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Authority. 76, John M. Walker, Inaug. Diss., Phil., 1803, experiment on pulse.

One grain pulv. Cort. per. rub.: Pulse 66, natural, on taking ; no change (after five minutes); 67, full (after ten and fifteen minutes); 68, full and tense (after twenty minutes) ; 69, full and tense (after twenty-five and thirty minutes) ; 70, full and tense (after thirty-five minutes) ; strong and regular (after forty to seventy minutes) ; 71 (after forty-five and fifty minutes) ; 72 (after fifty-five and sixty minutes); 71, slight headache (after seventyfive minutes); 70, full (after eighty-five minutes); 68, full (after ninetyfive minutes); 67, nearly natural (after one hundred and five minutes).

12 grains of resin of P. hark ; Pulse 64, natural, on taking ; full and regular (after five to twenty-five minutes); 65 (after ten minutes) ; 66 (after fifteen minutes); 68 (after twenty and twenty-five minutes); full and tense (after thirty to forty-five minutes); 68 (after thirty minutes) ; 69 (after thirty-five and forty minutes); 70 (after forty-five minutes) ; regular (after fifty to sixty minutes); 71 (after fifty minutes) ; 72 (after tilty-five and sixty minutes) ; full, face flushed (after sixty-five to eighty minutes) ; 73 (after sixty-five and seventy minutes); 70 (after seventy-five minutes); 66 (after eighty minutes); 65, diminished in fulness (after eighty-five and ninety-five minutes).

12 grains extract of P. bark. .Pulse, 66, natural, on taking; 60, full and strong (after five minutes); 67 (after ten minutes); 68 (after fifteen minutes) ; 69 (after twenty to thirty minutes) ; full (after thirty-five to sixty-five minutes); 70 (after thirty-five and forty minutes); 72 (after forty five to fifty-five minutes) ; 71, full and tense (after sixty minutes) ; 70, full aud tense (after sixty-five minutes); 68, diminished in strength (after seventy-five minutes) ; 67 (after ninety-five minutes).

12 grains gum of P. bark: Pulse 72, natural, on taking; no change (after five minutes) ; 73, fuller (after ten minutes) ; 75, fuller (after fifteen aud twenty minutes); tense (after twenty-five to thirty-five minutes) ; 77 (after twenty-five minutes) ; 78 (after thirty minutes) ; 80 (after thirty-five minutes); fuller and stronger (after forty to fifty-five minutes) ; 81 (after forty minutes) ; 82 (after forty-five to fifty-five minutes); full (after sixty to seventy minutes'); 80 (after sixty minutes) ; 79 (after sixty-five minutes) ; 76 (after seventy minutes) ; 75 (after seventy-five minutes).

2 ounces decoction of P. bark: Pulse 72, natural, on taking; 62, soft (after five minutes); 63, soft (after ten minutes) ; 65 (after fifteen and twenty minutes) ; fulness (after twenty to thirty minutes) ; 67 (after twentyfive minutes); 68 (after thirty minutes); considerable tension (after forty to seventy minutes); 69 (after forty minutes); 71 (after fifty minutes); 72 (after sixty minutes); 73 (after seventy minutes); 71 (after seventyfive minutes) ; tense, with flushing of the face (after seventy-five to ninety minutes) ; 77 (after eighty minutes); 69 (after ninety minutes) ; 66, full (after one hundred minutes).

2 ounces infusion of P. bark: Pulse 64, natural, on taking; no change (after five minutes); 66 (after ten minutes) ; 68 (after fifteen minutes); 69, fuller (after twenty minutes); 70, fuller (alter twenty-five minutes); 72 (after thirty minutes) ; tension increased (after thirty to fifty minutes) ; 73 (after forty minutes); 76 (after sixty to seventy-five minutes); full and tense (after sixty to eighty minutes) ; 74 (after eighty and eighty-five minutes) ; full (after eighty-five and ninety minutes) ; 73 (after ninety minutes) ; 66 (alter one hundred minutes),’®.