BLOOD. 339 



In 1000 parts there were : 



Water 760 



Solid constituents . . . 240 



The ash amounted to 12-2. There- was an appreciable quan- 

 tity of fibrin in this day's secretion, arising possibly from a 

 slight hsemorrhagic effusion. 



On the foui'th day the secretion was of a dirty brown colour, 

 the corpuscles were more or less injured, and there was a dis- 

 tinct odour of ammonia. There were numerous mucus-cor- 

 puscles, but no epithelium. 1000 parts yielded 191 of solid 

 residue, and 9-5 of alkaline salts. 



On the fifth day the discharge was of a greenish yellow colour ; 

 it contained very few blood-corpuscles, most of which were more 

 or less injured, but numerous mucus-corpuscles arranged in 

 groups of 5 — 10 together. The reaction of the fluid was alka- 

 line, there was a strong odour of ammonia, and 1000 parts 

 yielded 93"5 of solid residue. 



On the sixth day the fluid was of a brown colour, smelled 

 like putrid cheese, and developed ammonia freely. 1000 parts 

 gave 76 of solid residue. For other analyses and farther infor- 

 mation on this subject the reader is referred to ' Scherer's 

 ChemischeundMikroskopischeUntersuchungungzur Pathologic.' 

 Heidelberg, 1843.J 



Blood of animals. 



In addition to the 12 analyses of horse's blood which have 

 already appeared, I may communicate the three following : 



The blood in all these analyses was taken from horses suf- 

 fering from malleus humidus. Analyses 48 and 49 refer to 

 the same horse, but in the latter case the animal was kept for 

 four days without food, being merely allowed water during that 

 period. Taking into consideration the deprivation of nutriment, 



