FAECES. 3/9 



2. "The faeces of a man (Flint) aged 48 years, who was labouring 

 under diabetes of long standing. He was restricted principally 

 to animal food, a small quantity of bread only being allowed. 

 Consistence moderate. This analysis was executed under my 

 own supervision by my former pupil, Mr. Stallard. 



1st Analysis : 8-22 grs. gave of HO 5*61 or H 7*58, of C0 2 16-43 or C 54-51g. 

 2d Analysis : 8-57 grs. gave of HO 5-84 or H 7'57g, of C0 9 17'03 or C 54-20. 



The nitrogen was determined by Wills' s method. 



Nitrogen : 6-29 grs. gave of metallic platinum 5*33 grs., which corresponds to 

 12-Olg of nitrogen. 



Incineration: 61-01 grs. gave of ash 5-71, or 9'36g. 

 Mean C . . . 54-35^ 

 H 7-57 | 



O 16-71 )> 100-00 



N 12-01 | 



Ash . . . 9-36J 



Proximate Analysis : 



Substances soluble in ether . . 22-00^ 



alcohol . 11-13 I 



water . 12-02 )> 100-00 



Organic matter, insoluble in these menstrua . . 45-49 



Ash . . . . 9-36 J 



3. "Faeces of the same individual some weeks afterwards, 

 while taking about three ounces of fat bacon daily, in addition 

 to his usual animal diet. It was evident after drying, that 

 these faeces abounded in fat from their appearance on the ap- 

 plication of heat. It was impossible to reduce them per se 

 to fine powder. 



1st Analysis : 5-06 grs. gave of HO 4-22 or H 9'22g, of C0 2 11-20 or C 60'36g. 

 2d Analysis : 6-28 grs. gave of HO 5-25 or H 9-28g, of C0 2 13-89 or C 60-32. 

 Incineration : 55-93 grs. gave of ash 7'40, or 13'23. 

 Mean C . . . 60-34 



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Ash . . . 13-23- 



Ether took up a quantity of fat amounting to 5T55g of the 

 dried faeces. 



4. " Faeces of the same individual a few weeks afterwards, 

 while restricted to an animal diet of the lean of meat : as far 

 as it was practicable all fat was removed. 



