( 430 ) 
It was proved by laparatomy that the patient was suffering from 
cirrhosis hepatis and slight chronic peritonitis. 
Although the liquid was not chylous, we have nevertheless 
examined it in the proposed direction, because lymph from other 
parts of the body seems likewise to have the property to divide fat 
into the smallest grains. Think of GipeERt’s!) experiments; he 
repeatedly injected into the human body, not only without harm, 
but with favourable influence on the general condition 25—30 gr. 
olive—oil with 1:15 creosote. The experiments of LieuBe should 
also be remembered *). He was encouraged by the experience made 
with respect the human body, that subcutaneous injections of cam- 
phorated oil applied even in large quantities, can be borne without 
disad vantage, and consequently tried subcutaneous injections of fat 
on dogs and thus obtained a considerable deposit of fat in different 
parts of the body. 
Finally I quote the experiments of J. L. Prívosr ®) according 
to which the oil injected into the lymphbag of frogs, appears as 
tiny globules in the circulation. 
It must be taken for granted that the fat can undergo a minute 
division in the tissue spaces; otherwise mortal emboli, for instance 
in the lung-capillaries, would undoubtedly have followed these 
experiments. With regard to this it is interesting on the other hand 
that DAREMBERG *) by subcutaneous injections on rabbits and Guinea 
pigs, caused death. 
Furthermore 50 cc. of the ascites-liquid with 5 cc. of lipanine 
were shaken together. In this manner an emulsion was formed, which, 
by standing motionless and also by centrifugalizing separated itself 
into two Jayers. The upper layer examined microscopically, showed 
large fatglobules; the lower one, particles as tiny as dust, similar 
to those that are found in chyle and also in milk, the cream 
having been taken off by centrifugalizing. After that the lower 
layer was removed and once more centrifugalized. It remained 
however equaliy untransparent. 
Why had the emulsion separated itself into two layers? 
Is it because the oil contained two different kinds of fat, of 
which the one gives an emulsion as fine as dust, but not the other 
1) Compt. rend, de la Soc. de Biol. 'T. 40, 1889, p. 733. 
*) Sitzungsber. der physik. med. Gesellsch. zu Würzburg. 1895. 8. 1 no. 5. 
5) Trayaux du laboratoire de thérap. expérim. de ?Univers. de Genève, IL. 1896, p. 44, 
*) Compt. rend, de la Soc. de Biol. T.40, 1889, p. 702. 
