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in 3 c.c. of saline, and 2J c.c. of thin emulsion in administered. If 



the material is In IM- flipped, 'JO per cent glycerin mid <).. r > percent 



carbolic acid is added. 

 The uniform dose of 2 c.c. for adults, prepared as described 



al>o\r, i . ;i<lmi!n ,trml in a scries of inoculations as follows: 



I K> Ann <<r < '"in. 



lii-Ml ............ H and 7 and dayti 



Hrcond ...... . , . . 4 and H dnyH 



'I I in il ....... ii ( . . fi and 4 dnyn 



I" 'irlli ......... , , . ,'i <lny 



I nil, ........ ,,,.3 day* 



Sixth ........ , , , . 2 day* 



S.-vmil. ....... , ... , . 2 days 



I ,ir I, ill ........ , . . . I day 



\inil, ....... , , ... fidayif 



Tenth ...... ..,,,. 4 days 



I'Jrvriitli 1 iliiVH 



Tw.-mi, ....... 3 days 



n.iruwnth .......... 3dy 



hilirtrrlilli '.! 



Sixlrrnlli J <|MVH 



Srvi-nlrrnlli ...... ItdiiyM 



I'JUlllci'lllli ...... '.! illlVH 



Niiii-tiM-iil.il .......... 8 <layn 



Turntirlli : ,|MVM 



Twi'iity-flrnt ...... i i . 1 day 



According to relinhle stutisties the inorlnlity of riil)ies witlnml 

 tin- I'nsleiir trenhiieiif is iihoiit ll' per cent, with the treiittneiit 0.4(1 

 per cent. 'Puking i'llo coiisidcrjil ion only those enses in which 

 the diagnosis of rabies has been confirmed in the imimal, the 

 mortidity of the eases treated at the Pasteur Institute in I'aris 

 for the pnst ten years, which number about (M)00, has been only 

 (Ml per cent, an enormous reduction in the Hi per cent of untreated 

 eases. 



Once the symptoms of rabies have appeared the treatment is 

 iiiinviiiliii^. 



An antirabie serum has been produced by inoculating sheep 

 or horses with " fixed " virus. Its use alone is of little effect. 

 Favorable results have followed its administration in conjunction 

 with the Pasteur treatment, its use enabling the injection of (lie 

 virus to be condensed. 



