188 Dr. Wright and Messrs. Thompson and Leon. [Feb. 1! 



FIG. 7. 



We next prepared various mixtures of chloroform, water, and acetic 

 acid in known proportions, agitated them thoroughly together, and, 

 by means of a separating reservoir, drew off into separate vessels the 

 heavier and lighter portions. Weighed quantities of these were then 

 transferred to stoppered vessels, and again well agitated together at 

 intervals for some time. After again separating by standing, samples 

 of the heavier and lighter_fluids formed were drawn off and analysed. 

 The following figures wer obtained in several such experiments : 





