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TABLE I.

Phenomena present in specimens of blood of fowls, alone or with the addition of water.

No. of
Experi-
ment.		 Nature of specimen. Coagulation. Colour. Solution of bodies of
erythrocytes.		 Reduction in respira-
tory property of
hæmoglobin.		 Putrefaction.
I Blood alone Immediate: No contraction of
clot.		 21 days later; surface scarlet;
substance plum-coloured.		 Erythrocytes well pre-
served 21 days.		 Entirely absent 21 days
later.		 Absent 21 days later.
II Blood alone Immediate: very considerable
contraction: serum, after 24
hours, limpid, straw-coloured.		 24 hours later; surface scar-
let; substance, plum-colour-
ed.		 No solution, 48 hours
later.		 Entirely absent 24 hours.  
III Blood, 10.5 c. c.
Water, 1 c. c.		 Firm within 2 minutes: 24
hours later, contraction con-
siderable; serum, 24—72
hours, limpid, straw-coloured.		 24 hours later; surface vivid
scarlet; substance deep
plum-coloured.		 No solution, 24 hours
later.		 Entirely absent up to 72
hours.		  
IV Blood, 10.5 c. c.
Water, 1 c. c.		 Firm within 2 minutes: abund-
ant limpid, straw-coloured
serum present 24 hours later.		 24 hours later; surface scarlet;
substance bright, plum-
coloured.		 An abundance of intact
erythrocytes present 48
hours later.		 Entirely absent up to 48
hours.		  
V Blood, 10.5 c. c.
Water, 0.22 c. c.		 Immediate: a considerable
amount of limpid, straw-
coloured serum present 48
hours later.		 72 hours later; surface scar-
let; substance deep plum-
coloured.		 Entire absence of solution
48 hours later.		 Entirely absent up to 120
hours.		  
VI Blood, 10.5 c. c.
Water, c. c.		 Firm within 2 minutes: abund-
ance of limpid, straw-coloured
serum 24 hours later.		 48 hours later; surface scar-
let; substance plum-colour-
ed.		 Considerable solution
present 24 hours later.		 Entirety absent up to 48
hours.		  
VII Blood, 9 c. c. Water,
1 c. C.		 Firm in 2½ minutes: a consider-
able amount of reddish serum
24 hours later.		 24 hours later; surface scar-
let; substance deep plum-
coloured.		 Very considerable solu-
tion 24 hours later.		 Entirely absent.  
VIII Blood, 9 c. c. Water,
1 c. c.		 Firm in 1 minute 72 hours later; surface scar-
let; substance deep plum-
coloured.		 48 hours later; majority
of erythrocytes still in-
tact.		 Entirely absent up to 48
hours.		  

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