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I have therefore carried two series of experiments in the fol- 

 lowing manner. One half of the litter received biscuit and 

 olive oil, while the other half received Sudan III in addition. 

 The amount of oil given was the same in both series. The results 

 show, table 1, that the olive oil alone does not modify the growth 

 of the body and, furthermore, the organs in the controls were 

 not at all modified (table 4) . The growth of the rats, fed with 



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20 



30 DAYS 



Chart 2. Showing the effect of feeding a small quantity of SudanjUI on the 

 growth of the young albino rats. Series VIII. 



O O Control • • Experimented 



biscuit plus oil and the rats fed with biscuit plus oil and Sudan 

 III is shown in chart 3. I am therefore confident that the olive 

 oil alone, as here used, is not toxic to the growing rat when 

 given to the amount of 1 to 2 cc. per rat per day. It must be 

 stated, however, that I have not yet tested the rat with higher 

 doses of olive oil. 



