1814.] made during the Year 1813. 27 



9. The constituents of skimmed cow's milk are as follows : — 



Water 928-75 



Cheese, with a trace of butler 28*00 



Sugar of milk 35'00 



Muriate of potash I'/O 



Phosphate of potash 0*25 



Lactic acid, acetate of potash, and "i ^,^„ 



a trace of lactate of iron J 



Earthy phosphates 0*30 



1000-00 



Cream, of the specific gravy 1*0244, is composed of 



Cream 4*5 



Cheese 3*5 



Whey 92*0 



100*0 



10. Vauquelin has found that egg-shells contain the following 

 constituents : carbonic acid, lime, magnesia, phosphate of lime, 

 iron, sulphur, and an animal matter which acts as a cement. 



11. The matter of the brain, according (o the analysis of Vau- 

 quelin, is composed of 



Water 80*00 



White fatty matter 4*53 



Reddish fatty matter 4*70 



Albumen 7*00 



Osmazome 1*12 



Phosphorus 1*50 



Acid, salts, and sulphur 5*15 



100*00 



12. From an experiment related in ihe Annals of Philosophy , 

 vol. ii. p, 26, it appears that during an inflammation of the glands 

 of the groin, the quantity of heat evolved was sufficient to heat 

 8i- lbs. of water, or seven wine pints, from 40° to 212°. 



13. A calculus extracted from the urethra of a hog, analysed in 

 the same Number of the Annals, p. 59, was found to consist 

 entirely of phosphate of lime. 



14. From some experiments on the black liquor ejected by the 

 cuttle fish, publislied by Mr. Grover Kemp, in Niciiolson's Journal, 

 vol. xxxiv. p. 34, it would apj)ear that it consists cliiifly of albu- 

 men ; but nothing is stated respecting the colouring matter of this 

 liquid. 



15. From tiie experiments of Dr. Pearson, it appears that the 

 black matter found in the bronchial glands of adult persons is 

 charcoal. 



1<J. Mr. Brando has published some very satisfactory cases of the 



