URINE. 495 



Water, . 65 



Phosphate of lime, . 3 



Chloride of potassium, \ ^ 



Sal-ammoniac, . / 



Sulphate of potash, . 6 



Carbonate of potash, \ ^ 



Carbonate of ammonia, / 



Urea, . . 4 



97 



He obtained also a quantity of benzoic acid, (probably hippuric 

 acid,) but considers it as proved, that this acid was formed dur- 

 ing the process to which the urine was subjected. 



VII. The urine of the camel has been examined by Rouelle, 

 Brande, and Chevreul, The smell resembles that of the cow. 

 Its colour is that of beer ; it is not mucilaginous, and does not 

 deposit carbonate of lime. It gives a green colour to syrup of 

 violets, and effervesces with acids like the urine of the horse and 

 cow. Rouelle* obtained from it, 



Carbonate of potash. Chloride of potassium. 



Sulphate of potash. Urea. 



Mr Brandej made a set of experiments on the urine of the 

 camel, at the request of Sir Everard Home, and obtained, 



Water, . . 75 



Phosphate of lime, 



Sal-ammoniac, 



Sulphate of potash, 



Urate of potash, 



Carbonate of potash, 



Common salt, . . 8 



Urea, o vm . 6 



95 



Ghevreul examined the urine of the camel on purpose to 

 ascertain whether the phosphate of lime, stated by Brande as a 

 constituent, really existed in that urine. : He could find no tra- 

 ces of it, but extracted from the urine of the camel the following 

 substances : 



* Jour, de Med. xl. t Phil - Trans. 1806, p. 376. 



Ann. de Chim. Ixvii. 294. 



