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the tongue, was 87°, at the axilla 89°. Frictions were used, 
and brandy mixed with water administered ; but I found on 
this, as on all future occasions, that the best mode of counter- 
acting the cold, was to apply a bladder, with hot water, to the 
pit of the stomach (the scrobiculus cordis), a fact which I 
think important : this being done, his shiverings, which be- 
fore were severe, soon ceased, and he became more comfort- 
able. Three hours afterwards, however, he had not entirely 
recovered his former heat ; but by eight at night, he was in 
all respects as usual. 
I have been very minute in detailing the circumstances un- 
der which this experiment was made ; some of the particulars 
which, at the time, I thought of little consequence, I found 
afterwards of importance. The experiment itself I determined 
to repeat as exactly as possible. 
EXPERIMENT II. 
On the next day, at the same hour, the same person was 
again immersed, as before. His pulse previously was 85, his 
heat ioo°. He had been put to bed an hour before, to save 
the time spent in undressing. The heat of the water and of 
the atmosphere 44 0 . The wind north-east, and strong. On 
this occasion, as before, there was a rapid fall of the mercury ; 
the following table will save words : 
Ther. 
Ther. 
a min. 
after immersion 89°^- 
9 min. 
after 
immersion 
95°i 
3 
- 90 2 
10 
- 
94 2 
4 
- - - 92 2 
11 
- - 
- 
95 
5 
- 94 2 
12 
- - 
95 
6 
- 95 
*3 
- 
- 
95 i 
7 
~ ~ - 95 4 
14 and 
15- 
95 
8 — r- 
95 i 
