OF ALCOHOL UPON DIGESTION. 119 



DATA SHOWING DISAPPEARANCE OF ALCOHOL FROM 

 UNLIGATED STOMACH. 



I. Dog, with gastric fistula. 



a. 3.45 p. m. Introduced 50 c.c. 20 per cent alcohol into stomach. 

 4.15 " Removed gastric contents = 40 c.c. No alcohol found. 



b. 3.15 " Introduced QQ c.c, 25 per cent alcohol. 



3.45 " Removed gastric contents = 20 c.c. No alcohol found. 



c. 2.40 " Introduced 125 c.c. 20 per cent alcohol. 



3.10 " Removed a portion of gastric contents. Free HC1 = 0.072 



per cent. Small amount of alcohol present. 



IL Dog of 18 kilos, employed in a salivary experiment. In the course of 

 the latter the animal received at intervals ^5 c.c. absolute alcohol diluted 

 with water. Two hours after last portion was given the stomach contents 

 (200 c.c) were removed. They contained 1.1 grms. alcohol. 



III. Dog of 18 kilos. Salivary experiment. At intervals were given 70 c.c. 

 absolute alcohol diluted with water. One and one-third hours after last 

 portion (40 c.c.) was given the stomach contents (360 c.c.) contained 

 94 grms. alcohol. 



IV. Dog of 14 kilos. Salivary experiment. 140 c.c. absolute alcohol diluted 

 with water were given in three portions. Three-fourths of an hour after 

 the last portion (50 c.c.), the stomach contents (450 c.c.) contained 24.6 

 grms. alcohol. 



V. Dog of 10 kilos. Salivary experiment. 120 c.c. whiskey, containing 

 50 per cent of alcohol, were given in two portions. Four and one-half 

 hours after the last portion (60 c.c.) the stomach contents (170 c.c.), con- 

 tained 2.7 grms. alcohol. 



VI. Dog. Salivary experiment. 135 c.c. brandy, containing about 50 per 

 cent of alcohol, were given in two portions. Two hours after last portion 

 (75 c.c.), the stomach contents (240 c.c.) contained 8.8 grms. alcohol. 

 VII. Dog of 10 kilos. Salivary experiment. S50 c.c. wine, containing 5.15 per 

 cent alcohol, were given in two portions. One and one-half hours after 

 last portion (200 c.c.), the stomach contents (190 c.c.) contained 5.5 grms. 

 alcohol. 



It is of interest to note that the large volumes of fluid (170-450 c.c.) found 

 in the stomach in Experiments II.-VIL correspond with the data already 

 presented with reference to the increased secretion of gastric juice due to 

 alcohol and alcoholic beverages. 



SUMMARY. 



Some of the more important conclusions to be drawn from 

 the results of the experiments reported in the preceding pages 

 may be advantageously summarized here. 



Upon the secretion of saliva, the presence of strong alcohol 

 or an alchoholic beverage in the mouth has a direct stimu- 



