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ceed. The reader must in limine be warned that such schematic 

 views as those of Neumeister are neither advanced as ultimate nor 

 do they lay claim to absolute truth. They are intended to aid us in 

 our striving to discover and arrange the facts which shall ultimately 

 lead us to formulate a correct theory, and may be likened to the 

 poles and planks of the scaffold which enable us to construct a beautiful 

 edifice, though they themselves will ultimately be taken down and no 

 longer be seen. 



We commence our amended exposition of Neumeister 's views by 

 placing before the eyes of the reader the schema which represents 

 them. 



/ Albuminous Molecule \ 



\Hemi-groups Anti-groups/ 



Proto-albumose 

 (Ampho-albumose) 



ipno-i 



Deutero-albumose 

 Ampho-albumose) 



Ampho-peptone 



Hetero-albumose 



(Ampho-albumose) 



Deutero-albumose 



(Ampho-albumose) 



Anti-albumid 



Ampho-peptone 



Deutero-albumose 



(Anti-albumose) 



I 



Anti-peptone 



As was stated in the body of this book, Neumeister recognizes 

 two. so-called 'primary albumoses': to wit, ^)roo-albumose and hetero- 

 albumose, into the formation of which, as the schema indicates, 

 there enter both hemi- and anti-groups, resulting from the splitting 

 up of the original albuminous molecule. The relative share which 

 each of the groups takes is attempted to be indicated by the dark and 

 light lines in the schema. Thus, according to Neumeister, proto- 

 albumose is mainly built up of hemi-groups, though (as indicated 

 by the finer diagonal line which joins it), in a minor degree, the 

 molecular groups of the awfo'-moiety take a part in its construction. 

 Conversely hetero-Blloumose is mainly derived from the anti-groups, 

 but yet contain Aem^-molecules. 



From each of these primary albumoses, through the progressive 

 activity of hydrolytic agencies, there may be derived ' secondary albu- 

 moses' which, although not identical, yet are included under the 

 generic term of deutero-albumoses. Both the primary albumoses, 

 as well as the two deutero-albumoses derived from them, may be 

 designated ' ampho- albumoses ' to indicate that they contain both 

 hemi- and cmfa'-molecular groups, though, as the schema indicates, in 

 different relative proportions. 



From these two deutero-albumoses, which are derived from the 

 primary albumoses, by the further action of hydrolytic agents, we 



