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evening, when at times two or three in close succession made a 
sort of trembling. Much duller than the evening before but 
would still move, if driven. 
At S the next morning she shook all over, her head moving 
from side to side and the spasms continuing. At some of our 
visits that day we did not see real trembling. She took some 
milk and could still climb but showed weakness. At 5 P. M. the 
breathing was slow and barely discernible. The next morning, 
Nov. 29, she had taken some milk containing extract of snake- 
root that had been boiled 1^ hours. Breathing deep but of 
normal rate — about 21 per minute. No trembling until after 
she was made to exercise. At 11:40 A. M. more trembling and 
violent paroxysms. At 12:30 Alton held her by the nape of the 
neck with her back resting in his other hand so that the legs were 
free. They quivered rapidly, continually and very plainly, the 
trembling being intensified by bending the legs with the hand. 
At 3:40 on being held the same way, trembling did not show 
at first but soon became plain in one hind leg and then in both. 
Rectal temperature 101%, the same also on Dec. 4, when the 
legs would still tremble somewhat but the eyes were normal, 
appetite good and she was active and restless. She had become 
tame and even familiar. No extract had been offered Nov. 30th 
and after that she would take no milk with it in, though her 
appetite was good. When held up some trembling could be 
seen, mostly in hind legs, as late as Dec. 7th, though in other 
respects she seemed well. She disappeared for a time and after 
her return showed no more trembling or effect of the poison 
except that she was entirely tame. She had at no time been 
given any of the snake-root except thoroughly boiled extract. 
Dec. 14. The same cat was brought to me for fixrther 
experiments. She showed no trembling or an)’thing abnormal, 
took milk readily. The next morning I offered her milk in 
which snake-root had soaked. She would not drink it although 
it had been warmed and it was left with her about two hours. 
At 10 o’clock I gave her the heart, lungs, neck and back of 
thoracic region of a ralxbit which had weighed 24 ounces and had 
died of trembles. She began eating it at once. At 1 1 :30 she 
had eaten all and apparently wanted more. At 4:15 she seemed 
eager for food but would not take milk in which snake-root had 
been soaked, but ate the meat offered — half of liver, part of 
abdominal muscle and head of same rabbit. No trembling that 
dav, but not examined after 4:15. 
At 8:10 the next morning when lifted by nape of neck, hind 
legs trembled strongly and on a second trial, the right fore leg 
also (and the left a little?). When let out of box she found 
remains of the rabbit up on a window sill and ate part of the 
stomach which w'as filled with snake-root and parts of other 
