818 



REPORT — 1897. 



leaving the experimental loop of intestine have been occluded by ligature. 

 Experiments III. and IV.) 



Experiment I. 



Dog, 17'5 kilos. 80 cm. loop of gut. Duration of experiment, 1 Iiour. 



Organic Solids iDorganic Solids 

 Iiitrodiioed 50 c.c. of own serum holding . 3 3500 grms. -4500 grm. 

 Uncovered 22 c.c. of serum holding . . 2-3474 grms. -1870 grm. 



Absorbed during the Hour. 



Water 28 c.c. i.e. 56-00 per cent. 



Organic Solids 1-0026 grms. i.e. 29-92 per cent. 



Inorganic Solids -2630 grm. i.e. 58-45 per cent. 



Fressures in mm. of Mercury. 



Time Vein Gut 

 12.0 Start 



12.5 18-4 5-0 



12.10 161 50 



12.20 16-1 60 



12.30 ■ 15-0 5-5 



12.40 15-4 4-5 



12.50 13-5 4-0 



1.0 Stop 



Lower ings of Freezing-point. 



Introduced Serum Removed Serum Serum of Dog at end 



of Experiment 

 A =-598 A =-528 A=-608 



(See 



Experiment II. 

 Dog, 20 kilos. 80 cm. loop of gut. Duration of experiment, 1 hour, 



Organi'i Solids 



Introduced 50 c.c. of own serum holding . 3-4350 grms. 

 Recovered IBS c.c. of serum holding . 2-U616 grms. 



Inorganic Soli^ 



-1550 grm. 



•1628 grm. 



Water 



Organic Solids . 



Inorganic Solids 



Time 



125 



12.10 



12.20 



12.30 



12.40 



12.50 



1.0 



1.5 



Absorbed during the Hour. 



. 31-5 c.c. 



. 1-3704 grms. 



. -2922 grm. 



Pressures in mm. of Mercury. 

 Vein 



i.e. 6300 per cent, 

 i.e. 39-89 per cent, 

 i.e. 64-22 per cent. 



Gut 



Start 



Stop. 



liowerings of Freezing-point. 



Introduced Serum Removed Serum Serum of Dog at end 



of Experiment 

 A = -593 A = -550 A = -600 



Experiment III. 

 Dog, 22 kilos.- 80 cm. loop of gut. Duration of experiment, 1 hour. 



