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times there was near the Space of a Minute between 
two Infpirations. 
After this he was feized with a Trembling in his 
Limbs, and in about three Quarters of an Hour from 
his taking the laft Ounce, he died without any Strugg- 
ling, with his Tail extended. 
There were feveral other Experiments made of the 
fame Kind, by fome Gentlemen of the Profeflion here, 
which correfponded exaQdy with the foregoing, ex- 
cepting this one Circutnftance, that they were of Opi- 
nion, that this Poifon occafioned an Inflammation in the 
Stomach and Guts. 
Towards clearing this Difpute, We, who thought 
otherwife, put together the following Hints, from 
which it appears that the Fad is not as they imagin- 
ed, and that notwitbflanding we find, upon an Animal’s 
being killed by this Poifon, the Veins greatly diftend- 
ed with Blood; yet there is not any Inflammation pro- 
duced by it. 
I do not know any thing that will illuftrate this 
Matter better, than the Analogy which may be ob- 
ferved between the Convulfions occafioned by the Epi- 
lepfy, and thofe which are the Effect of Laurel • 
Water. 
For Inftance, in the Epilepfy, the Body is univer- 
verfally convulfed, efpecially the Mufcles of the Neck, 
the T ongue , the lower yaw, and thofe of the Arms. 
The Effed of thefe Convulfions is this : The Heart 
beats with unufual Violence and Frequency, the ne« 
ceffary Confequence of which is, that the Blood will 
be thrown in greater Plenty from the Arteries into the 
Veins. But becaufe the Mufcles do coraprefs the Veins 
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