236 Miss Fraser and Mr. Gardner. Origin and [Apr. 3, 



Table VII. — Inhibitory Action of Heated Serum of Eabbit fed on Extracted 



Bran alone (Eabbit 4). 



Amount of blood, 

 5-per-cent. 

 suspension. 



Amount 

 of serum. 



Amount of NaCl, 

 "85 per cent. 



Amount of saponin, 

 -01 per cent. 



Result. 



c.c. 



c.c. 



c.c. 



c.c. 





2 



0-025 



2-975 



1 



Almost complete haemo- 











lysis 



2 



0-05 



2-95 



1 



Haemolysis 



2 



o-i 



2-9 



1 



Slight haemolysis 



2 



0-5 



2-5 



1 



No haemolysis 



Table VIII. — Inhibitory Action of Heated Serum of Eabbit fed on Extracted 

 Bran + Cholesterol (Eabbit 5). 



Amount of blood, 

 5-per-cent. 

 suspension. 



Amount 

 of serum. 



Amount of NaCl, 

 "85 per cent. 



Amount of saponin, 

 -01 per cent. 



Result. 



c.c. 



c.c. 



c.c. 



c.c. 





2 



0-025 



2-975 



1 



Haemolysed 



2 



0-05 



2-95 



1 



A trace haemolysis 



2 



o-i 



2-9 



1 



No haemoylsis 



2 



0-5 



2-5 



1 



>> 



A third series of observations was made the same day, with the sera in a 

 10-per-eent. solution of physiological salt. The results are given below : — 



Table IX. — Inhibitory Action of 10-per-cent. Solution of Serum of Eabbit fed 

 on Extracted Bran (Eabbit 4). 



Amount of blood, 

 5-per-cent. 

 suspension. 



Amount 

 of serum, 

 10 per cent. 



Amount of NaCl, 

 - 85 per cent. 



Amount of saponin, 

 "01 per cent. 



Result. 



■ c.c. 



c.c. 



c.c. 



c.c. 





2 



0-25 



2-75 





Almost complete haemo- 











lysis 



2 



0-5 



2-5 



1 



Haemolysis 



2 



1 -o 



2-0 



1 



Slight hsemolysis 



2 



1 -5 



1 -5 



1 



No haemolysis 



