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beating very fast, over 200. Lachrymation and salivation; 
respirations 48 ; temperature 101°'6. Applied heat. 11a.m. — 
Pulse 140, good ; respirations 48 ; temperature 102 o- 3. 
Dilatation of the pupils and micturition in response to gal¬ 
vanism. Lachrymation and salivation. Noon.—Pulse 180, 
good; respirations 44; temperature 104°6. Dilatation of the 
pupils and micturition in response to galvanism. 1 p.m. — 
Pulse 186; respirations 42; temperature 103°. Slight dilatation 
of the pupils in response to galvanism. 2 p.m.— Pulse about 
200; respirations 44; temperature 102°'5. Dilatation of the 
pupils only in response to galvanism. 3 p.m. —Pulse 200 ; 
respirations 44 ; temperature 102 o, 5. Dilatation of the pupils 
in response to galvanism, as also slight micturition ; lachry¬ 
mation and salivation still going on. Applied more heat. 
4 p.m. —Pulse 200 ; respirations 44 ; temperature 102 o- 9. No 
response to galvanism. 5p.m.— Pulse 200; respirations 44; 
temperature 102 o- 5. A very small quantity of urine was passed 
in response to galvanism; lachiymation and salivation still 
going on. Applied more heat. 6 p.m.— Pulse 200 ; respira¬ 
tions 4S ; temperature 103°. 7 p.m. —Pulse 200; respirations 
44; temperature 103°. 8 p.m. —Pulse very quick ; respirations 
44; temperature 103°. 9.30 p.m. —Pulse very quick; respira¬ 
tions 44; temperature 102 o- 3. 11 p.m.— Pulse very quick; 
respirations 44 ; temperature 102°.. Midnight.—Temperature 
102°'2 ; respirations 36 ; pulse too quick to count. 
August 9th. — 1 a.m. —Pulse beating too quickly to count ; 
respirations 44 ; temperature 102°. 2 a.m.— Pulse the same; 
respirations 36 ; temperature 102°. 3 a.m. —Pulse too quick to 
count; respirations 36; temperature 101 o, 6. 4 a.m.— Pulse 
beating too rapidly to count; respirations 40 ; temperature 
101 o- 2. Applied more heat. Passed a very small quantity of 
urine in response to galvanism. Lachrymation and salivation 
going on. 5 a.m. —Pulse beating about the same ; respirations 
40; temperature 102 o- 2. Applied more heat. 6a.m. —Pulse 
the same; respirations 40; temperature 102 °' 6 . Lachryma¬ 
tion and salivation still going on. 7 a.m. —Heart beating very 
rapidly, and is very weak. Respirations 40; temperature 102°T. 
Passed a small quantity of urine in response to galvanism. 
8 a.m. —Heart beating very quickly, but with more force ; 
respirations 36; temperature 103°'6. Removed the artificial 
heat. Passed a very large quantity of urine in response to the 
galvanic current. 9 a.m. —Heart beating very feebly; tem¬ 
perature 102°T ; respirations 44. Applied heat to the body, as 
also galvanism. No response. 10 a.m.—H eart beating feebly; 
temperature 103 o- 9. 11.5 a.m. —Pleart stopped; temperature 
104°'l. The heart continued to beat for twenty-six hours and 
fifteen minutes after the commencement of artificial respira¬ 
tion. 
Experiment No. 14. 
August 11th, 6.24 a.m. —Hypodermically injected two and a 
half grains of dried Cobra poison. The Dog was rather small. 
6.35 a.m.— Temperature 102°'4. 7 a.m.— Temperature 102 o, S.. 
7.13 a.m. —Convulsed. Commenced artificial respiration. The 
beating of the heart was at this time intermittent, with long inter¬ 
vals, and with very little force. 7.26 a.m. —Temperature 102°'5. 
8 a.m. —Temperature 100°'8; respirations 52 ; pulse very weak 
and quick ; no response to galvanism, not even dilatation of the 
pupils. 9 a.m. —Temperature 102 o, 5; pulse 200, weak ; respira¬ 
tions 56; no reflex action. 10 a.m. —Temperature 102°‘8; 
heart beating very rapidly; respirations 44. Slight dilatation 
of the pupils in response to galvanism. 1 1 a.m. —Heart beating 
very rapidly; temperature 103°T ; respirations 44. Noon.-— 
Heart beating feebly and quickly ; temperature 102°9 ; respi¬ 
rations 48. No reflex action. 1 p.m.— -Heart beating as before; 
temperature 102°'8; respirations 44. 2 p.m. —Temperature 
101°'6 ; respirations 36 ; heart beating as before. One or two 
drops of urine passed in response to galvanism. 3 p.m. — 
Respirations 44; temperature 103°'8 ; heart beating as before. 
