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o'clock her respiration was 85, deeper and much more regular than 
before the gas was allowed to escape from the stomach. At 4.06 the 
pulse was 80 and apparently weaker, respiration 44. At 4.15 as 
she seemed to be growing weaker she was given a hypodermic in- 
jection of 20 cubic centimeters of whisky. At 4.20 respiration was 
40. At 4.25 the pulse was 100 and stronger. While, during the 
afternoon she had seemed stupid, paying very little attention even 
to the flies which were around her in great numbers, at 4.52 she 
became sufficiently lively to attempt to get rid of the flies. There 
was still some twitching of the muscles of the flanks. At 5.43 the 
pulse was 86 and respiration 28. At 6.40 respiration was 24. She 
continued down until 8.03 when she was able to get upon her feet. 
At 8.06 she arched her back with her hind feet apart and trembled 
all over. She fell down, going over on her side. The pulse was 90 
and weak, the respiration seemed normal. At 8.33 she was able 
to get up again. She had urinated very little and apparently there 
had been very little urination for a considerable time before her 
illness. She was also very much constipated. During the night of 
July 13 considerable urine was passed and some feces. On the morn- 
ing of July 14 she was still weak and was kept in the corrals until 
July 15, when she was turned out as recovered. 
Case 612. 
Case 612 was brought in for further experimental work on August 
1. During August 6 and the forenoon of August 7 she received 25.5 
pounds of seeds and seed stems of Delphinium barbeyi. At 1.05 p. m. 
August 7 she was found lying down, but when approached walked 
away apparently in good condition. At 1.07 her back was arched, 
she began to tremble, backing around the corral in an uneasy manner, 
and soon fell, going down upon the forelegs and lying upon the 
belly. At 1.10 when disturbed there was some muscular twitching 
of the shoulders. She remained upon her feet until 1.18, when she 
began to tremble and went down. She lay upon her right side flat 
upon the ground. Plate XII, figure 3, shows her position at this 
time. She was rolled over and placed with head erect. At 1.23 her 
pulse was 80 and weak, respiration 92, and fairly regular. At 1.26 
she was given hypodermically physostigmin salicylate, 1 grain; 
pilocarpin hydrochlorid, 2 grains; and strychnin sulphate, one-half 
grain. 
Plate XII, figure 4, shows her position at 1.30. She had made 
several unsuccessful attempts to get upon her feet, but at 1.37 was 
able to get up. Plate XII, figure 5, shows her in the act of rising. 
She walked across the corral *but at 1.38 stumbled and fell again, 
going over upon her side. At 1.23 respiration was 143. She was 
