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was suspended in hypertonic Ringer, the glove gained in 

 weight during the first hour of its suspension (experiments 

 509 and 511). This gain in weight, however, was succeeded 

 by a loss, which was followed by a gain that continued 



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through the remaining period of the experiment. It is evi- 

 dent that the initial and temporary gain in weight observed 

 in experiments 509 and 511 could not be accounted for on 

 the grounds of differences in osmotic pressure, but was more 

 probably due to the presence of water absorbed by the skin 

 itself. This temporary gain followed by a temporary loss in 



