Oslo, Jan. 25.
In_ the presence of several of his colleagues, who watched his experi-Iment with unconcealed alarm, Prof. Klaus Hansen, of Oslo University, risked his life to-day in the interests lof science.
His object was to test the effect Jupon human beings of "heavy water," which poisons animals and fish.
The professor took a beaker and [poured into it ten grammes of "heavy water." With his colleagues watching him anxiously, he raised it to his lips and swallowed the contents. the time of wiring, he has suffered no ill effects, and he and hig colleagues hope none will occur.
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