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 he trembled as before, but in a little Time he appeared easy and lively.

Imagining that these small Quantities lost their Power, during the Intervals of giving them, in ten Minutes after his taking the former Dose, we poured down his Throat two Ounces and a half at once. He immediately tumbled on his Back convulsed, and tumbled over three or four times, but quickly returned to his Feet. He staggered, his Eyes stared, and he sate down like a Dog that is tired. At length he shut his Eyes, his Neck became extended, and we apprehended he was falling into Convulsions; but instead thereof he vomited a vast Quantity of indigested Chyle, in which appeared a great Portion of the Infusion; after which he seemed to be perfectly recovered.

XVI. In about twenty-five Minutes after this we gave the same Dog by the Mouth two Ounces of the Juice expressed from Laurel-Leaves, and in about ten Minutes more another Ounce was given him in the same Manner. In a few Minutes he began to lose the Use of his hinder Legs, but he quickly recovered them. Upon his taking another Ounce soon after the former, he fell into a great Difficult of Breathing, and yelled much. After this he was seized with very strong Convulsions, which affected his lower Jaw and hinder Legs most remarkably.

In about the Space of five Minutes these Convulsions were succeeded by an entire Resolution of all the Limbs. He breathed with great Difficulty, and very slowly. No Appearance of Expiration. Sometimes we observed two Attempts at Inspiration without Intermission, or closing of the Mouth. At other