CHEMICAL CONSTITUTION OF SALIVA. 113 



HOESE. 



Water . . 992-00 



Mucus and albumen 2 -00 



Alkaline carbonate . T08 



Alkaline chloride . 4 '92 

 Alkaline phosphate and 



phosphate of lime traces 



cow. 



Water . . 99074 

 Mucus and soluble 



animal matter . 



Alkaline carbonate . 3 '88 



Alkaline chloride , 2 -85 



Alkaline phosphate . 249 



Phosphate of lime 0-10 



1000-00 



1000-00 



SHEEP. 



Water . ' . . 989-00 



Mucus and soluble animal 



matter . . . I'OO 



Alkaline carbonate . . 3'00 



Alkaline phosphate . . TOO 



Alkaline chloride . . 6'00 



Phosphate of lime . . traces 



1000-00 



Tiedemann and Gmelin found in the saliva of the parotid 

 of the dog : 



1st Very little animal matter soluble in water or osma- 

 zome. 



2nd Salivary matter, soluble in water, and insoluble in 

 alcohoL 



3rd Mucus. 



4th. Much alkaline chloride; a moderate quantity of car- 

 bonate; little acetate and sulphate; very little phosphate of 

 soda ; and a mere trace of potash salts. 



5th. Phosphate, and a little carbonate of lime. 



The submaxillary saliva is thick, viscid, ropy, and less 



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