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quarters of an hour before that of the 
other. 
Experiment L. 
Opium was fuffered to remain upon the 
crural nerve for ten minutes, after which, 
mechanical flimuli did not induce any 
movement. By our procefs, however, 
the leg moved, though in a languid 
manner. Mechanical ftiumli produced 
fenfible movements in the other leg, 
and ftrong ones alfo enfued from the ap¬ 
plication of the exciter. This leg lived, 
if I may be allowed the expreffion, half 
an hour longer than the other. 
I V 
Experiment LI. 
Four minutes after opium had been ap¬ 
plied to the crural nerve, the experiment 
fucceeded as well as in the other which 
had remained untouched. 
Experi- 
