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ANALYSIS OP SWEAT, BY PROFESSOR IVI80N MACADAM. 



Fat, 1 . 



Butyric acid, 2 . 



Lactic acid, . 



Ammonia (volatile), 3 . 



Substances soluble in alcohol and soluble in water, 4 



Substances soluble in alcohol, but insoluble in water, 5 



Substances soluble in water, but not in alcohol, 6 . 



Substances insoluble in water and alcohol, 7 



Water, ....... 



1 Consistine: mostly of slycerides of oleic and palmitic acid. 



2 Partly in combination with ammonia. 



S In combination as bvjtyrate of ammonia. 



* Saline matter, . ..... 



Organic and volatile matter, . . 



2i.4t percent. 



78.69 



100.00 



Oxide of calcium, . . 1.16 per cent. 



Oxide of magnesia, . 0.16 „ 



Potassic oxide, . . 3.08 „ 



Sodic oxide, . . 14.28 „ 



Hitrogen, . „ . . 13.69 „ 



Oxides mostly present as soaps. 

 6 Contains no nitrogen ; neutral to test papers and purely organic In 

 character, mostly sulphur (highly smelling compounds). 



6 Saline matter, . - . . . . . 26.14 per cent. 



Organic matter, . < . . • . . . 78.86 ., 



Calcium, evidently combined with organic acids, chlorine with 

 sodium, potassium and magnesium as phosphates, nitrogen as soluble 

 albuminates, &a. 

 7 Saline matter, ...... 4.23 per cent. 



Organic matter, . . . . . • 96.77 „ 



Nitrogen, 14.87 per cent 

 Sand, . . . 



Oxide of iron. . 

 Phosphoric anhydride. 

 Calcic oxide, 

 Magnesic oxide, 



Phosphoric acid present as calcium and magnesium phosphates 

 nitrogen mostly as albumen. 



