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Had this test been invented, there are hundreds of men now walking the earth who would long ago have paid the penalty of their crimes." HAD THIS TEST BEEN INVENTED THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF MEN NOW WALKING THE EARTH WHO WOULD LONG AGO HAVE PAID THE PENALTY OF THEIR CRIMES
e resulting drop of blood in a chemical pipette. “Now, I add this small quantity of blood to a litre of water. You perceive that the resulting mixture has the appearance of pure water. The proportion of blood cannot be more than one in a million. I have no doubt, however, that we shall be able to obtain the characteristic reaction.” As he spoke, he threw into the vessel a few white crystals, and then added some drops of a transparent fluid. In an instant the contents assumed a dull mahogany colour, and a brownish dust was precipitated to the bottom of the glass jar. “Ha! ha!” he cried, clapping his hands, and looking as delighted as a child with a new toy. “What do you think of that?” “It seems to be a very delicate test,” I remarked. “Beautiful! beautiful! The old Guiacum test was very clumsy and uncertain. So is the microscopic examination for blood corpuscles. The latter is valueless if the stains are a few hours old. Now, this appears to act as well whether the blood is old or new. ODKIN INTO HIS FINGER AND DRAWING OFF THE RESULTING DROP OF BLOOD IN A CHEMICAL PIPETTE NOW I ADD THIS SMALL QUANTITY OF BLOOD TO A LITRE OF WATER YOU PERCEIVE THAT THE RESULTING MIXTURE HAS THE APPEARANCE OF PURE WATER THE PROPORTION OF BLOOD CANNOT BE MORE THAN ONE IN A MILLION I HAVE NO DOUBT HOWEVER THAT WE SHALL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE CHARACTERISTIC REACTION AS HE SPOKE HE THREW INTO THE VESSEL A FEW WHITE CRYSTALS AND THEN ADDED SOME DROPS OF A TRANSPARENT FLUID IN AN INSTANT THE CONTENTS ASSUMED A DULL MAHOGANY COLOR AND A BROWNISH DUST WAS PRECIPITATED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE GLASS JAR HA HA HE CRIED CLAPPING HIS HANDS AND LOOKING AS DELIGHTED AS A CHILD WITH A NEW TOY WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY DELICATE TEST I REMARKED BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL THE UGUIACUM TEST WAS VERY CLUMSY AND UNCERTAIN SO IS THE MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION FOR BLOOD CORPUSCULES THE LATTER IS VALUELESS IF THE STAINS ARE A FEW HOURS OLD NOW THIS APPEARS TO ACT AS WELL WHETHER THE BLOOD IS OLD OR NEW
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