Do.
22 Full-sized fairly-nourished pariah. 10 50 33 0 12 25 0 19 21 0 21 30 0 22 15 ...
... Chloroformed with Junker's inhaler. No muzzle. The ball
being compressed 20 times in a minute. Struggled a little at
first. cornea becoming insensible very gradually. Breathing
ceased at 12m. 38s., but returned at 14m. 30s., the pulse dur-
ing this interval being very rapid. Respiration then very
shallow, but continued until 19m. 24s. after the commencement
of inhalation. Four drachms of chloroform used. Heart,
liver and venous radicles as in No. 20.
Do.
23 Half-breed Spaniel-pariah badly
nourished.
11 27 33 0 2 32 0 5 18 Not
noted
exactly.
0 8 5 ..
... Chloroformed with Junker at the rate of 40 squeezes per minute.
The pulse stopped about ½m. after the respiration ; exact time
not noted. Two drachms of chloroform used. Left ventricle
empty. Liver and venous radicles as in No. 20.
Do.
24 Half-breed black and tan pariah
well nourished.
11 47 20 0 1 27 0 7 32 0 7 49 0 9 0 ...
... Chloroformed with Junker squeezing rapidly so as to keep the
second ball distended. Respiration stopped at 4m. 26s., but
the chloroform being discontinued to listen to heart, the res-
piration returned and finally ceased after 7m. 32s. Left side
of heart almost empty and otherwise as in No. 23. 2½ drachms
of chloroform used.
Do.
25 Full-sized strong pariah ...
... 2 25 10 ...
...
•••
•••
••• Manometer experiment.
Oct. 26 26 Full-sized pariah (brown) fairly
nourished.
7 44 0 ..,,
8 32 1 8 34 0 No ces-
sation
Employed but
not timed.
Box 8 feet cubic contents, prepared as in No. 21, with eight
drachms of chloroform fully evaporated before the dog was
put in. Transferred at 8h. 19m. 30s. into another box of 9½
cubic feet contents prepared in the same way, before the dog
was put into it. with 9½ drachms of chloroform, so that the
proportion of the vapour was equal in the two boxes.
Removed from the box at 8h. 32m. Heart beating very fast,
but no pulse could he felt. Breathing returned after a few
minutes but stopped again, and was only fully restored after
artificial respiration had been employed. Dog fell down at
7h. 53m. Box changed at 8h. 19m. 30s.
Do.
27 Same dog ...
..
... ... 8 52 0 ...
9 29 0 9 31 30 9
31
50 Not employed. Repetition of the last experiment with the same dog, which
was still drunk from the previous experiment. Recovered.
Respiration returning about 1 minute after the heart was
supposed to have ceased beating. Respiration again stopped
9h. 35m. 30s. Breathing again 9h. 37m. 30s. During this
time pulse had not stopped. Cornea sensible at 9h. 38m. 30s.
Respiration 34 per minute, and the dog fully recovered even-
tually. Was lying down at the commencement, Box changed
at 9h. 22m.
Do.
28
*
Same dog ...
... ... 10 44 0 ... 11 35 0 11 35 0 ...
••• Same boxes as in the last with 8 drachms and 9½ drachms of
chloroform, respectively. Respiration gasping at 10m. 48s.
and afterwards continuously very feeble, but regularly. On
respiration ceasing at 11h. 35m., he was taken out of the box
and the pulse could not be felt and the heart, which was
beating very slowly, was thought to have stopped. He
recovered, however, wi thout artificial respiration and commenc-
ed to breathe spontaneously at 11h. 41m. Dog fell down in
box at 10h. 47m. 30s. Box opened at 11h. 23m. 30s.