[johnep]

We did isolated guinea pig ileum to identify acetyl choline and demonstrate effect of pilocarpin and also enzymes etc in our own blood- using very old hat pins. none of your fancy lancets for us!

Also had to pith frogs and do something to a rat. Prof Darcy once took sample of blood direct from rats ventricle, splashed one of the girls.

Also observed test for pregnancy using black spots on rabbit ovaries.

Had to do tests on our own urine, boiling it down gave the lab a bit of an odour.