OF DISEASE. 491 



There were contained in 1000 parts : 



Water ..... 952-2 



Solid constituents .... 47'8 



Albumen 23*8 



Urea .... 



Chloride of sodium 



Carbonate of soda 



Phosphate and traces of sulphate of soda 



A viscid substance 



4-2 

 8-1 

 2-1 



0-6 

 8-9 



[Several analyses of the fluid of ascites have been recently 

 made, some of which we shall insert in a condensed form. The 

 two following were made by Scherer : 



1. A whitish turbid fluid removed from the abdomen by 

 paracentesis, in a case of dropsy dependent on abscesses pro- 

 ceeding to chronic suppuration, yielded in 1000 parts : 



Water ..... 986-71 



Solid residue .... 13-29 



Minute granules and soluble albumen . . 3-61 



Extractive matters . . . 1-80 



Salts .... 7-90 



The fluid evolved no odour, and was neutral. 



2. The fluid obtained by tapping a patient with dropsy from 

 ' steatoma hepatis, carcinoma ventriculi, et perienteritis chronica/ 

 was examined on two occasions : 



1. 2. 



Water .... 952-99 960-49 



Solid constituents . . . 47'01 39-51 



Fibrin 0-32 



Albumen 



Albuminate of soda 

 Extractive matters 

 Fat . 



Salts 



11-88 



22-70 29-73 



3-02 2-12 



1-26 1-63 



7-22 5-94 



Urea was sought for in analysis 1, but without success. 



Heller analysed the dropsical effusion in the case of ascites 

 noticed in p. 311. 



The fluid had a milky appearance, was neutral, devoid of 

 odour, and its specific gravity was 1007. 



Nitric acid and heat scarcely affected it, but an enormous 

 precipitate was thrown down by nitrate of silver. 



