SERIES B.

_Guinea pig 51. Yellow female. Weight, 415 grams._

October 1: 9.50 a. m., 3 cc (144 mg per kilo) 2 per cent caffein

injected into peritoneal cavity; 4.30 p. m., no symptoms, although

under observation all day.

October 3: 2 p. m., alive.

_Guinea pig 52. White male. Weight, 450 grams._

October 1: 9.45 a. m., 3.5 cc, 2 per cent caffein (155 mg per kilo),

injected into peritoneal cavity; 4.30 p. m., no symptoms developed

since injection.

October 3: 2 p. m., alive.

_Guinea pig 58. Brown and white male. Weight, 490 grams._

October 1: 9.45 a. m., 4 cc, 2 per cent caffein (163 mg per kilo),

injected into peritoneal cavity; 4.30 p. m., no symptoms developed

since injection.

October 3: 2 p. m., alive.

October 8: Found dead. _Autopsy_: Congestion of lungs, spleen, liver,

kidneys, and small intestines.

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