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Date. 
Weight of 
guinea pig. 
Remarks. 
October 4, 1905 
Grams. 
400 
10 per cent alcohol on part of food. 
October 10, 1905...' 
420 
October 14, 1905 
Alcohol increased to 20 per cent. 
October 20, 1905 
440 
October 24, 1905 
Alcohol increased to 30 per cent. 
November 2, 1905 
435 
November 8, 1905 
450 
November 14, 1905 
460 
November 21, 1905 
500 
November 28, 1905 
490 
Alcohol increased to 40 per cent. 
Decembers, 1905 
530 
106 milligrams acetonitrile (0.2 milligram per 
gram). Survived. 
The excretion of cyanogen was as follows: 
Day. 
Cyanogen. 
First day... 
Second day 
Third day.. 
Fourth day. 
Milligrams. 
10.5 
7.4 
5. 5 
4.8 
Total 
28.2 
One hundred and six milligrams acetonitrile contains 67.2 milligrams 
cyanogen; hence 41.9 per cent had been excreted as sulphocyanate. 
The control experiment was as follows: 
Date. 
Weight of 
guinea pig. 
Remarks. 
October 4, 1905 
October 10, 1905 
Grams. 
385 
410 
450 
450 
435 
505 
Food as in the above, except for the alcohol. 
101 milligrams acetonitrile (0.2 milligram per 
gram). Sunuved. 
October 20, 1905 
November 8, 1905 
November 14, 1905 
Decembers, 1905 
The cyanogen excretion was as follows : 
Day. 
Cyanogen. 
First day 
Milligrams. 
2.7 
5.2 
4.0 
2.7 
Second dav 
Third day 
Fourth dav 
Total 
14.6 
