150 JOHN T. HALSEY 



The abotfe cited and numerous other similar observations definitely 

 prove that the ingestion of sufficiently large amounts of fresh pancreas or 

 of any good 55 pancreatic preparations will to a very considerable extent 

 increase the digestion and absorption of proteid and (but to a less extent) 

 of fat. In cases with normal HC1 secretion, it would appear advisable 

 to lessen the acidity of the stomach contents by administering large doses 

 of soda just before or at the same time with the pancreatic extract. 

 Quite possibly better results might be obtained by introducing a suspension 

 of pancreatin through the duodenal tube. 



Addendum 



Borchardt, L. ("Erhohung des Agglutininspiegels durch Organ- 

 praparate als Ausdruck leistungsteigernder Wirkunken in der Organother- 

 apie." Therap. Ilalbmonatsh., Berlin, 1920, xxxiv, 536-541) claims that 

 the administration of thyrcoidin (8 tablets on two consecutive days) 

 brings about a marvelous increase in the rapidity with which and extent 

 to which typhoid vaccines increase the agglutinative powers of the blood, 

 lie also claims similar effects from the hypodermic administration of one 

 dose of certain other endocrin preparations e. g., adrenalin, hypophysin 

 (or a combination of the two), and spermin. 



In his article on Organotherapie (Ergebn. d. Inn. Ned., Berlin, 1920, 

 xviii, p. 203) lie quotes Eosenthal as confirming his results. The far- 

 reaching significance both for theory and practice of these claims is 

 apparent. 



55 Test tube examination of commercial preparations has shown that they are often 

 inert or nearly so. 



