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ACTION OF THE BARK OF ERYTHROPHLEUM GUINENSE. 
Experiment LYI. 
Cat A. Large. 
li. in. 
12 3. Injected 30 minims liquor 
atropise subcutaneously. 
12 20. Injected 5 cub. centims. 
saturated watery solution 
and suspension of casca. 
12 30. Yomited. 
12 45. Vomitinghas been repeated 
3 or 4 times. Is lying on 
its side and cannot stand. 
It. 144. Alse nasi work- 
ing. 
12 52. Eyelids much drawn up. 
Respiration irregular. 
12 55. Gasps; seems to try but to 
be unable to vomit. Em- 
prosthotonic spasms. 
12 58. Muscular twitchings. Slow 
sighing respirations. 
Death. 
Cat A lived 38 minutes after 
injection of casca. 
Cat B. Medium. 
h. in. 
12 45. Injected 15 grs. of chloral 
hydrate and 15 minims of 
liquor atropise with 5 cub. 
centims. of casca. 
12 53. Mewing. 
12 59. Yomited twice. 
1 9. Vomited again. 
1 14. Loud violent retching, but 
no vomiting. 
1 15. Involuntary extrusion of 
fseces and urine. Died. 
Cat B lived 30 minutes. 
In this experiment the cat which had received the casca 
others. 
Cat C. Large and strong. 
h. m. 
12 40. Injected 5 cub. centims. of 
the same casca solution. 
12 49. Very restless. 
12 52. Vomited for first time. 
After this it vomited fre- 
quently, but remained 
restless. T. 37°'l. 
1 30. Died rather suddenly, with 
violent gasping and em- 
prosthotonic spasm. 
Cat C lived 50 minutes. 
alone lived longer than the 
