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the first examination of .the preservative period. In the case of No. 5 

 they occur in the fore period, disappear in the first examination of 

 the preservative period, reappear in the third and fourth examina- 

 tions, and then disappear until the final examination. They are fairly 

 abundant in the case of No. 6 in the fore period, disappear at the 

 second examination of the preservative period, reappear at the third 

 and fourth examinations of the preservative period, and then disap- 

 pear until the after period. The influence of the preservative, if any, 

 in this case seems to be irregular. It appears to have some influence 

 in increasing the oxalate of lime crystals in the case of No. 3 and 

 decreasing them in the case of No. 2, while its influence is irregular 

 in the other instances. These data do not afford any basis" for a defi- 

 nite conclusion. 



Crystalline phosphates. No phosphates are found in the cases of 

 Nos. 1 and 6. In the case of No. 2 they are found in the fore period 

 and after period, but do not occur in the preservative period. In the 

 case of No. 3 they are found irregularly in the fore and preservative 

 periods. They also occur irregularly in the case of No. 4. In the 

 case of No. 5 the preservative seems to have had an influence in pro- 

 ducing crystalline phosphates, since the only occurrence thereof is in 

 the preservative period, and at one time they occur in abundance. 

 They, however, immediately disappear and are not found again. The 

 data, therefore, are not conclusive in this case of any definite action of 

 the preservative in influencing the number of crystalline phosphates. 



Amorphous phosphates. These are not found at all in the cases of 

 Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6. They occur in abundance in the fore period 

 in the case of No. 3, in very great abundance in the first preserva- 

 tive period, disappear for a time, and then recur in one instance, after 

 which they are not found again. The preservative appears to have 

 had an influence in diminishing the amount of amorphous phosphates 

 appearing in the case of No. 3. 



Epithelium cells. These appear regularly in all cases. In the case 

 of No. 1 they are more abundant during the preservative period. In 

 the case of No. 2 there seems to be no definite relation between the 

 administration of the preservative and the variations in the number of 

 epithelium cells, and the same is true of Nos. 3, 4, 5, and 6. The data 

 therefore show in the case of No. 1 only, a definite influence on the 

 part of the preservative, and this influence might perhaps be attributed 

 to some other cause. 



Leucocytes. These bodies are found in all cases. In the cases of 

 Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 they appear to be more numerous during the 

 preservative period, while in the case of No. 5 there is no definite basis 

 for drawing any conclusion. In general, the data seem to show a slight 

 influence of the preservative in increasing the number of leucocytes. 



Red Hood cells. Red blood cells are found in only two instances, in 

 neither case abundant. 