4 p.m. —Respirations 48 ; heart as before. 5 p.m. —Respirations 
44 ; temperature 102°-6 ; heart beating as before, too quickly 
to count. 6 p.m. —Respirations 48; temperature 103°’2 ; heart 
beating very rapidly, but without force. No reflex action. 
7 p M. —Temperature 101 o, 8 ; heart beating very feebly. 8T5 
p.m.— Temperature 103°9 ; heart beating very feebly. 10 p.m._ 
The heart ceased to beat, fourteen hours and forty-seven minutes 
after the commencement of artificial respiration. 
Experiment No. 15. 
8.29 a.m. —Temperature of the Dog 102°2. 8.30 a.m. — 
Hypodermically injected two and a half grains of Cobra poison 
into the Dog’s thigh. 8.38 a.m. — 1 Temperature 102 o, 2. 8.50 
a.m.— Temperature 102 °-9. 9 a.m.— Temperature 102 o, 6. 9.15 
a.m. —Temperature 102°‘5. 9.20 a.m. —Convulsed. Commenced 
artificial respiration. The pupils were widely dilated, and the 
heart was beating very slowly. The pupils became natural; 
convulsions ceased, and the heart began to beat somewhat more 
regularly. 9.30 a.m. —Temperature 101°-4. Still apparently 
sensible. 9.37 a.m. —Starts on a loud noise being made, and 
becomes universally convulsed. 9.42 a.m.— The eyes ceased to 
be sensitive. 10 a.m. —Pulse over 200, not very strong; tem¬ 
perature 100°'9 ; respirations 48. Dilatation of the pupils in 
response to galvanism. Noon.—Temperature 103° ; respira¬ 
tions 56; pulse better, 160. The irides act by galvanism. 
2 p.m. —Temperature 103°T ; heart beating very rapidly and 
somewhat feebly. Pupils still dilate by galvanism ; respira¬ 
tions 56. Lachrymation and salivation have been going on, 
but not very profusely. 4 p.m. —Pulse 200 ; respirations 40; 
temperature 101°'9 ; no reflex action. Applied heat. 6 p.m.— 
Respirations 48 ; pulse beating very feebly, 200; temperature 
103°'l. No reflex action. 7.30 p.m. —Temperature 103°‘5; 
pulse 200 , pretty strong ; respirations 48. Slight dilatation of 
the pupils in response to galvanism. Midnight.—Pulse 200 ; 
respirations 44; temperature 101 °' 6 . 2 p.m. —Respirations 48 ; 
pulse 200 ; temperature 100°'9 ; no reflex action. 4 a.m. —Tem¬ 
perature 99°'8 ; heart beating pretty steadily, 108; respirations 
44 ; no reflex action. Applied heat. 5.45 a.m. —Heart ceased 
to beat, twenty hours and twenty-five minutes after artificial 
respiration was commenced. 
Experiment No. 16. 
August 14th.—Normal temperature 102 °. 7.40 a.m. —Hypo¬ 
dermically injected two and a half grains of Cobra poison into the 
thigh of a Dog. 7.50 a.m. —Temperature 102°T. 8.5 a.m. — 
Temperature 102°'2. 8.15 a.m. —Temperature 102°. 8.30 a.m. — 
Temperature 102 °' 2 ; defecation; convulsed. Commenced artificial 
respiration. 8.40 a m. —Temperature 101° 8 . 8.50 a.m. —Reflex 
action in response to galvanism. 10 a.m.— Temperature 100 °' 2 ; 
respirations 56; heart beating rapidly. Micturition, slight 
tremor, and dilatation of the pupils in response to galvanism. 
11 a.m. —Pulse 180; temperature 101 o- 9; respirations 44. 
Micturition and dilatation of the pupils by galvanism. Noon.— 
Pulse 140 ; respirations 48 ; temperature 101 0, 5. Pupils dilate 
with a weak current of galvanism. 1 p.m. —Pulse 180 ; tem¬ 
perature 104°; respirations 48; slight dilatation of pupils 
with galvanism. Removed the heat. 2 p.m. —Respirations 
44; pulse 194; temperature 102 o- 5. Dilatation of pupils and 
micturition with galvanism. 4 p.m. —Respirations 44 ; pulse 
200 ; temperature 101°-8 ; micturition by galvanism. Applied 
heat. 6 p.m. —Respirations 48 ; pulse over 200; temperature 
104°'6; no reflex action. Removed the heat. 7 p.m. — 
Respirations 44 ; pulse over 200; temperature 104°'3 ; it had 
been 104°‘8; dilatation of pupils and micturition by galvanism. 
9 p.m. —Pulse 200; temperature 101°‘2; respirations 40. 
Micturition in response to galvanism. 11 p.m.— Respirations 
44; temperature 102 o- 8 ; dilatation of pupils and micturition 
in response to galvanism. 1p.m. —Respirations 44 ; pulse over 
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