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Water 933'7 



Mucous matter 53'3 



Muriates of potash and soda 5*6 



Lactate of soda and animal matter .... 3'0 



Soda 0-9 



Albumen and animal matter insoluble") „.= 

 in alcohol, but soluble in water . . J 



1000-0 

 7. The humours of the eye contain the following constituents : — 



Aqiieou!! Humour. Vitreous Humour. 



Water 98-10 98-40 



Albumen trace 0-16 



Muriates and lactates 1-15 1-42 



Soda with animal matter,"? ^.^^ ^.^^ 



soluble only in water ..3 



100-00 100-00 



The lens of the eye contain the following constituents : — 



Water 58-0 



Peculiar matter 35-9 



Muriates, lactates, and animal matter, \ ^.a 



soluble in alcohol J 



Animal matter soluble only in water .... 1-3 

 Insoluble membrane 2*4 



100-0 



The peculiar matter resembles the colouring matter of the blood, 

 except in the absence of colour. 



8. Urine contains the following constituents : — 



Water 933-90 



Urea 30-10 



Sulphate of potash 3-7I 



Sulphate of soda 3-16 



Phosphate of soda 2-94 



Muriate of soda 4*45 



Phosphate of ammonia 1-65 



Muriate of ammonia 1-50 



Free lactic acid "^ 



Lactate of ammonia | 



Animal matter soluble in alcohol ....}► 17*14 



Ditto insoluble in alcohol | 



Urea attached to these J 



Earthy phosphates and fluate of lime . . 1-00 



Uric acid 1-00 



Mucus of the bladder 0-32 



Silica 0-03 



1000-00 



