ON THE NATURE OF INTESTINAL SECRETION. 
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was sewed up as usual, but the sutures gave way, and the intestines protruded 
for some time before examination. 
On examination, 
Middle loop contained 16 c. . of fluid mixed with flakes of soft mucus 
and small coagula of blood. 
Upper ,; 
Lower ,, 
Mucous membrane :— 
Middle loop 
Upper _,, 
Lower ,, 
congested. 
} each contained about } c. c. of soft glairy fluid. 
Taste I. Exhibiting the results of the tucaty-five experiments above described. 
Salt injected. 
Magnesium sulphate . 
Potassium acetate... .| 5 
MEO ENE NY bol 2:5 
Potassium chlorate 2:5 
(DAE OF ENN POE 25 
Potassium ferrocyanide} 2°5 
BEACON Mt ety Say crcs ste atone.) 2:5 
LI? eS 2 2°5 
Potassium iodide of eo 
Di® ~oe aa 5 
DSU) cee 1 
Potassium sulphate 5 
BD IREM bem pereien’ pinemwye ty s 2:5 
MOEOMI TE cee ce as 5 
Potassium tartrate... .| 2°5 
Sodium acetate ...... 2:5 
BELG forsee forstbod yo myo 619 8 5 
Sodium bicarbonate , .| 5 
Sodium chloride ..../5 
Sodium phosphate... .| 2°5 
MEME Pete cy Svs oa 580s. 5 
Sodium sulphate | 2°5 
ee 5 
Sodium tartrate...... 5 
Sodium and potassium 
SUORATETALC 6 ems 2+ 01 25, 
Experiment 26.—Sulphate of atropia. 
Quantity. | 
ail 2a Cs Cs 
Fluid found in middle loop. 
8°5 c.c. opalescent, albuminous. 
75 ,, blood-stained, turbid, albuminous. 
155 ,, turbid. 
13 ___,,_ giairy. 
9 4, muddy. 
5 _,, approximately. 
5D ,, puriform. 
13 ” 
.. 5, Intestine corroded. 
ease COD. 
8 ” 
9  ,, after filtration. 
DA og .0 batbid. 
9 ,, after filtration. 
25 ,, after filtration. 
10. , 
5 ,, after filtration. 
Oa, ditto worm pregent. 
OAS, ditto ‘about 3 mucus. 
ae) sy) to fluids 
5:5 ,, blood-stained. 
HS... oy»), mailky. 
Bsn 34 
75 ,, blood-stained. 
16 _—~«,,_- mucus.and blood. 
Series IT. 
24 c.c. saturated solution of mag- 
nesium sulphate mixed with 5 grains of sulphate of atropia were injected into 
middle loop. 
On examination, 
Middle loop contained 15-5 
after filtration. 
Upper 
Lower s } empty. 
c.c, turbid and blood-stained fluid, us 8-5 ec, 
