Scientific Intelligence, Sfc. 479 



XVI. — Examination of the Dung Beetle, (Blaps Obtusa). 



According to the experiments of Hornung and Bley, the con- 

 stituents of this insect are albumen, osmazome with muriate of 

 lime and soda, and phosphate of magnesia, brownish-yellow resin, 

 brownish-red resin, coffee-brown resin, cinnamon-brown resin, mild 

 fat oil, brown colouring matter, animal fibrin with colouring matter, 

 formic acid, uric acid, red colouring matter, wax, animal fibre and 

 water. — Journal fur prahtisclte Chemie, vi. 273. 



XVII. — Examination of the Tape Worm, (Taenia Solium.} 



Bley found this worm to consist of insoluble animal matter with 

 small portions of albumen, resin, fat and ethereal oils, with some 

 osmazome. — Ibid., vi. 271. 



XVIII. — Concretion from the Nose. 



This was obtained from the nose of a man who had been affected 

 with syphilis, and had in consequence lost the point of his nose. 

 Herberger obtained from 100 parts, nasal mucus 46- ; organic ex- 

 tract by alcohol with lactate of potash and traces of free alkali 3-6 ; 

 chlorides of potassium and sodium 4*7 ; organic extract by water 

 and ammonia phosphate of magnesia 14*0 ; water 29* ; impurity 2- • 

 loss 0-1.— Ibid. 



XIX. — Diseased Woman's Milk. 



Herberger found the composition of this milk which possessed a 

 specific gravity of 1-023 ; a sweetish taste and peculiar odour without 

 affording butter when agitated ; stearine and elain 2-33 ; casein with 

 •07 salts of lime 1-835; sugar of milk 2-683; alkaline phosphate 

 with some sugar of milk -081 ; lactic acid, chlorides of sodium and 

 potassium and organic matter insoluble in oil of turpentine 3-358 ; 

 organic tasteless principle reducing chloride of gold, and platinum 

 soluble in oil of turpentine - 166; water and loss 89'542; volatile 

 odoriferous principle with fat a trace. — Ibid, 



XX. — Analysis of White Blood. 



Lecourt, an old soldier, now employed as a bleacher at Clichy la 

 Garenne, was seized after a party of pleasure with difficulty of 

 breathing and general illness, and next morning vomited a quantity 

 of blood during a fit of coughing. M. Sion, his medical attendant 

 found it necessaay to bleed him. The blood drawn was milky. I n 

 the evening leeches applied, extracted similar blood. It consisted of 

 water 794; albumen (34; acid soap, cholesterine, oleine 117; mar- 

 garine, stcarine-salts and extractive matter 25, with traces of colour- 

 ing matter. Similar blood was examined in 1830 by Dr. Christison, 

 and in 1831, by Lassaigne, and in 1835, by Zanarclli. — Journal de 

 Chim. MedicA. 402. 



