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EFFECTS 01' THE STim, 



similar at first to that ])rodyrpd by the iH'ttK? : 

 but belorr a few niimites had elapspd, a violent 

 aching pain succeeiled, atil-cting more severely 

 the joints of fingers^ the stinging sensatioii 

 at samM tmte otm^iming at tlie lisit 

 touched by tlie acrid fluid. On cold water beii^ 

 applied, with tlie iutetition of removing or lessen- 

 ing tlie pain, it was Ibund rather to increase 

 iiua^ dimini^ llie effects. ImMl^n mtzltr 

 mg -hoiSk ih^ f&kmom flmd emitted the 

 animal extended upwards, increasing in 

 and severity, (a]>parently acting* along the course 

 of the nerves,) and in the space of a quarter of 

 an hour, the effect in the fore-arm (more parti- 

 enlari^ ^ tti« intms paft) wat veiy violent, 

 tod at the elbow-joint still more so. It may 

 be worthy of remark, that when the joints be- 

 came atiected the pain always increaseil. It 

 became at last almost unbearable, and was much 

 h«%hl@tied m Ih& al^ted am Iking tn^ved ; 

 like pnls^of that arm was also much acceleratinl, 

 and an unnatural lieat was felt over its wlnde 

 surface. The pain extended to the shoulder- 

 joint J and on the pectoral muscle becoming 

 attasiked % the same palnftil ig^atiM, m 

 pressiou of breath iiitj; was occasioned, which y^e 

 find similarly prndiieed by rheumatism, when if 

 attacks tliat muscle , and it proved very tlis- 



