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EFFECTS OF TKIRST, ETC., ON EMYS TEERAPIN. 



II. — TuhJes sliowing the Actual Amourds of Blood and its Constituents in Salt-ivater Terrapins, 

 during different periods of Starvation and Thirst. 



WATER AND SOLID CONSTITUENTS OF BLOOD AND SERUM. 





Period of starva- 

 tion and tliirst. 



Amount of blood 

 obtained. 



Water of blood. 



Solid constitu- 

 ents of blood. 



Solid constitu- 

 ents of serum. 



1st female terrapia 

 2d " 

 3d " 



12 hours 

 40 days 

 57 " 



1000 grains 

 400 



200 " 



845.28 

 320.23 

 148.96 



154.72 

 79.76 

 51.04 



38.75 

 27.66 

 18.56 



CONSTITUENTS OF BLOOD. 





Period of 

 starvation and 

 thirst. 



Water. 



Blood-cor- 

 puscles (dried 

 organic con- 

 stituents). 



Albumen and 

 extractive 

 matter. 



Fibrin. 



Fixed saline 

 constituents. 



1st female terrapin 

 2d " 

 3d " 



12 hours 

 40 days 

 57 " 



845.28 

 320.23 

 148.96 



103.82 

 47.43 

 31.40 



36.01 

 25.95 

 18.17 



4.15 

 2.11 

 .37 



10.74 

 4.29 

 1.10 



MOIST BLOOD-CORPUSCLES AND LIQUOR SANGUINIS. 





Period of 

 starvation 

 and thirst. 



MOIST BLOOD-CORPUSCLES. 



LIQUOR SANGUINIS. 



Moist blood- 

 corpuscles. 



Water of 

 moist blood- 

 corpuscles. 



Solid con- 

 stituents of 

 moist blood- 

 corpuscles. 



Liquor san- 

 guinis. 



Water of 

 liquor san- 

 guinis. 



Solid con- 

 stituents of 

 liquor san- 

 guinis. 



1st female terrapin 

 2d 



3d " 



12 hours 

 40 days 

 57 " 



447.28 

 200.00 

 128.44 



335.46 

 150.00 

 96.33 



111.82 

 50.00 

 32.11 



552.72 

 200.00 

 71.56 



509.82 

 170.23 

 52.63 



42.90 

 29.77 

 18.93 



III. — Table of the Actual Loss of Weight and Blood, hj the Emys Terrapin, during different 

 periods of Starvation and Thirst, in Troy grains. 





Period of 

 starvation 

 and thirst. 



Weight 

 before 

 starvation. 



Weight 

 after 

 starvation. 



Loss of 

 weight dur- 

 ing starva- 

 tion. 



Loss of 

 weight 

 compared 

 to weight 

 of body. 



Loss of 

 weight 

 each hour. 



Loss of 

 weight per 

 hour, com- 

 pared to 

 weight of 

 body. 



Loss of 

 blood dur- 

 ing starva- 

 tion. 



2d female terrapin 

 3d " 



38 days 

 56 " 



Grains. 

 14,285 

 12,280 



Grains. 

 11,400 

 9,255 



Grains. 

 2,885 

 3,025 



4 th 



ith 



Grains. 



3.317 

 2.25 



43Vgth 



^I'ssth 



Grains. 



600. 

 800. 



