LIQUID PARTS OF ANIMALS. 



Water, . 97'8 



Common salt, 1*0 



Albumen, '.. * 0-5 



Mucus, . 0*5 1 



Gelatin? ., 0-2 / P r P rtlons conjectural 



Lime, trace. 



100-0 



6. Liquor of asdtes. This liquid obtained in the usual way 

 by tapping was examined by M. Dulong Junr.* It was clear 

 and limpid, had the consistence of white of egg, and frothed 

 when agitated. It restored the blue colour of reddened litmus- 

 paper. Potash and soda occasioned a slight smell of ammonia. 

 Heat and alcohol coagulated it completely. Its constituents 

 were, 



Water, r f 70-38 



Albumen, ; . 29-00 



Common salt, . % 0-28 



Soda, . 0-14 



Gelatin or altered albumen, 0'20 

 Ammonia, trace. 



100-00 



This liquid contained more albumen than the serum of blood. 

 Probably it was contained in a cyst, and a portion of its water had 

 been withdrawn by the absorbents. 



7. Another liquid of asdtes. This liquid, which exhibited some 

 remarkable characters, was examined by M. Coldefy-Dorly, 

 apothecary at Cressy.f 



It was brown, very viscid, without smell and tasteless ; did not 

 alter vegetable blues. It held in suspension a great number of 

 brilliant crystals, which the viscosity of the liquid prevented from 

 subsiding. When heated it coagulated. Sulphuric, muriatic, 

 and especially nitric acid caused a copious precipitate. Alkalies 

 increased the intensity of the colour, and rendered the liquor 

 more fluid ; but did not disengage any ammonia. From 100 

 parts of it subjected to analysis, the following constituents were 

 obtained : 



" Jour, de Pharmacie, xi. 140. f Ibid. p. 401. 



