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3. Tube in the usual manner, and place in the Koch 

 inspissator (Fig. 37) two or three rows deep. 



4. Incline the inspissator to the proper angle, so as to 

 produce a large sloping surface of the serum. 



5. See that the water-jacket contains sufficient water. 

 Place a Bunsen burner below, slowly heat the water to the 

 boiling-point, and boil for 5 minutes. Then turn out the gas. 



6. Repeat this process upon the two following days at 

 the same hour. 



Note. — Always place about 25 c.c. of water in the inspissator 

 along with the tubes, so as to keep up a saturation of the air in 

 the apparatus. By doing this, one avoids giving the serum a dry 

 surface. See that the inspissator contains a rack made of wooden 

 or metal strips, which keeps the tubes from touching the bottom 

 and wall; otherwise the serum will be overheated forming bubbles 

 in the mass. 



Litmus-solution. — Dissolve i part of Merck's pure extract 

 of litmus in 100 parts of water, filter through paper, and steri- 

 lize. 



Glycerin-broth. — Add 6 per cent, of pure glycerin to 

 ordinary broth. 



Glucose-gelatin. — ^Add i per cent, glucose to ordinary 

 gelatin. 



Litmus-lactose-agar {for plating). — Add i per cent, of 

 lactose to sugar-free agar, distribute 8 c.c. in culture-tubes, and 

 add I c.c. of sterile litmus-solution to each tube before using. 



Litmus-lactose-gelatin (for plating). — Prepare gelatin in 

 the usual manner, using 10-12 per cent, of gelatin, and dis- 

 solve I per cent, of lactose. Distribute 8 c.c. into culture- 

 tubes, and add litmus-solution to each tube before using. 



Note — If i c.c. of the liquid to be analyzed is added, 14^ 

 of gelatin should be used. 



Litmus-mannit-agar. — Prepare like litmus-lactose-agar, 

 substituting i per cent, mannit in place of lactose. 



Neutral-red agar. — Add enough 0.5 per cent, neutral-red 



