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GAMBLE:

Table VI.—Continued.

Approximate Values of Δrr arranged to show Variations for Different Substances.

PART II. LIQUIDS.

Substance. Number of cases {equal to or approximating} Total number of cases.
>12 (A) 12 (2) 13 (3) 14 (4) 15 (5) 16 (6) <16 (Z)
Oil of camphor. II, 1 7 26 8 6   4 52
Caryophyline. II, 1 2 10 5 2     52
Oil of anise. II,     6 1 1     8
Valerianic acid. II, 10 7 12 2       31
Ethyl butyrate. II, 2 12 8 6       28
Citral. II,   8 26 9 1     44
Vanilline. III,     10 7 1 4 2 24
Coumarine. III, 3 11 34 31 7   3 89
Heliotropine. III, 1 4 14 3 6 1 1 30
Musk. IV,   2 15 6 1     24
Allyl sulphide. V,   5 3 8       16
Pyridian. VI,     2 1     1 4
Landanum. VIII,     2 1     1 4
Total, 18 58 168 89 25 9 11 378

PART III. SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS.

Nature of Stimulus. Number of cases {equal to or approximating} Total number of cases.
>12 (A) 12 (2) 13 (3) 14 (4) 15 (5) 16 (6) <16 (Z)
Solid, 11 18 67 82 50 18 24 270
Liquid, 18 58 168 89 25 9 11 378
Total, 29 76 235 171 75 27 35 648

Almost all the values for solids in which Δrr exceeds 12 were obtained with asafœtida, oil of mace, or the home-made cylinder of gutta-percha and gum ammoniae. Thus, out of 9 values in which D. exceeded 12 for solids, 7 were found with oil of mace, and out of 16 values in which Rob. exceeded 12, 10 were found with the home-made cylinder of gutta-percha and gum ammoniac, and 4 with oil of mace. We believe that it is perfectly fair to exclude these cylinders from our final results.And if we do so there is little variation from substance to substance. The odor of asafœtida and oil of mace was very perceptible when the instrument was closed, and the mace would