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the Veflels : Then as foon as the Dog w^s 
dead, I opened his Abdomen^ if I defigned to 
injeft the lower Parts, and cut open the 
Porta^ and defeending Cava^ to give room 
for the Water to wafli the Blood from the cor« 
refponding Arteries into them ; for the Blood 
having no Paffage in the dead Dog, thro* the 
Liver, it was fo pent up in the Porta, as to 
ru(h out forcibly when that Vein was cut. Then 
the Water continued to flow thro’ the Arte- 
ries from the Tube ; which .was fupplied ei- 
ther from a large Vefiel of warm Water whence 
it run, or elfe by lading it into the Tunnel 5 
this was continued for half an Hour, and fomc- 
times an Hour or more, till the Guts and Sto- 
mach were white. 
5. Then opening the Thorax^ I fixed a brafi 
Pipe to the defeending Aorta, and to the Pipe 
was fixed to a Gun Barrel, which was heated 
by pouring boiling Water into it, (everal times? 
and with which it flood filled till wanted, its 
great End flanding alfo fome Depth in a Vef- 
fel full of hot Water: Then the injefting Li- 
quor being duly heated, was poured down the 
Barrel till it was full, thro* an Iron Tunnel 
which was fitted to the Outfide of the Bar- 
tel, that it might have a larger Orifice -for Li-j 
quor to flow in fafl, L 2, 4. I 
