin in | cub. 



centim. 40 per cent, spirit under skin of neck. 



10.43 a.m. Passed urine. 



11.0 After licking lips, vomited a little yellow frothy liquid. 



11.25 „ Do. do. do. 



11.43 „ Do. do. white do. 



12.5 p.m. Passed hard fseces. 



12.25 p.m. After licking lips, vomited a little yellow frothy liquid. 

 1.30 ., Do. do white do. 



During the rest of the day remained in a very dull state, looking 

 very ill. Would have nothing to do with a mouse. Took no food, but 

 late in the day just tasted some milk. Passed urine once in the evening. 



Third day. — 10.0 a.m. Weight 5 lbs. 14 ozs. During this day it 

 looked rather better, but still very dull. Tasted milk, passed urine 

 twice, would have nothing to do with a mouse, remained quite still till 



4.30 p.m. Vomited white frothy liquid. Took no other food than the 

 one taste of milk. Passed urine during the night. 



