OF ALCOHOL UPON DIGESTION. 



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II II ll II 



II II 



i. ii. in. iv. v. VL 



a. b. a. b. a. b. a. b. a. b. a. b. 

 Water. Water. Brandy. Brandy. Brandy. Brandy. 



VII. 

 a. b. 

 Gin. 



VIII. 



a. b. 



Sherry 



Diagram illustrating the relative influence of alcoholic fluids on the rate of 

 secretion and composition of human saliva. 



of saliva under such circumstances in dogs with gastric fistulas. 

 It seemed desirable, however, to examine the possible direct 

 influence of alcoholic fluids on the salivary glands and the 

 resulting secretion, when other factors were excluded as far as 

 possible. In these experiments dogs of 10 to 18 kilos were 

 used. Chloroform-ether mixture was employed to produce 



