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the thymus gland only in the smallest possible trace. These 
proportions well agree with those of the ashes of flesh. 
9. Kreatine, kreatinine, inosite, sugar, urea, glycine, and 
inosinic acid could not be detected by me in the examined 
glands. 
THE ACTION OE AMORPHOUS AND ORDINARY PHOSPHORUS 
ON THE ORGANISMUS. 
To a strong dog, Orfila and Rigout gave ninety grains of 
amorphous phosphorus, in doses of thirty grains each for 
three days. On the fourth day they administered seventy- 
five grains. After the expiration of seven days, no unfavora- 
ble symptoms having appeared, they gave daily thirty grains 
for thirteen days. The dog still remaining perfectly healthy, 
they introduced into the stomach thirty grains of ordinary 
phosphorus, and tied the oesophagus. The dog died the same 
day. As long as the dog took amorphous phosphorus it could 
not be detected in the excrements, but when the ordinary 
phosphorus was administered, the excrements were charged 
with phosphorescent vapours. They also gave to a young 
dog 750 grains, finely divided in olive oil. The animal scarcely 
lived a quarter of an hour. 
To another strong and healthy dog they administered 150 
grains of amorphous phosphorus. The dog did not eat his 
usual food on that day, but exhibited no signs of sickness. 
Two days afterwards 750 grains of amorphous phosphorus 
were given to the same dog : he swallowed his meat at once, 
but soon began to vomit. On the same day he was again 
vigorous, and ate with a good appetite. After four days he 
took daily, for four days, 300 grains of amorphous prosphorus, 
and then for three days 750 grains each day, with his food. 
After the administration of this large quantity of amorphous 
phosphorus, the dog enjoyed a good appetite, and the vomit- 
ing did not reappear. Some few days after taking the last 
dose he was killed. Not the slightest injury had occurred to 
the intestinal canal; the (esophagus, stomach, and intestines 
appeared of a red colour, which could only originate from the 
amorphous or red phosphorus. 
Orfila and Rigout, on another occasion, gave thirty grains 
of ordinary prosphorus, pulverised by means of water, to a 
strong dog. In twelve hours the dog was dead. To ascertain 
whether the phosphorus would remain free in the intestines, 
the dog was not opened for fourteen days. It was observed 
