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endeavour'd to fwallow fomething, or was troubled 
with an inclination to Vomit 3 from whence we judged 
the Stomach and JEjophagus to be only lightly affe&ed : 
Rut thefe Symptoms vanilhed in a few Hours, and the 
Dog continued Brisk, and greedy of Meat, all the reft 
of the Day. 
The fame Day we included a Rat in a large Glafs 
with a Scorpion 3 but the Scorpion, being dull and be* 
numn’d with the extream coldnefs of the Weather, was 
able to wound the Rat but very weakly 3 with which 
however the Rat being provok’d, fet upon the Scor- 
pion, and knawed off and devour’d part of him, keep- 
ing his Eyes fbut all the while, that he might not be 
hurt by his Claws or Sting. The fame Fate happened 
to another Scorpion, which we added to the former 3 
but the Rat notwithftanding remained unhurt. 
January the 6th, we killed a Dog almoft in a Moment, 
by inje&ing into his Jugular Vein an Ounce of Spirit 
of Wine , in which there was diffolved a Drachm of 
Camphire. 
The fame Day we inje&ed warm into the Crural Vein 
of a Cat, 50 Grains of Opium , diffolved in an Ounce of 
Water. The Cat prefently after the Injection feemed 
very much deje&ed, but did not cry 3 only made a low, 
interrupted, complaining Noife. After this followed 
Tremblings of her Limbs, Convulfive Motions of her 
Ey es,Ears^ Lips, and almoft of all part's of her Body, with 
violent Convulsions of her Bread: : Sometimes the would 
rarfe up her Head, and feem to look about her, but her 
Eyes were very dull and deadiCh ^ and tho’ fhe was let 
loofe, and had nothing tied about her Head or Neck, 
yet her Mouth was fo filled with Foam or Froth, that 
fhe was like to be ftrangled. At laft, her Convulfive 
Motions continuing, and being feized with a ftretching 
of her Limbs, fhe dy’d within a quarter of an Hour* 
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