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'. In connection with the request of paragraph l of reforence, Eas advised of the action desired of him and his report is quoted hereinafter. lis no longer located served in his stead. The "we" of report is used in the editorial scnse since he alone discussed Subject analysis with

report is as follows:

"a. The analysis referred to in the reference document was performed at the This laboratory hassince moved from

b. fthe director of the was most cooperative with us in our effort to cbtain nore information concerning the analysis which had been performed in his laboratory a year ago.

c. The analysis was performed by She is a graduate of thel and also has had training at thel Kwhich is operated by the impresses one as being thcygh stilli. her twenties

d. Treadily recalled the details of the sample
and analysis of the previous year. She remembered that the volure
was quite small and stated that all of the sample was used to couplete
the analysis. In any event, if, some of the sample had been left, were agroed that there was no chance
that it would be found in thd laboratory, sinco a general louse
cleaning had taken place on the occasion of tho move to ffrom and all odds and ends were discarded at that tinc.

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tuas able to doserihe th arpearance of the saa le, hewever. It. coacisledf. water wit lia! with a. green algae-like precipitate hich peemed ie be of hactoriel nature. Te occurrencn of this prociritato rreated her to use a centrifuge in erder Lo clear the sugernahant liquid before  reccading with the anelveis. às rererted reviouely, i.l. ml. of liquil resulted fron this operation.

f. lüitresine raer wes used te deterdn? Lte pl ef tho liquid. According to since the rerort, inlicated slightly acid, the pi was prohably in the neigaborheol ef é.

g. The methods used for the Loxilorical doterminations vere el baced en setiods deseribed in 1.ierri r i: f + Uuite: States Arr:, Sirans, James S. url Gentzkew, Cieen J., 5th Edition, Lca and Febiger, Ihiladelpiis, l3lu.

Fuiiwara test fer chlorel hrirate and chioroform p. 324
Darbitrates 727
Salicylates 326
Alkaloids 328 -335

h. Sinilar tests were run on the green precipitate. Cu mierescepic evaminatien, tae precipilate did net shev a erystallin? sivcture. Ether, chlorofern, acid, and armeniciel ertracts of the precipitate were rai… end uced to test fer ihe substarces mentioued provionsly. Aftor ertraction, the procipitete was agair exarined unler the micrsccp?,with the previcus result of no crystalline for being exhibited.

i was quite pesitive of the rysults as obtaiied in the snelticnl verk of the provious gior, end eu d quite wiliing te make the statomont 'the sample contained none of tho toxic agonts tested for above, of thet I em sure'.

j. It. is our considered ccinien that none ef 'ho original sarmle subnitted to Lh: Ds avilable. Te -)o feel that lit'l ndditional infermation is possible from the work doue a year ago on this semple."

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