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certain conditions, various nitrogenous matters, as the albumin 

 and the caseine soluble, and that it retards the coagulation of 

 the (ibrine, it has been presumed, apparently with much pro- 

 priety, that its constant association with the so-called (proteine) 

 nitrogenous substances within the animal body must have some- 

 thing to do with the transformation of those peculiar com- 

 pounds, although we do not yet fully understand the manner 

 in which it is accomplished. 



A few analytical results of reliable authors (C. G. Lehmann, 

 HofFnian and others) may serve as an illustration of some 

 previous statements. 



Human Blood. 



Coagulum or Clot. \ ' ' ' ' 

 ( Corpuscles, 



f Water, . 



Serum = j^lb"'"^"' ' 

 j Fatty Matters, 



L Salts, 



0.30 > 

 12.70 i 

 79.001 



7.00 ! 



0.06 j 



0.94J 



13.0 



87.0 



100.00 



Blood of Verlebrce. 



1,000 parts, leave — 



Dry substance, 220.0 



Which contains — 



Nitrogen, 37.0 



Mineral substance, .... 10.0 



Containing — 



Potassa, 0.5 



Lime and Magnesia, 0.2 



Sulphuric Acid, 0.5 



Phosphoric Acid, 0.5 



Chloride of Sodium, Soda, Sesquioxide of Iron, Silica, . . 8.3 



Analysis of the Ashes of the Serum. 



Chloride of Sodium, 61.087 



Chloride of Potassium 4.054 



Carbonate of Soda, 28.880 



j3 Phosphate of Soda, 3.195 



Sulphate of Potassa, 2.784 



100.000 



