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After the first 24 hours all the mice gained in weight except No. 

 4 which ate the Somatose ration, and its weight did not change. 

 100 parts of the other mice became 103 to 106 parts. 



After the second day all the mice shewed increase in weight 

 except No. 3 and 4 which ate the Somatose rations and No. 6. 

 No. 3 was three and No. 4 eight parts below their original weight, 

 whilst No. 6, Plasmon fed mouse, also fell to \\ parts below its 

 original weight. 



After the third day the two Somatose fed mice still remained 

 under their original weights, whilst the Plasmon mouse, from befng 

 \\ parts below its original weight became 9| parts above it, and it 

 and all the others continued with little variations to gain weight 

 during the following 12 days during which the experiment was 

 continued. 



The Somatose fed mice remained with great variations below 

 their original weights during the whole of the 12 days, or during 

 the life time of one of them which died on the seventh day at 124 

 parts below its original weight. On the 12th day the othe^ 

 Somatose fed mouse was six parts below its original weight and did 

 not appear in good form. It suffered from diarrhoea like the one 

 which died. 



The other mice were all above their original weights as follows 

 and were well and happy. 



Gain in parts per 100 of 

 Mice. Ration. original weight. 



After 12 days. 

 No. 1. Lean beef and Oats ... ... 20 



,, 6. Plasmon and Oats ... ... 23 



,, 2. Lean beef and Oats ... ... 32 



,, 5. Plasmon and Oats ... ... 34| 



After 12 days the feeding with Somatose, lean beef, and Plasmon 

 was stopped and each mouse was given the same ration, viz : — 



Oats ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.71 grammes. 



Water 3.29 



6.00 



The 2.71 grammes of Oats contained the same amount of 

 solid matter as the 2 grammes of Oats plus the raw beef. The 

 day after this ration was given (the 13th day) the most remarkable 

 result was that No. 4 previously Somatose fed mouse, from being 

 6 parts below, became 7 parts above its original weight. On the 

 following or 14th day, its weight had fallen to 1 part above its 



