PROTEIN FEVER 



385 



The temperature was normal the next morning. 



After an interval of 174 days this animal was treated in 

 the same way, with a fatal ending. Fig. 16 shows the curve 

 for both treatments. 



+ FIRST INJECTION 



-f DEATH 



FIG. 16. Acute fever produced in a rabbit by the intravenous injection 

 of egg-white. The continuous line represents the temperature in the non- 

 sensitized animal. The broken line represents the temperature in the 

 same animal, sensitized. 



Group IV. Each cubic centimeter of the dilution con- 

 tained 3.25 mg. of protein. 



The following is the record of No. 20: 



Time. 



9.00 A. 

 10.00 

 11.00 

 12.00 



1.00 P. 



2.00 



3.00 



4.00 



5.00 * 



Dose in c.c. 

 1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 



Temperature. 

 103.0 

 103.0 

 103.4 

 103.8 

 104.0 

 103.8 

 104.2 

 104.4 

 104.4 



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