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backs of rabbits with antiseptic precautions, aud the ends 

 of the tiiles broken off subcutaneoiisly. 



Alter I'roin two to three days tlie tubes were removed 

 and tbnnd to contain, in addition to some of the proteid, 

 several millimetres of tibrinous pus, which was examined 

 microscopically and by the preparations of cultures, which 

 invariably remained sterile. The proteid of the EBERTH 

 bacillus was found to have specially marked pyogenetic 

 properties. 



Similar experiments were made with the following crys- 

 talline substances : the butyrate and valerianate of ammo- 

 nia (each 1 per cent, solution), trimethylamin (2 per cent.), 

 ammonia ('2 per cent.), Icucin, tyrosin and glycocol (1 per 

 edit.), urea (/> per cent.), and urate of ammonia and skatol 

 (1 per cent.). Glycocol and leucin only were found to have 

 the chemotactic action, and with these this action was but 

 slight compared with that of the bacterial proteids. 



The next experiments were made with the object of 

 ascertaining whether or not proteids similar to those derived 

 from the bacteria would cause a like effect. The bacterial 

 cellular proteids resemble very closely vegetable casein 

 some of which was prepared from wheat gluten and tested 

 as above. This proteid was found to be. possessed of 

 marked chemotactic properties. The subcutaneous injec- 

 tion of sterilized preparations -of wheat-flour and ground 

 peas were also found to cause suppuration. Negative 

 results were obtained with starch and solutions of disodium 

 hydric phosphate. From this it is concluded that the active 

 agent in the flour is its casein. 



Peptone was employed without effect, while gelatin was 

 found to act energetically. Alkaline albuminates were 

 prepared from muscle, liver, lungs, and kidney by treating 

 finely divided portions of these organs with potash and pro- 

 ceeding as in the preparation of the bacterial protends. All 

 of these caused the formation of pus, and the preparations 

 from the liver were found to be specially potent. 



Similar preparations from blood and egg-yolk were 

 active, while those from fibrin and the white of egg had no 

 effect. Heini-albumose was also found to be active, and 



