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made with mick Cultures of the B. pestis, following as far as posible the technique described by Professor Plein in his recent Plagues. (1906). The cultures were

treatise on

mixed with rice as before.

The results, were wtremely

variable and

may

be compared with these described under Series No. II. The animals to which large doses

were administered,

invariably

dier

of plagul

fither bubonic, septre or intestinal.

Series, NO VL

Feeding guinea pigs with virulent

(+10.A)

agar cultures (HOA) of the B. pestis,

winea pig, rat, and human

derwer from guinea

cadavers.

A. B. peatéo from Guinea Pig careers: The cultures were prepared from

the heart blood of quinea pigs which had succumbed to acute septic plagues

Subantaneous inoculation

within 36 hours.

After the moculation of Each tube of agat

sach entaining 6-80.0 of media on

the

slaut