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Loewy and Richter were able to cure animals by injecting spermin even in cases of experimental pneumonia, where they had received three or four times the fatal dose of pneumococci. These observers also tried spermin in diphtheria, but here the results were less marked, although in some cases where the exact fatal dose was given, a cure was effected. According to Professor Poehl^[85] the increase of alkalinity of the blood through spermin, explains its action to increase immunity against infection. Sajous also urges that immunity is closely related with alkalinity.

It is interesting to observe that spermin has also given good results in intoxication through leucomaïnes, which play a great rôle in auto-intoxications in the body. This applies to neurin and cholin, as noted by Professor Prince Tarchanow, and Dr. Poehl.

We have already mentioned that the thyroid protects us against various poisons, such as chloroform, and it is of interest to note that the testicles may also have a similar action; for, as Tarchanow has shown in frogs, and also dogs, after injection of spermin, these animals were better able to resist chloroform narcosis, and could also withstand a greater dose of it. Weljaminoff found the same also in man. Krüger found that this applied also to ether narcosis.