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DR THOMAS R. FRASER ON STROPHANTHUS HISPIDUS. 



Experiment CXXXVIII. — Normal saline, followed in 16 min. by solution of stroph- 

 antliin in saline, 1 : 50,000. 



Time in 



Flow per Miu. in 

 Cub. Cent. 



Time in 



Flow per Min. in 



Time in 



Flow per Min. in 



Minutes. 



Minutes. 



Cub. Cent. 



Minutes. 



Cub. Cent. 



1 



3-0] 





24 



2-5] 





49 



1-9" 





2 



27 





25 



2-5 





50 



1-9 





3 



2-8 





26 



2-5 





51 



1-9 





4 



2-6 





27 



2-4 





52 



1-8 





5 







28 



2-4 





53 



1-7 





6 



2-6 





29 



2-4 





54 



1-8 





7 



2-5 





30 



2-4 





55 



1-8 





8 



2-5 





31 



2-3 





56 



1-7 





9 



2-6 



Is 

 QQ 



32 



2-1 





57 



1-7 





10 



2-5 



33 



2-0 





58 



1-7 





11 



2-6 





34 



24 



a 



59 



1-7 





12 



26 





35 



2-1 



C3 



60 



1-7 



a 



13 



2-6 





36 



2-0 





61 



1-8 



14 



2-6 





37 



2-1 



-3 

 ft 



62 



1-7 



ft 

 o 



15 



2-6 





38 



2-0 



O 



63 



1-7 





16 



2-6 





39 



2 



w 



64 • 



1-6 





Strophanthin solution 



40 



2-0 





65 



1-7 





turned on. 



41 



1-9 





66 



1-8 





17 



2-4' 





42 



1-9 





67 



1-7 





18 



2-6 



a 



43 



2-0 





68 



1-6 





19 



2-5 



'•s 



44 



2-0 





69 



1-6 





20 



2-5 



-J 



45 



1-9 





70 



1-6 





21 



2-5 



o 



46 



1-8 





71 



1-6 





22 



2-6 



-2 



47 



1-8 





72 



1-7 





23 



2-5 



Ul 



48 



1-9 









Considerable oedema occurred, represented by a gain of 107 grains in a frog whose 

 original weight was 407 grains. 



The solution of strophanthin of 1 : 50,000 produced almost no effect in 20 min. ; and 

 even at the end of 55 min., the blood-vessels had become reduced by only one-third. 



Experiment CXXXIX. — Normal saline followed by solution of strophanthin in 

 saline, 1 : 20,000. 



Time in 



Flow per Min. in 



Time in 



Flow per Min. in 



Time in 



Flow per Min. in 



Minutes. 



Cub. Cent. 



Minutes. 



Cub. Cent. 



Minutes. 



Cub. Cent. 



1 



2-1] 





10 



2-31 





21 



1-6' 





2 



2-2 





11 



2-0 





22 



1-7 





3 



1-9 





12 



1-8 





23 



1-6 





4 



2-0 



ai 



13 



1-9 



a 



24 



1-6 



a 



5 2-1 



La 



14 



1-9 



*^3 



25 



1-8 





6 



1-9 



02 



15 



1-8 



(3 



r <3 



26 



20 



L H 



r «* 



7 



20 





16 



1-8 



-a 

 ft 



27 



1-8 



ft 



8 



2-0 





17 



1-8 



o 

 ■-, 



28 



1-9 



o 



9 2-0 





18 



1-7 



m 



29 



1-7 



CO 



Strophanthin solution 



19 



1-7 





30 



1-9 





turned on. 



20 



1-7 





31 



1-9 j 





