CHRONIC INTOXICATION RABBITS. 



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Rabbit 383. Belgian, female. 

 Given 1 cc of 1 per cent caffeiii for each 100 grama through stomach tube. 



' Not fed. 



August 28: Found dead at 9 a. m. Autopsy: Lungs, heart, and spleen apparently 

 normal; liver infected with coccidia; stomach apparently normal; walls of small 

 intestines injected; colon marked congestion and hemorrhagic; kidneys hemorrhagic. 



Rabbit 387 . Belgian male. 

 Given 1 cc of 1 per cent caffein for each 100 grams through stomach tube. 



i Not fed. 



September 3, found dead. Autopsy: Stomach and small intestines showed num- 

 erous hemorrhagic spots; thick coating of mucus surrounded the contents of the stom- 

 ach; bladder was greatly distended with urine; the other organs were apparently 

 normal. 

 Rabbit 388. Belgian male. 



Given 1 cc of 1 per cent caffein for each 100 grams, through stomach tube. 



i Not fed. 



August 29, found dead 9a.m. Autopsy: Heart and lungs normal ; liver and kidneys 

 engorged; stomach normal; intestines showed a catarrhal inflammation, though not 

 severe; spleen normal; walls of colon somewhat injected. 



