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the places brushed over with Tinct. Veratri, the heaps of spores 

 likewise,, and no trace of dust from the spores was perceptible on 

 shaking these parts. Fresh mould had been generated on the 

 adjoining side which had been left unbrushed. The latter was 



then likewise brushed over, as well as the former, with Tinct. 



. 



Veratri. 



2. Numerous fresh mouldy fungi were discovered on the parts 

 which had been brushed over with Cuprum aceticum : the spores 

 raised a dust as before on brushing them over afresh. Quite the 

 same phenomena were observed. 



3. On the piece treated with Mercurius corrosivus, 



4. Aqua phagad., 



5. Solution of tannin, 



6. Solution of borax, 



7. Aqua Creosoti, 



8. Aqua Picis. 



Nowhere did a decrease of fungi become perceptible; the 

 spores raised a dust, the mould-filaments stood upright, and con- 

 tinued to fructify just like the unbrushed pieces of No. 10. 



9. On the piece treated with Unyuentum Picis, every formation 

 of fungi and fungous spores had ceased, whilst the already 

 existing fungi continued to grow. Nos. 3 to 9 were freshly 

 brushed over on that day on the old and new parts. 



June 12th. 



1. Nowhere any fresh formation of fungi. The spores formed 

 a shapeless, sticky mass. No further treatment in this case. 



2 8. The several pieces exhibited as luxuriant a formation 

 of fungi as the unbrushed pieces in No. 10. The same changes 

 were, moreover, observed as were mentioned to have been noticed 

 on the 9th of June. 



Accordingly a fresh process of brushing over was resorted to 

 on the 12th. A regular bathing of the pieces of bread in ques- 

 tion in the remedies mentioned under Nos. 2 to 8 took place, so 

 as to saturate with the solutions even the pieces of paper in which 

 the bread was wrapped up. 



No. 9 showed no trace of fungi on all the parts which had 

 been rubbed over with the solution. The ointment was therefore 

 once more applied to fresh parts, and, by preference, on fissures 

 and furrows. 



A part of No. 10 bread was also taken and treated, as No. 11, 



