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tinal fluid, it can nevertheless be demonstrated in sufficient 

 quantity to be a possible factor in the disease. Post mortem 

 more than a liter of fluid may be present in the small intestine, 

 which would contain at least 1 gram of alcoholic precipitate, or 

 more than enough to kill a dog, weighing 10 kilograms, when 

 injected intravenously. 



