Rabbit 325. White, female. Weight, 1,065 grams. Diet, oats.
March 17: 11 a. m., 6 cc 2 per cent (112 mg per kilo) caffein injected subcutaneously in the back. About 5 cc of urine squeezed out from bladder before injecting caffein.
March 17: 1 p. m., hind legs crossed and stretched out, front legs also extended; rabbit lying stretched out on her belly.
March 17: 5.40 p. m., rabbit still alive, condition somewhat improved.
March 18: 9 a. m., found dead, stiff and cold. Autopsy: Hemorrhagic area at point of inoculation; subcutaneous region of both thighs presented a hemorrhagic infiltration of the tissues; liver contained lesions of coccidiosis; other organs apparently normal.
Rabbit 330. Belgian hare, female. Weight, 935 grams; poorly nourished.
March 18: 3.35 p. m., 5 cc 2 per cent caffein (107 mg per kilo) injected into subcutaneous tissues in the back; 5.30 p. m., no symptoms.
March 19: 9 a. m., no symptoms.
March 25: Weight, 825 grams.
Rabbit 329. Belgian hare, male. Weight, 775 grams; poorly nourished. Received March 18.