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met Inftances. He bled at theNofe about four Spoon- 
fuls. The Blood was of a very bright florid Colour, 
His Convulfions lafted about four Minutes; after which 
he became entirely paralytick, and died in three Mi- 
nutes more. 
We found the ■ Stomach., Intejtines , Liver , &c. in 
the fame State as thofe above-mentioned. Upon cut- 
ting about an Inch from the lower Part of one of the 
Lobes of the Lungs , the Blood flowed from it in great 
Plenty, and appeared more florid and fluid than ufual, 
X. Decemb. 14, We gave five Ounces of Laurel* 
Water by Clyfter to a Dog fomewhat of the Size and 
Shape of the Italian Greyhound. He feemed at firft 
to be no Way affeded with it, but in about five Mi- 
nutes he began to droop, and lofe the Ufe of his 
Limbs. He did not once yell, or ftruggle as the others 
had done, but funk gradually, till he became at laft 
entirely paralytick. He had not any Convulfion, ex- 
cept a kind of Spafmus Cynicus, a few Minutes before 
he died, which happened in half an Hour after the 
Xnjeftion of the Clyfter. 
Upon opening thy Abdomen , we found the Veins 
much diftended with Blood, as were alfo the Veins 
and Sinufes of the Brain-. 
XI. December 19, We gave three Ounces of the 
Water in the fame Manner to a Cur of the Lap-dog 
Size. He died in feven Minutes, without any Con- 
vulfion, except a Let anus in the Mufcles that extend 
the Head. 
The LauroCerafus being an Ever-green, and aboun- 
ding with a warm effentialOil, we imagined that other 
Ever- 
