EFFECTS OF THIRST, ETC., ON URINE OF CHELONIANS. 137 



The kidneys, therefore, must be corresponduigly large to remove rapidly the 

 large and unnecessary quantities of nutriment which are often received into the 

 circulatory system. 



The following table will give a condensed view of the effects of starvation and 

 thirst, aiul also of a change of diet upon the blood of cold-blooded animals : — 



Table Showing the Ejfccts of Slarvaiton and Thirst, and also of a Change of Diet iqion the 



Urine of GJielonians. 





Length 

 of star- 



Specific 



.\niouiit 



Solid 

 consti- 



Water of 



Water in 

 1000 



Solid 

 constitu- 



Reaction 





Niiiiic of A-Uitflcxl. 



Vtition 





ot* urine 



tuents ot 



urine ex- 



ents in 



Color of urine. 





and 



of urine. 



excret'd 



urine ex- 



creted. 



parts of 

 urine. 



lOOOpt's 



of urine. 







thirst. 







creted. 





of urine. 









Days. 





Grains. 



Grains. 



Grains. 











Female Einys serrala 

 " " 



in 



1011. 



442.3 



11.33 



430.97 



974.39 



25.61 



Acid. 



Turbid yellow. 



26 



1033.5 



113. 



9. 



104. 



920.36 



79.64 



" 



Clear yellow 

 precipitate. 



11 it 



29 



1020. 



223.1 



10.396 



219.704, 947.19 



52.81 



tt 



Limpidyellovv. 



it u 



31 



ion. 5 



HI. 5 



29.36 



712.14 



960.4 



39.6 



1 1 



Yellow, with 

 precipitate. 





38 



ion. 6 



890.6 



3t.34 



853.26 



918.08 



41.92 



II 



Yellov/, with 

 ]irecipitatc. 



Male 



49 



1019.4 



300. 



13.02 



286.98 



954.65 



45.35 



II 



Clear yellow. 



Female Emy^'. terrapin 



40 



1015. 



300. 



10.4 



289.6 



965.34 



34.66 



II 



Cream-color'd. 





43 





70. 











" 



Cream-col or'd. 



" " 



5T 





130. 



8.05 



121.95 



938.08 



61.92 





Clear yellow. 



Female Emys terra- 



















pin, deprived of food 





















and drink 21 daj-s, 





















and then placed in 





















fresh water and abun- 





















dantly supplied with 





















vegetable food 28 





















days. 





1002. 



840. 



3.40 



836.60 



995.96 



4.04 



Slightly 



Limi)id light 



Female Emys serrata, 

















acid. 



yellow. 



deprived of food and 





















drink .30 days, and 





















then supplied with 





















water and vegetable 





















food 42 days. . 





1000. 



2150. 



5. 



2145. 



997.07 



2.33 



Neutral. 



Linijiid light 



Female Emys serrata, 



















yellow. 



deprived of food and 





















drink 30 days, and 

 then supplied with 







































vegetable food and 





















water 60 days. 





1004. 



2160. 



18.64 



2141.36 



991.38 



8.62 Neutral. Limpid light 



Female Emys serrata, 



















yellow. 



deprived of food and 





















drink 30 days, and 





















then supplied with 





















water and vegetable 





















food 88 days. . 





1000. 



2000. 



1. 



1999. 



999.5 



.5 



Neutral. 



Limpid light 



Testudo polypheiniis 

 (Gopher). Fluid. 



















yellow. 





1004. 



2000. 



54.50 



1945.50 



972.75 



27.25 







Semi-solid. 





1095.5 



400. 



n.48 



322.52 



806.31 



193.67 







Testudo polyphenms 





















(Gopher). Fluid. 





1008.9 



164. 



21. n 



742.29 



971.59 



28.41 







Semi-solid. 







236. 



42.70 



193 30 



819.09 



180.91 







18 



