C 498 V, . 
In the fame Month of March we inje&ed -into the 
Crural Vein of a Dog^ an Ounce of a ftrong Deco&ion 
of Tobacco, He was feized immediately with ftrange 
Cmvulfions of his whole Body. At fir ft his Eyes look- 
ed wild and diftorted, his Jaws trembled ^ and in a lit- 
tle time he died terribly convulfed. This Experiment 
we repeated feveral times after, and always with the 
fame fuccefs. 
Ten Drops of diftilled Oil of Sage, mixt with half a 
Drachm of Sugar, and difiolved in an Ounce of Water,, 
being inje&ed into the Crural Vein of a Dog, did him. 
no harm. 
In a Caftrated Dog we obferved the ProcefTes of the 
Teriumum and Spermatic Veffels to be cover’d with F at,, 
and l'carce to be feen $ and that he did not frnell fo 
rank and ftrong, as other Dogs that had not been Ca- 
ftrated. ^ . 
A yellow-ftreakd Lizard Lacerta Chalcidica] which 
had been kept all the Winter in a Glafs with Bran, being, 
expofed to the Sun tp refrefh it, on the contrary died 
in a few Hours.. We have alfo often found, that Scor- 
pions. expofed to the hot Sun, efpecially in the Summer, 
died in a ftiort time* 
A Drachm of purified White Vitriol , injefted into the 
Crural Vein of a Dog, killed him immediately. 
Fifteen Grains of Salt cf Urine, diifolved in an Ounce 
of Water, and injefted into the Crural Vein of a Dog, 
'caft him into^fuch violent Convulfions, that we were 
afraid he would dye under them. When he had reco- 
vered himfelf a little, we repeated the Injefrion with 
the fame quantity 5. but the Dog got the better of ity, 
tho’ with, a great deal of difficulty} and perfe&ly re- 
covered. 
April the 27th, we made a Deco&ion of 2 Drachms 
of Sena in Water, and injefted warm, three Ounces of 
k into the. Crural Vein of a very fat, large, and ftrong 
