AND ANIMAL LIFE. 57 



is the one which forms the exception to the 

 above general rule. 



EXPERIMENT X. 



Temperature of the room 54 ; of the rabbit 101 J. 



Time Minutes. Thermo, in the Rectum. Warm air. 



15 99 '- 87 3 



20 - 97* r 80 



25 */ 97 * 89 



30 - 96| - 85 



35 - 95| - 87 



40 - 95 92 



45 - 94 - 91 



50 - 92f , 47 



55 - 91J - 84 



60 91i *"* 80 



Temperature of the following rabbit 104J. Inflated 

 with cold air. Both full grown. 



Time Minutes. Thermo, in the Rectnm. 



15 - 100 



20 - 100 



25 - 99* 



SO - 98* 



35 - 97i 



40 - 96} 







45 - 



50 95 



55 - 94i 



60 93J 



In this experiment, the rabbit inflated with cold air lost 



3-4ths of a degree less than the above, a difference too 

 trifling to note. 



