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Particle of certain Poifons are infufed into the 
Blood, I had a Mind to try one Experiment, and to 
this End infufed a few Drops of our Solution into 
a cuticular Wound of a fmall Bird. This occafion'd 
hanging of the Feathers, and a Stupor , in lefs than 
io Minutes, and kill'd him in fomewhat more than 
fifteen. 
I gave about two Drachms of Sugar to another 
Bird of the fame kind, and fhortly afterwards pour'd 
a little of the Solution into its Mouthy but two 
Drops had fcarce touch'd his Tongue before the 
Creature was convuls'd, and I could with Difficulty 
lay him down before all Motion was taken away. 
I gave thefe two Birds to two Cats 5 and whether 
from eating them or not I don't pretend to fay, the 
Cats made fo uncommon a Noife the whole Night, 
that they difturb'd the Family's Reft. 
From thefe Experiments we find that the fuppofed 
Specific is of no manner of Ufe, even when the 
Poifon is only taken at the Mouth ; and from them 
it may appear probable, that our Poifon is nearly 
upon the fame Footing with white Arfenic in the 
Cure of the Tooth ach. 
Thus, Sir, having fatisfied myfelf, I thought I 
could do no lefs than give you an Account of the 
Rcfult of my Trials. If they contain'd any thing that 
could afford you any Pleafure, ten times the Trouble 
I have taken would be amply repaid 5 but as the 
Subject itfelf is far from the moft entertaining, and 
I am confcious that others may have carried it on 
to much better Purpofe, fo I have nothing to plead 
in 
