404 



INDEX. 



PA(JE. 



Milk, pathogenic germs con- 

 veyed in ... ... 344 



,, preservation of ... 341 



,, preservation of, various 



methods of . . ... 343 



,, products ... ... 329 



, , ripening by ' ' starter" . . 337 

 ,, separators, principles of 330 

 ,, skimmed, average com- 

 position of 333 

 fat in ... 332 



,, ,, specific gra- 



vity of ... 333 



, , sterilisation, effect of ... 342 

 ,, ,, process of 342 



, , sugar, alcoholic fermen- 

 tation of ... 313 

 ,, ,, lactic fermenta- 



tion of 313, 314 

 ,, ,, modifications of 313 



, , , , preparation of ... 314 



,, ,, properties of ... 313 



,, ,, reducing proper- 



ties of ... 313 



,, treatment to rid of patho- 

 genic germs . . . 344, 345 

 ,, cows', coefficient of ex- 

 pansion of ... 316 

 ,, ,, colostrum, com- 



position of ... 317 

 ,, ,, composition of 



316, 317 

 ,, ,, influence of breed 



on 318 



,, ,, influence of food 



on 320 



,, ,, influence of pe- 

 riod of lacta- 

 tion on 319, 320 

 ,, ,, influence of sea- 

 son on . ... 321 

 ,, ,, maxima and mi- 



nima of fat in 325 

 ,, ,, percentage of fat, 



daily mean of 327 

 ,, ,, percentage of lime 343 

 ,, ,, percentage of 



solids not fats 327 

 ,, ,, size of fat glo- 

 bules in 318, 319 

 ,, ,, specific heat of... 316 

 ,, ,, specific gravity of 315 

 ,, ,, variations in 



amount of fat 324 

 ,, ,, variations in 

 amount of solids 

 not fats ... 326 

 Millon's reagent 215 



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Mockern process, see ' ' Deter- 

 mination of nitrogen" .. 178 

 Moisture, determination of in 



soils 92 



Morphine, composition of ... 220 



Moulds 78 



Mucin in bile ... ... ... 273 



Muriate of potash, composition 



of 167 



Muscle, albuminoids found in 265 

 ,, analyses of ... ... 266 



,, calorific power of ... 5 

 , , contraction of ... 266 



,, excretion of nitro- 

 genous waste of ... 267 

 ,, gases present in ... 266 

 ,, mineral constituents of 266 

 , , source of energy of ... 266 

 ,, -stroma ... ... 265 



Musculin ... ... ... 265 



Mycose, composition and oc- 

 currence of ... ... . . 196 



Myoglobin ... ... ... 265 



Myosin . . . . ... ... 265 



Myristic acid, occurrence of... 202 

 Myrrh 212 



Neon in the atmosphere ... 27 

 Nicotine, constitution of ... 220 

 Nitragin ... ... ... 81 



Nitrates, deposits of ... ... 7 



,, destruction of on 



addition of starch 71 

 ,, determination of in 



soil 103 



,, determination by 

 Crum-Frankland's 



method 104 



* ,, determination by 



Nessler's method 105 

 ,, determination by 

 Schloesing ? s me- 

 thod 104 



Nitric acid in the atmosphere 30 

 ,, ,, rainfall ... 32 



Nitrification, action of anti- 

 septics on ... 68 

 ,, action of gyp- 



sum on ... 69 

 ,, action of potash 



compounds on 69 

 ,, definition of ... 64 



,, essential condi- 



tions for ... 67 

 ,, how effected ... 64 



Nitrites, determination of in 



soil 106 



Nitrogen, atmospheric ... 24 



