Diseases of Domestic Animals in Nyasaland. 5 

 Table IV. — Measurements of the Length of Trypanosoma jtecorum — The Wild- 



game Strain. 



Date. 



No. 

 of 

 expt. 



Animal. 



Method of 

 fixing. 



Method of 

 staining. 



Average 

 length. 



In microns 



Maximum 

 length. 



Minimum 

 length. 



1912. 















Feb. 



1... 



45 



Groat 



Osmie acid 



G-iemsa 



15 -7 



17 -0 



13 -0 



Aug. 



26... 



898 





» 



>> 



14 '6 



17 



12 -0 



Sept. 



2... 



1031 







>> 



14 - 1 



16 -0 



12 -0 



9... 



1037 







" 



13 -9 



16 -0 



12 -0 



„ 



9... 



1039 



" 







15 -0 



18 -0 



12 -0 





a 



y. . . 



1121 









14 -5 



16 -0 



13 -0 





12... 



1039 







» 



14 - 3 



16 - 



12 '0 





23... 



1383 



" 







13 -3 



15 - 



11 



Oct. 



7... 



1307 



" 







13 - 7 



16 - 



12 "0 





7... 



1383 









13 '4 



16 - 



12 -0 



April 



22... 



403 



Alonkev 







14 '1 



17 -0 



12 -0 



Sept. 



9... 



1085 







14 '6 



17 - 



11 - 



April 



8... 



355 



Doer 







14 -2 



17 '0 



12 - 



M 



11... 



356 









14 -3 



17 -0 



12 -0 



Aug. 



19... 



1015 







>' 



14 '8 



17 -0 



13-0 



Sept. 



2... 



1086 









14 "3 



16 -0 



12 -0 



J) 



9... 



1086 









14 "9 



17 



13 -0 





12... 



1015 









14 -0 



16 -0 



12 -0 





12... 



1086 









14 -1 



16 -0 



13 -0 



Not. 



7... 



1510 









14 -0 



16 -0 



12 -0 





18... 



1510 









14 -2 



16 -0 



12 -0 



May 



16... 



511 



Eat 







14 3 



18 -0 



12 -0 



Nov. 



26... 



1518 









14-1 



16 -0 



12 -0 



Dec. 



26... 



1608 









15 -0 



18 -0 



13 -0 



93 



26... 



1608 









14 -6 



17 -0 



13 -0 











14 -3 



18 -0 



11 -o 



The average length of the trypanosome of the Wild-game strain, in different 

 species of animals, is as follows : — 



Table V. 



Species of animal. 



Number of 

 trypanosomes 

 measured. 



In microns. 



Average length. 



Maximum 

 length. 



Minimum 

 length. 



Goat 



200 



14 -2 



18-0 



11-0 



Monkey 



40 



14 -3 



17 -0 



11 -0 



Dog 



180 



14-3 



17 -0 



12 -0 



Eat 



80 



14 "5 



18-0 



12 -0 



