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sels, and cellular substance. Fromherz and Gugert attempted 

 to analyse human liver. They found in 100 parts : 

 Water . . . 6179 



Solid residue . . 38-21 



The insoluble parenchyma formed 28'72, and the portion 

 soluble in water and alcohol 71 '28 of the solid residue : 100 

 parts of dried liver contained 2 -634 of salts, consisting of chlo- 

 ride of sodium, phosphate and a little carbonate of lime, phos- 

 phate of potash, and traces of peroxide of iron. 



In the liver of the ox Braconnot found water 55-50, soluble 

 matter 25 -56, walls of vessels and membrane 18-94. 



In certain morbid conditions of the system the liver becomes 

 much affected. Its amount of fat is so extraordinarily increased 

 in certain cases as to conceal the true structure, for the fat, as 

 Rokitansky observes, not only occupies the place of the true 

 glandular tissue, but all the tissues are permeated and the vas- 

 cular substance perfectly overwhelmed. This morbid condition 

 has been very frequently observed associated with pulmonary 

 phthisis, and is a consequence of too luxurious a life, and the abuse 

 of spirituous drinks. Fromherz and Gugert analysed a liver of 

 this nature. It weighed twelve pounds, and had a soft caseous 

 appearance. Its true organization appeared entirely destroyed. 

 It contained a non-saponifiable fat with a small quantity of unco- 

 agulated albumen, a little extractive matter, casein, salivary 

 matter, a few shreds of vessels, chloride of sodium, and phosphate 

 of lime: they found no cholesterin, fatty acids, or bilifellinic acid. 



[A fatty liver analysed by Frerich, 1 yielded : 



Water .... 73*09 



Solid constituents . . . 26-91 



Fat containing phosphorus . 17'26 



Albumen . . . 3-67 



Vessels and hepatic cells . 4-00 



Water-extract . . 0-48 



Alcohol-extract . . 1-50 



A waxy liver (a variety of the above) yielded : 



Water .... 80-20 



Solid constituents . . . 19-80 



Fat containing phosphorus, and cholesterin 2-20 

 Albumen . . . 3-50 



Vessels and hepatic cells . . 3-60 



Water-extract . . .7-00 



Alcohol-extract . .. . 4-50 



1 Schmidt's Jahrbucher, vol. 48, p. 148. 



