TABLE OF THE FIBRIN IN 1 0 00 I' A R T S OF BLOOD. 



Tahh of the Fibrin in 1000 parts of the Blood of Animals. 



Name of observer. 



Name of animal. 



?ibrin in 1000 parts 

 of blood. 



Jos. Jones .... 



Trygon sahi 



na (Stingray) ..... 



unstable 





ZygcBiia 7naUeus (Hammerhead Shark) . 



unstable 





Lepisosteus osseus (Garfish) ..... 



unstable 



J. F. Simon 



Carp . 





unstable 





Tench 





unstable 



Jos. Jones .... 



Rana cateshceana (Bullfrog) .... 



unstable 



J. F. Simon 



Bufo variabilis ....... 



unstable 



Jos. Jones .... 



Heterodon niger (Black Yiper) .... 



2.16 





PsammopJds flagelliformis (Coachwhip Snake) 



1.88 



ti 



Coluber constrictor (Black Snake) 



5.06 



It 



Chelonia caretta (Loggerhead Turtle) . 



2.61 



a 



Clielonvra serpentina (Snapping Turtle) 



0.35 



n 



Eimjs terrapin (Salt-water Terrapin) 



4.15 



11 



JEmys reticulata (Chicken Terrapin) 



2.51 



II 



Emys serrata (Yellow-bellied Terrapin) 



1.04 



II 



Testudo polypltemus (Gopher) .... 



5.t3 



11 



Alligator Mississippiensis (Alligator) 



3.01 



Nasse ..... 



Goose . 





3.46 





Hen . 





4.67 



Jos. Jones .... 



Ardea nyctt 



corax (Heron) ..... 



2.20 



It 



Syrnium ne 



hidosum (Barred Owl) 



4.69 



1 1 



Cathartes atratus (Black Turkey-Buzzard) 



0.41 







Mean ...... 



4.0 



Andral, Gavarret, and Delafond 



It Horses •< 



Maximum ...... 



5.0 





_ Minimum ...... 



3.0 



Nasse ..... 



Horse . 





2.41 







' Mean ...... 



3.7 



Andral, Gavarret, and Delafond 



14 Cattle •■ 



Maximum . . . . . 



4.4 



( 



Minimum ...... 



3.0 



Nasse ..... 



Ox . 





3.62 







' Mean ...... 



3.1 



Andral, Gavarret, and Delafond 



19 Sheep - 



Maximum ...... 



3.8 





_ Minimum ...... 



2.6 







Mean ...... 



4.6 



11 II 11 



6 Swine - 



Maximum ...... 



5.0 







Minimum ...... 



4.1 



Nasse 



Swine 





3.95 



11 



Goat . 





3.90 







r Mean 



2.1 



Andral, Gavarret, and Delafond 



16 Dogs - 



Maximum ...... 



3.5 





Minimum ...... 



1.6 



Nasse ..... 



Dog . 





1.93 



Jos. Jones .... 



Common Cur-Dog ...... 



3.04 



II 



Common Cur-Dog ...... 



3.15 



Nasse ..... 



Cat . 





2.42 



Froyn this table loe learn that the fibrin constitutes a remarkable index of the vital, 

 organic, and intellectual endowments of animals. 



In the whole of the invertebrate kingdom it is absent, except in a few of the 

 most highly organized, in which its presence is accompanied by a corresponding 

 improvement of the cerebro-spinal system, and all the organs. 



In the lowest orders of the Yertebrata, as Fishes and Batrachians, it is soft, 

 unstable, and readily convertible into albumen. 



In the Ophidians and Clielonians, although it is stable and does not dissolve, still 

 its structure is soft and inconsistent, and resembles, in many resjDCcts, the fibrin 

 which is formed when the vital forces of warm-blooded animals have been exhausted 

 by copious and continued bleedings. 



Here Ave have a beautiful demonstration of the fact, that the animal kingdom is 



