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The Veins of the Stomach, all the Mefaraick Veins, 
and likewife the Vena Cava , were much diftended 
with Blood j the ^ rteries , on the contrary, were re- 
markably empty. The Live? and Gall-Bladder were 
no Way altered. The Kidneys were unufually full of 
Blood, and appeared of a bluilh Colour, almoft as 
deep as that of the Violet Plumb. Upon making an 
Incifion into one of the Kidney s? the Blood flowed in 
much greater Plenty, and was more fluid than ufual. 
In the Heart there appeared nothing preternatural. 
The Brain was no way altered. 
II. 0 Bober 24, We gave an Ounce and an half of 
the fame Water to a Bitch of a fmaller Size. She was 
immediately let loofe, and in two Minutes (he loft the 
Ufe of her Limbs. She attempted feveral Times to 
raife herfelf, and walk, but Ihe ftaggered and reeled 
about, and then fell down. She repeated this with- 
out. ceafing about five or fix Minutes. At laft Ihe was 
violently convulfed, efpecially in the Mufcles that ex- 
tend the HeadzwA Spine. About the Space of a Minute 
Ihe had that Sort of Convulfion called the Opifthotonos ^ 
the Back of her Head being drawn almoft to her 
Kail. 
After this Ihe vomited plentifully, and her Convul- 
fions ceafed. She then lay ftill for (even or eight Mi- 
nutes, labouring for Breath (though not fo violently 
as in the former Cafe) and foaming at the Mouth. 
We gave her an Ounce more of the Water % upon which 
her Difficulty of breathing encreafed, and Ihe died in 
two Minutes. 
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