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is a dying on great scale of living lower organisms. In the rest of 
the large intestine and the Rectum in not one case increase is 
observed, in most cases on the contrary, a continuous dying away. 
From the Duodenum down to the Rectum nowhere an increase of 
bacteria; mostly from beginning to end throughout the intestinal canal 
a continuous annihilation of the living bacteria. Bacteria are in 
the intestines of a rabbit as an army passing through the country 
of the enemy, being continually decimated. 
In the Coecum, Processus vermiformis, and Colon adschendens 
the greatest mortality by far is observed. This may be nearer 
pointed out if, using one and the same dilution, the living organ- 
isms present in the different parts of the intestinal canal are comp- 
ared. The after-action of the influences which during the life of the 
animal provide for the extermination of the bacteria in the intestinal 
canal, also proves to be most vigorous in the Coecum, Processus 
vermiformis, and Colon adschendens. 
TABLE VII. 
ze Parts of the 5 3 a gE 5 § ape ea thatthe orginal 
2 = intestine. | Qe iS a 7 a a =| of contents. nom oF ns 
8. |Duodenum and Jejun.|9'/, hours) 1:33 bnn 96 384 
Tleum. id. 1:33 |Lon2mers 673 1.346 
| Coecum, etc. id. ia: 6 427 93 
Largeintest.andRect.| id. | 1:33 15 1 „195 79 
7. |Duod. and Jejunum.) 20 hours} 1:11 {fon2megrs 21.000 42.000 
Ileum. id. 4-46 3 243.000 81.000 
Coecum, etc. id. 4 At 16 108.000 6.750 
Largeintest.andRect.| id. 1:11 10 130.000 13.000 
5. |Duod. and Jejunum. 24 hours{ 1:11 |fon3mgrs} 2.660.000 7.980.000 
Tleum. id. £51% 19 1.543.000 81.000 
Coecum, etc. id. Katt 70 726.000 10.300 
Large intest.and Rect.) id. {iii 25 1.831.000 73.000 
Notwithstanding in most cases more living organisms per mgr. 
are originally to be found in the Coecum than in the other parts 
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