156 PROFESSOR RUTHERFORD ON THE 
TABLE V, 
Secretion of Bile per Kilo- 
gramme of Body-weight 
Aloes. Total Dose in Grains. tho ae 
Before. After, 
Experiment 11,  . | 60 without bile, . 6-9 . 0:34 ce. 0°69 ce, 
4 12, “fee Al) A ¥ 7% 12:0 0°26 ce. 0°93 ce, 
Composition of the Bile before and after Aloes. 
It is evident from Tables VI. and VII. that, under the influences of aloes, 
the bile became more watery ; nevertheless, the amount of bile-solids secreted 
per unit of time increased. 
TABLE VI.—Aloes. 
Experiment 11, Before. After. 
Water, ‘ ‘ : ; : ; ; ; , ; 84:11 91°44 
Bile-acids, pigments, cholesterin, fats, ; : ; , 12°45 rds 
Mucus, ; : ; ; j : . : ; ‘ 177 0°38 
Ashi : ; i 3 ‘ : ' ; ‘ j 1:67 0°65 
100-00 100-00 
Velocity of secretion per half-hour, . . : ‘ : 1-5 ce, 2°65 
TABLE VII.—Aloes. 
| Experiment 12. | Before. After. 
Water, ; ‘ ; ; ; : 5 : ; E 83:93 86°75 
Bile-acids, pigments, cholesterin, fats, . ; : ; : 12°30 10°79 
Mucus, : : : ; : : ; : ; é 2°74 1:49 
Ash, . : ? : ; ; ; : : , : 1:03 0:97 
| 100-00 100:00 
Velocity of secretion per half-hour, . : : ; : 0°66 ce. 2'2 ce. 
