POISONOUS ACTION OF ALCOHOLS UPON DIFFERENT ORG ANI6MS. -JH 1 



inv observations, however, the diiference is much greater. Allylic 

 nlcc^hol seems ro attack }>roto})lasm directly, by chemic^il affinities 

 arising' from the double Hnl^inu^ of two carbon atoms, while the 

 saturated alcohols act merely cutalxtically Ijy transferring certain 

 kinds of motions. ' 



Livinii" protoplasm seems a very delicate indicator of ditferences 

 iij chemical constitution, and when we consider how indifferent dead 

 pnjtoplasm is towards hiOst of those pois<3ns that react easily upon 

 living protoplasm, we cannot doubt for a moment but that a great 

 chemical change uuist \vd\e taken place at the moment of death in 

 the proteids of the living protojtlasm. 



In conclusion. I tender hearty thanks to Prof. Dr. 0. Loew for 

 the interest he has taken in my investigation. 



1. Therefore those alcohols have here beeu conipared only in equal weights and not in 

 equivalent quantities. 



