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were not over a large enough range of sections nor sufficiently 
controlled by actual counts of the various types of cells’’ (p. 351). 
Kocher’s work was finished in 1912, though the paper was not 
published until June, 1916 (see his footnote, p. 341). Before the 
end of 1911, I had published six papers, to four of which Kocher 
refers specifically in the text, and cites three in his bibliography 
—making an error in crediting authorship in that. 
He then proceeds to juggle quotations to support his conten- 
tion. As in any scientific writings, certain statements of small 
numerical amount, treating of finer detail or representing very 
preliminary work, are available. For example, he cites from 
my second paper (Journal of Medical Research, vol. 21, 104): 
‘‘Measurements were made of five cells of each type in two 
anemia experiments, one a fatal resuscitation, the other a repeated 
hemorrhage.”’ Meagre data surely, and it reads as convine- 
ingly as a wilfully isolated text from the Bible. Only my next 
sentence, which he does not cite, happens to read: ‘‘Since the 
results are the same as for shock, the number is considered suf- 
ficient for the present purpose,’ and the context goes on to 
enumerate the detailed identity. While not stated in words of 
one syllable, it conveys the impression to my mind at least of 
a constancy of dimension for each type, even for five cells. 
This is not all of the same thing, but it is enough. I leave the 
verdict to those disinterested. 
EXPERIMENTAL DATA 
In imitation of Kocher’s experiment on normal activity, two pup- 
pies were chosen. They were females, from the same litter, weighing 
2.7 and 2.5 kilograms, and a few days over three months old. One, 
the larger, was led on a fast walk over a country road course previously 
measured by a Stewart odometer on a Hudson motor car. It was de- 
sired to imitate Kocher’s very fast pace of fifteen miles in three and 
one-half hours, but my two puppies had never been beyond the con- 
fines of the six foot square cage in which they were born and so lacked 
training. The animal trotted along willingly enough after it learned 
what was wanted of it, but though short rests were allowed, the pace 
was too fast, and before two hours it began to show distress. After 
two hours and ten minutes it refused absolutely to walk any further. 
The actually measured distance in my experiment was a trifle over 
six miles. It was then carried to the laboratory, and just as Kocher’s 
dog, killed less than one hour after the exercise ceased. 
