CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF CORN. 81 



hydrogen, and oxygen, in the formation of fat of ani- 

 mal bodies. 



From the phosphates the substance of the bones 

 and the saline matter of the brains, nerves, and other 

 solid and fluid parts of the body are in a great meas- 

 ure derived. 



The salts of iron go to the blood, and constitute 

 an essential portion of it, whereby it is enabled by 

 its changing degrees of oxidation, during its pas- 

 sage through the lungs, arteries, and veins, to convey 

 oxygen to every part of the body. 



Thus it appears that in each kernel of corn all the 

 elements have been deposited by Nature, that are 

 essential to a healthful, invigorating, and nutritious 

 food. 



