LYMPH. 



671 



Alkaline chlorides ... 



Alkaline carbonates (oleate of soda included) 

 Alkaline sulphates ... 



Alkaline phosphates 



Serum. 



4-055 



1-130 



0-311 



0-115 



5-611 



Lymph. 



4-123 



1-135 



0-233 



0-120 



5-611 1 



The same observer 2 has given a tabular view of six analyses of the 

 lymph of the horse and ass. 



Water 



Fibrin - - nearly 



Albumen .... 

 Extractive matter soluble only in water 

 Extractive matter soluble in alcohol 



Fat 



Soluble salts ) contained in 



Salts of lime, magnesia > the 



and silica ) extractive matters 

 Oxide of iron ... 

 Loss 0-4 



3-88 



A comparative analysis of the chyle and lymph of the ass has been 

 made by Dr. G. 0. Rees. 3 The fluids were obtained from the chyli- 

 ferous and lymphatic vessels seven hours after a full meal, previous to 

 their entrance into the thoracic duct. 



Water ...... 



Albuminous matter - - 



Fibrinous matter ..... 



Animal extractive matter, soluble in water and alcohol 

 Animal extractive matter, soluble in water only 

 Fatty matter ... 



Salts: alkaline chloride, sulphate, and carbonate, with 

 traces of alkaline phosphate and oxide of iron 



Chyle. 



90-237 

 3-516 

 0-370 

 0-332 

 1-233 

 3-601 



0-711 



1 00-000 



Lymph. 



96-536 

 1-200 

 0-120 

 0-240 

 1-319 



a trace. 



0-585 



100-000 



The chyle it will be observed contains a larger proportion of de- 

 cidedly organizable matters. Dr. Rees 4 examined the contents of the 

 thoracic duct of a human subject, procured an hour and a quarter after 

 death by hanging. They amounted to six drachms, and yielded the 

 following results: 



Water - .... 90-48 



Albumen, with traces of fibrinous matter .... 7-QS 



Aqueous extractive (zomodine) ..... Q-56 



Alcoholic extractive (osmazome) ..... 0*52 



Alkaline chloride, carbonate, and sulphate, with traces of phosphate, and ) n A . 



oxide of iron 5 



Fatty matters - - - - - - - 0'92 



100-00 



1 Simon's Animal Chemistry, Sydenham Soc. edit., p. 353, Lond., 1845, or Amer. edit., 

 Philad., 1846. 



2 Wagner's Handworterbuch der Physiologie, 9te Lieferung, s. 396, Braunschweig, 1845. 



3 Lond. Med. Gazette, Jan., 1841. 



4 Proceedings of the Royal Society, Feb. 10, 1842. 



