Authorities have differed considerably as to the weight of blood contained in the human body. The general opinion set ns to bo that the blood contained in the human body is one-fifth of the body's weight. It is exceedingly difficult to estimate the amount of the blood on account of the extreme facility with which substances pass outwards and inwards between tbo minutest vessels and the tissues, ami the impossibility of completely emptying the cascadin' system.
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Evening Star, Issue 20688, 10 January 1931, Page 11
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76Page 11 Advertisements Column 2 Evening Star, Issue 20688, 10 January 1931, Page 11
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