TETANUS v . WOURALI. 
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recovered at the end of six hours as to get up and stand by itself. 
This experiment was more satisfactory than the previous ones, and 
the animal was restored much sooner after having a smaller dose 
of the poison administered. 
The result of these experiments was exceedingly gratifying, 
and the gentlemen who conducted them resolved to avail them- 
selves of the first opportunity to try them in tetanus or rabies, 
believing the modus operandi of the poison to be to suspend ani- 
mation, and so far to exhaust the powers of the body as to turn 
out or to destroy the hydrophobic poison. 
A horse fell, and broke both knees, so as to expose the synovial 
cavity. He was properly attended, but in process of time, as might 
be expected, tetanus appeared. It was immediately determined to 
have recourse to the wourali poison. Most of the medical gentle- 
men in Nottingham, and its neighbourhood, were present, and our 
veterinary friends, Messrs. Taylor and Cuney. Mr. Greeves, a 
truly scientific practitioner of human medicine, and whom I am 
proud to call my friend, took very careful notes of the proceedings. 
He has permitted me to have a sight of them, and I hasten to 
present my veterinary brethren with an account of so interesting 
an experiment. 
Before the commencement of the proceedings the pulse was 45, 
and the respiration 48 after having walked to the place of experi- 
menting, and during a paroxysm. 
At 12 minutes past 3 in the afternoon one point imbued with 
the wourali poison was selected. 
The incision was made. 
The pulse 44. 
The patient sighed. 
The respiration was irregular, and more frequent. 
The pulse still remains at 44. 
The animal is uneasy, and is continually moving 
about. The respiration quicker. 
The head droops, the countenance is depressed, 
and there is a sleepiness of the eyes. The re- 
spiration and the pulse both 42. The trachea 
was opened for future operation. 
Sighing frequently, and the respiration more irre- 
gular. 
The respiration is 55, and laborious. The pulse 
48, irregular, and weaker. 
There is a peculiar sleepy expression of the coun- 
tenance. The sight is imperfect or gone; he 
does not wink when straws or white paper are 
held near the eye. The spasm of the jaws is 
relaxed, and they have as much freedom as ever. 
15 minutes. 
22 
ditto. 
24 
ditto. 
27 
ditto. 
29 
ditto. 
30 
ditto. 
35 
ditto. 
46 
ditto. 
48 
ditto. 
52 
ditto. 
