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37.24 grammes, corresponding to 1980 grammes of blood. The result 

 of the experiment is therefore as follows : 



Blood which escaped from the vessels .... 5540 grammes, 

 remained in the body .... 1980 '' 



Whole quantity of blood in the living body, 7520 " 



The blood, accordingly, in these cases amounted .to 12.54 percent, of 

 the entire bodily weight ; and the body of a healthy man, weighing 65 

 kilogrammes (143 pounds avoirdupois) will contain on the average 8127 

 grammes (18 pounds) of blood. 



