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February 19, 1915, inoculated with 10 cubic centimeters of 

 virulent rinderpest blood, which had been heated at 58° C. 

 in a water bath for one hour. The animal did not develop 

 any reaction from this. 



August 28, 1915, this animal was inoculated with a culture 

 made from rinderpest blood. The animal did not develop any 

 reaction from this. 



October 5, 1915, bull 3886 was exposed in corral No. 2 to pig 

 216, which was on the second day of temperature. This exposure 

 lasted one day. This bull was also exposed on October 9 to pig 

 218, which was on the first day of temperature. This exposure 

 was continued for nine days. 



This bull was also exposed by means of the caretaker on 

 October 13 to pig 214. This exposure was continued for five 

 days. 



History of pig 216 (see experiment 17) : 

 October 5: D., N. E., and vomiting. 

 October 6: Died of rinderpest, presenting typical lesions of that 



disease upon autopsy. 

 History of pig 218 (see experiment 13) : 



October 9: First rise in temperature, registering, a. m., 40.4* C; 



p. m., 41.6° C. 

 October 11-12: E. L. 

 October 13: Died of rinderpest, presenting typical lesions of that 



disease upon autopsy. 

 History of pig 214 (see experiment 14) : 

 October 14: First rise in temperature. 

 October 16-18: N. E. 

 October 18: Died of rinderpest, showing typical lesions of that 



disease upon autopsy. 



October 20, bull 3886 developed a rise in temperature, regis- 

 tering, in the afternoon, 40.2° C. 



October 25-26, N. E. 



October 27-30, D., N. E. 



October 31-November 7, D., E. L. 



November 7-11, D., N. E. 



November 12, died of rinderpest, presenting typical lesions 

 of that disease upon autopsy. 



EXPERIMENT 27 



Bull 3979. — ^Known history prior to the experiment: Native 

 Batanes bull, 1 year and 4 months old, received at the labo- 

 ratory and placed in quarantine October 23, 1915. This animal 

 was kept under observation thirty-four days before it was used, 

 and at no time during this period did it have a high temperature 

 or show any symptoms of sickness. 



