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dilators were employed. The flefh of the 
latter dog was of a loofe texture, and he 
emitted an intolerable flench. 
Experiment LXXIII. 
A cat having received a blow on the- 
head, died in a few minutes, and afforded 
to the condu&or only fome very feeble 
figns of vitality. There was not any fen- 
fible change in the mufcles. 
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Experiment LXXIV. 
The brain of a frog being laid bare and 
irritated, the animal foon died convulled. 
To afcertain if its vitality was impaired, 
I employed the ufual means, without be¬ 
ing aware of any difference. 
Experiment LXXV. 
Of feveral frogs, the brain of which 
had beet* flightly injured, fome became 
convulfed, others were rendered paralytic, 
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