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There was no Blood in the Arteries ; the Foramen 
Ovale was open. 
On opening the Head, the Dura Mater appeared 
livid, as if bruifed, its VefTels and the Sinus falci-for - 
mis were turgid and full of the fame Bipod, as the 
Heart and VefTels near it. The cortical Subftance of 
the Brain looked of an unufual livid blueifh Colour. 
Next Day about Five in the Afternoon I took a 
large Maftiff Dog weighing feventy-five Pounds. We 
tied him to a Poftas he flood on his Legs, one hold- 
ing him ftrongly by the Tail, he being very fierce 
and unmanageable : We injeded per Amm three 
Ounces of the fecond Running, in five Minutes he 
trembled and dagger'd much, would let us* handle 
him, he drew his hind Legs after him, tumbled on his 
Head, panted and flabher’d, but gradually recover’d fo 
as to fland up, tho’ reeling and often finking with his 
hind Legs. Fifteen Minutes after, we injected one 
Ounce more j he immediately dagger'd and funk behind, 
foon after he made Water plentifully. We then led 
him to another Kennel, where he foon difeharged the 
Faeces plentifully,, but of an hard Confidence : 
The Faces' Teem'd moiften’d with the lad inje&ed 
Ounce, which X imagin’d came away by this Stool ; 
X therefore immediately injefled another Ounce, up- 
on which he Teemed more uneafy than before, tum- 
bling on one Side, and' in about ten Minutes after, he. 
fell faft afleep, breathing with Difficulty; half an 
Hour after, I rouzed him, found him flabbering, 
drowzy, finking behind, and giddy : About an Hour 
and a Quarter after the firft Injedion, X found him as 
before, but provoking him with a Stick, he bit at it, 
and 
