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after the second injection all of the animals developed 

 the typical symptoms of shock and later died. The 

 results are summarized in Table IV. 



TABLE IV 



From these results it is apparent that chloroform is 

 the most active reagent of the three. Since shock is 

 produced by cytost liberated from the tissues it fol- 

 lows that chloroform is able to liberate the cell con- 

 tents more easily than does ether or alcohol. This re- 

 sult is of interest in view of the fact that animals 

 anesthetized for long periods with chloroform pass 

 into a state of shock more frequently than is the case 

 with the other narcotics. The results of the experi- 

 ments just discussed offer ample proof of the state- 

 ment previously made, that shock produced by 

 general anesthesia is due to the same causative factor 

 as is shock caused by other injuries. (Turck, 1903b.) 



Under general anesthesia the excretory functions 

 of the organism is impaired, hence the animal is un- 

 able to rid itself of toxins as easily as is the case when 



