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Note. — The slime was macerated in a definite quantity of physiological solution and the 

 cells determined in the suspension. All cells, however, are not released from the slime by this 

 method. 



Table XII. — Leucocytes per Gram in Slime from Commercial Milk. 



Note. — This slime was treated in the ! 



manner as in the case of certified milk. 



Further discussion of this subject will be deferred to the discussion of 

 corpuscular elements of milk, on page 196. 



The Fibrin (so-called) in Slime. 



The constituent of milk which has been designated as fibrin because it 

 responds to the methods of staining fibrin is approximately completely 

 removed, as will be gathered from the tables given later (see page 202). 



