WEIGHTS OF THE SPLEEN OF ANIMALS. 



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and all the changes of the elements of the fluids and solids much more rapid in 

 the former than in the latter. 



To determine this point, I ascertained accurately the weights of the bodies and 

 spleens of cold and warm-blooded animals, contained in the following tables. The 

 first represents the absolute weights of the bodies and spleens, and the last the 

 relative weights of the spleen. 



Weights of the Bodies and Spleens of Animals. 



