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or intravenously, had apparently no detrimental effect upon the 

 virus of rinderpest. 



FORMALIN 



Formalin was used on account of its potent antiseptic value, 

 with the idea of destroying or attenuating the virus of rinder- 

 pest to such an extent that the animal would be able to recover. 



EXPERIMENT 20 



Dalupiri carabao 3182. — This animal was injected on Novem- 

 ber 29, 1911, with 50 cubic centimeters of virulent rinderpest 

 blood from No. 3307. 



December 3, this animal presented its first rise in temper- 

 ature, registering, in the afternoon, 40.9° C. 



December 4, administered intravenously 1,000 cubic centi- 

 meters of a 1-4,000 formalin solution in physiological salt 

 solution. 



December 6-7, not eating. 



December 8, diarrhoea, not eating. 



December 9, diarrhoea, eating little. 



December 12, temperature normal; eating; no diarrhoea. This 

 animal made a good recovery. 



EXPERIMENT 21 



Chinese bull 743 contracted rinderpest by exposure during 

 shipment between Hongkong and Manila. This animal was in 

 the last stages of rinderpest when treatment was tried. Bloody 

 diarrhoea, not eating; catchy respiration ; marked discharge from 

 nostrils; still able to stand up. 



July 14, 1917, administered intravenously 1,000 cubic centi- 

 meters of sodium chloride solution to which 5 cubic centimeters 

 of 40 per cent formalin had been added. This animal died 

 during the injection, about 600 cubic centimeters having been 

 administered when death occurred. 



EXPERIMENT 22 



Chinese bull 742 contracted rinderpest by exposure during 

 shipment between Hongkong and Manila. This animal was very 

 sick; bloody diarrhoea; not eating, but strong. 



July 14, 1917, administered intravenously 1,000 cubic centi- 

 meters of 0.85 per cent sodium chloride solution to which 1.5 

 cubic centimeters of 40 per cent formalin had been added; 

 animal withstood injection well. 



July 15, diarrhoea, not eating ; flakes of blood in faeces ; looked 

 bright. 



