LECT. III. EXOSMOSE. 75 



Experiments with Water and a Solution of Common Salt. 



In some cases, we precipitated the chlorine of the salt 

 contained in the two external vessels, by means of nitrate 

 of silver. The last column of this second table gives the 

 quantity of chloride of silver thus obtained. 



Experiments with Water and a Solution of Common Salt. 



We have observed a similar result with a solution of 

 sugar and the skin of the eel ; the weight of a given vo- 

 lume of the saccharine solution was, before the experi- 

 ment, 18-180 gr. 



