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PllOCEEDINdS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



VOL. XXX. 



Presmdliii': One-third saturated solution of alum, vithS per cent formalin {3 c. c.jjenjram). 



[Condition of brain: Medium.] 



a At 6 c. e. per gram. 

 [Krain weighed daily. Received June 13, 1905. Original weight, 108 grams.] 



At the end of 

 day. 



Absolute 

 weight. 



First 



Second 



Third 



Fourth 



Si.xtli 



Seventh" 



Eighth 



Ninth 



Tenth 



Eleventh 



Twelfth 



Thirteenth 



Fourtei'Uth 



Fifteenth 



Sixteentli 



Seventeenth 



Eighteenth 



N'inetcenth 



Twentieth 



Twenty-tirst 



Twenty-second . 

 Twentytliird . .. 

 Twentv-fourth.. 



Twentv-fifth 



Twent'y-si.xth ... 

 Twenty-seventh 



Grams. 



112.0 



110.0 



lOS. 5 



lOs.O 



105.0 



103. 5 



103.0 



102.5 



101. 5 



100.0 



100.2 



98.5 



97.5 



97.5 



97.5 



96.6 



95.5 



95. 5 



95.0 



94.2 



94.0 



94.0 



94.0 



93.5 



93.5 



92.5 



Per cent 



of 

 original 

 weight. 



103. 70 

 101.85 

 100.46 

 100. 00 

 97. 22 

 95. 83 

 95. 37 

 94.91 

 93.98 

 92.59 

 92. 78 

 91. 20 

 90.28 

 90. 28 

 90. 28 

 89. 44 

 88.42 

 88. 42 

 87.96 

 87. 22 

 87. 04 

 87.04 

 87.04 

 86. 57 

 86. 57 

 85.65 



Change in 

 percentage 

 of original 



weight 

 from day 



to day. 



+3.70 

 -1.85 

 -1.39 



- .46 

 -2. 78 

 -1.39 



- .46 



- .46 



- .93 

 -1.39 

 + .19 

 -1. 58 



- .92 

 ± .00 

 + .00 



- .84 

 -1.02 

 ± .00 



- .46 



- .74 



- .18 

 ± .00 

 ± .00 



- .47 

 ± .00 



- .92 



At the end of 

 (lay. 



Twenty-eighth 

 Twenty-ninth . 



Thirtieth" 



Thirty-tirst .... 

 Thirty-.second . 

 Thirtv-third... 

 Tliirtv-fourlh.. 



Thirty-fifth 



Tliirty-sixth ... 

 Tliirtv-sevenlli 

 Tliirty-eighth . 

 Thirtv-ninth .. 



Fortieth 



Forty-first 



Forty-second . . 



Forty-third 



Fortv-fourtli... 



Fortv-fifth 



Forty-sixth.... 

 Forty-seventh . 

 Forty-eighth .. 

 Fortv-ninth ... 



Fiftieth 



Fif tv-tirst 



Sixty-tir.st 



Sixty-eighth... 



.\bsolnte 

 weight. 



Grams. 

 92.0 

 92.5 

 92.0 

 90.5 

 90.0 

 90.0 

 89.5 

 89.0 

 88.5 

 88.5 

 88.5 

 88.0 

 87.5 

 87.3 

 87.0 

 87.0 

 86.5 

 86.5 

 86.5 

 86.0 

 86.0 

 86.0 

 86.0 

 86.0 

 85.5 

 84.0 



Per cent 



of 

 original 

 weight. 



85.19 

 85. 65 

 85.19 

 83.79 

 83.33 

 83.33 

 82. 87 

 82.41 

 81.94 

 81.94 

 81.94 

 81.48 

 81.02 

 80.83 

 80. 55 

 80. 55 

 80.09 

 80.09 

 80.09 

 79.63 

 79. 63 

 79. 63 

 79. 63 

 79.63 

 79.17 

 77.78 



Change in 

 percentage 

 of original 



weight 

 from day 



to day. 



-0.46 

 -I- .46 



- .46 

 -1.40 



- .46 

 r^ .00 



- .46 



- .46 



- .47 

 + .00 

 ± .00 



- .46 



- .40 



- .19 



- .28 

 ± .00 



- .46 

 ± .00 

 ± .00 



- .46 

 _^ .00 

 4 .00 

 ± .00 

 + .00 



- .46 

 -1.39 



a Change of solution. 



