OF ALCOHOL UPON DIGESTION. 89 



IV. 29 v, 1897. Dog. Weight 14.5 kilos. 



Introduced 200 c. c. distilled water at 9.30 A. M. 

 Contents removed at 1.15 p. M. = 3| hrs. 



Volume of fluid recovered from stomach = 206 c. c. = 103 per cent 

 of original volume.* 



Analysis of the contents gave : 



Total acidity 0.047 per cent. 



Free HC1 0.040 



Loosely combined HC1 . . 0.004 



Salts 0.003 



Total solids 0.60 



V. 2vi, 1897. Dog. Weight 10.5 kilos. 



Introduced 125 c. c. carbonated water at 9 A. M. 

 Contents removed at 12.45 p. M. = 3f hrs. 



Volume of fluid recovered from stomach = 125 c. c. = 100 per cent 

 of original volume. 



Analysis of the contents gave : 



Total acidity 0.191 per cent 



FreeHCl 0.152 



Loosely combined HC1 . . 0.014 



Salts 0.025 



Total solids 0.55 



In this experiment the C0 2 was completely absorbed. 



VI. 1 vii, 1897. Dog. Weight 10 kilos. 



Introduced 76 c. c. of 2 per cent dextrose solution at 9.10 A. M. 

 Contents removed at 12.40 p. M. = 3 hrs. 



Volume of fluid recovered from stomach = 68 c. c. = 90 per cent of 



original volume. 

 Analysis of the contents gave : 



Total acidity 0.072 per cent. 



FreeHCl 0.047 



Loosely combined HC1 . . 0.007 



Salts , . . . 0.018 



B. Experiments with strong Ethyl Alcohol : 

 VTL 17 v, 1897. Dog. Weight 23 kilos. 



Introduced 200 c. c. of 37 per cent alcohol at 10.45 A. M. 

 Contents removed at 2.15 p. M. = 3$ hrs. 



Volume of fluid recovered from stomach = 407 c. c. = 203 per cent 

 of original volume. . 



* A small quantity of saliva doubtless found its way into the stomach, as 

 the dog salivated somewhat at the beginning of the operation and the stomach 

 contents had a frothy appearance. 



