of Edinburgh, Session 1874 - 75 . 529 
First Injection. (Grains x. of bile salts.) October 6, 1874. 
Total Nitrogen obtained. 
Average of 5 days (previous to injection), 5106 cubic centimeters. 
First 24 hours after injection, . . 679’ 95 „ 
Second „ ;, . 436*0 „ 
Second Injection. (Grains xxv.) October 9, 1874. 
Total Nitrogen obtained. 
Average of 2 days (previous to injection), 452*37 cubic cents. 
First 24 hours after injection, . . 676*66 ,, 
Second „ „ . . 723*75 „ 
Third „ „ . . 592*665 
Fourth „ „ . . 643*5 „ 
Fifth „ . 486*6 
Third Injection. (Grains viii.) November 2, 1874. 
Total Nitrogen obtained. 
Average of 6 days previous to injection, 456*25 cubic cents. 
24 hours after injection, . . . 356*25 „ (Death.) 
(Perhaps the diminution of nitrogenous excretion in this case may 
be explained in some extent by the rapid death of the animal.) 
Fourth Injection. (Grains viii.) November 16, 1874. 
First day, previous to injection, 
Second 
Third 
Fourth 
Fifth 
Sixth 
First 24 hours following injection, 
Second „ „ 
Third „ 
55 5 5 
5 ' 55 
5 ? 55 
55 55 
Total Nitrogen obtained. 
673*0 cubic cents. 
467*6 
474*2 
531*2 
591*6 
300*0 
449*3 
440*0 
288*0 
55 
55 
55 
55 
55 
In this fourth injection there was some diarrhoea on the 5th day, 
and this reduced the nitrogenous excretion on the 6th day, and so 
the rise after the injection is not so well seen. 
