206 SOME EXPERIMENTS WITH THE 
EXPERIMENT V.—Saliva of several bites was collected, November 14, and dissolved in about ten 
minims of water per bite. November 16 there was a marked odor of decay. November 23 the odor of 
putrescence was very strong and the liquid appeared muddy with a slight sediment. At 2.31 P.M., ten 
minims were injected under the skin in axilla of pigeon whose temperature at 2.29 (when frightened ) 
was 106°. 
2.35-36. Respirations 35. 
2.40. Temperature 105°. 
2.44-45, Respirations 32. 
3.09. Temperature 104°. 
3.10-11. Respirations 32. 
3.28-29. Respirations 32. 
3.31. Temperature 104°. Repeated injection. 
3.33-34, Respirations 34. 
3.55—06. Respirations 32. 
4,21—22. Respirations 33. 
November 24, ete. Still perfectly well. 
EXPERIMENT VI.—December 1, 1896. Injected forty minims of solution used in experiment V 
under skin of legs and wing of pigeon at 12.45 P.M. 
4.30. Still no effect. 
December 2. Well. 
The Effect of Drying.—That drying does not affect the power of the venom was 
shown by the following experiment, although the dose was too small to cause death. 
EXPERIMENT VII.—December 1, 1896. A small quantity of the solution used in experiments II, 
III and IV, having been dried, was redissolved in water and injected subcutaneously in a pigeon at 
3.40 P.M. 
4,10. Respiration slightly forced. 
4.30. Cannot walk well. 
4.45. Very ‘‘ tame;’’ respiration forced. 
December 2. Pigeon recovered. 
The Effect of Alcohol—When alcohol is added toa water solution of saliva, the solu- 
tion becomes opalescent, as when boiled. This change in color is probably due to the 
formation of a finely divided albuminous coagulate. It is not removed by filtration 
through paper. Alcohol does not influence the action of the venom. 
EXPERIMENT VIII.—About twenty minims of the solution used in experiments IJ, III, 1V and VII 
was mixed with an equal quantity of ninety-five per cent. alcohol, November 14. About half of this had 
evaporated when ten minims of the remainder were mixed with ten of water and thrown down the throat 
of a pigeon at 11.25 A.M., November 18. ; 
11.46. Seems well. 
2.15 P.M. No effect. 
