370 DIGESTION. 



were quite dark. They always had a peculiarly offensive 

 odor. 



The weight of the animal remained stationary for about 

 four days. On the sixth day (November 20th) the weight 

 began to diminish. He weighed on that day, before feeding, 

 eleven and one quarter pounds. November 22d, he weighed 

 but little over eleven pounds. November 24th, he weighed 

 ten pounds. He maintained this weight until December 1st, 

 when the weight again began to diminish. On December 6th, 

 the weight was nine pounds. On December 7th, the weight 

 was reduced to eight and a half pounds, and the strength be- 

 gan to fail manifestly. December 10th and llth, he gained 

 a little, on those days weighing nine pounds ; but after that, 

 he progressively diminished in strength and in weight until 

 death occurred, thirty-eight days after the operation. The 

 weight was then seven and a half pounds, showing a total 

 loss of four and a half pounds, or 37| per cent 



During the first nine days of the observation the animal 

 ate well, but not ravenously, taking about three-quarters of 

 a pound of beef-heart daily. On the tenth day the appetite 

 increased. He ate on that day, at one time a pound, and at 

 another, half a pound of meat. He ate on an average about 

 a pound and a half of beef-heart daily, until the day before 

 his death. During the last five or six days he seemed very 

 ravenous, and was not allowed to eat all that he would at 

 one time. At this time he was ordinarily fed twice a day. 

 He would not eat fat, even when very hungry. During the 

 last day, when too weak to stand, he attempted to eat while 

 lying down. During the last twelve days of the observation, 

 he attempted constantly to eat the faeces. 



During the last days of the experiment, when the dog 

 had become much reduced in weight, he became very cross, 

 and snapped at every animal that came near him. There 

 was never any icterus, fetor of the breath, or falling off of 

 the hair. 



A careful examination of the animal was made after 



