224 MRT. H. ROWNEY ON A NEW SOURCE FOR OBTAINING CAPRIC ACID. 
ficient substance for one combustion. For analysis it was dried 7m vacuo over 
sulphuric acid, and the combustion was made with oxide of copper. 
-2088 grammes of substance gave 
5407  ... of carbonic acid, and 
2287 =... ~S sof water. 
The numbers correspond to the formula C,, H,, 0, N, which requires C 7017, 
H 12:28. The numbers obtained are C 70°62, H 12:17. 

