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From the results obtained in experiments 37 and 38 it will be 

 noted that the deep intramuscular injections of salicylate of 

 mercury had no detrimental effect upon the virus of rinderpest. 

 From the results obtained in experiments 39 and 40 it will 

 be noted that the combination of antirinderpest serum and 

 salicylate of mercury had no detrimental effect upon the virus 

 of rinderpest. 



ANTIRINDERPEST SERUM 

 EXPERIMENT 41 



Fuga carabao 135. — This animal contracted rinderpest by ex- 

 posure to sick animals. 



July 30, 1917, carabao 135 presented it first rise in temper- 

 ature, registering, in the forenoon, 38.8° C, and was injected 

 subcutaneously with 300 cubic centimeters of antirinderpest 

 serum. 



July 31, not eating. 



August 1, not eating. 



August 2—3, diarrhoea, not eating. 



August 4, diarrhoea, eating little. 



August 5-6, bloody diarrhoea ; not eating ; animal very sick. 



August 7, animal found dead in the morning; good lesions of 

 rinderpest. 



EXPERIMENT 42 



Fuga carabao 13U. — This animal contracted rinderpest by ex- 

 posure to sick animals. 



August 10, 1917, carabao 134 presented its first rise in tem- 

 perature, registering, in the afternoon, 40.1° C. 



August 11, given subcutaneously 1,000 cubic centimeters of 

 antirinderpest serum; in the afternoon, diarrhoea starting. 



August 12, diarrhoea, not eating. 



August 13-14, bloody diarrhoea; not eating; animal very sick. 



August 15, animal found dead in the morning; good lesions of 

 rinderpest. 



EXPERIMENT 43 



Fuga carabao 126. — This animal contracted rinderpest by ex- 

 posure to sick animals. 



August 12, 1917, carabao 126 presented its first rise in temper- 

 ature, registering, in the forenoon, 39.4° C. ; given subcuta- 

 neously 1,000 cubic centimeters of antirinderpest serum. 



August 14-15, diarrhoea, not eating. 



August 16, diarrhoea, not eating; aborted. 



August 17, bloody diarrhoea ; not eating. 



