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(a) Percentage of water in the cartilaginous skeleton and its 

 parts {Donaldson and Conrow, '19). The data are presented in 

 tables 160-163 and in charts 51-54. 



The observations of Lowrey, just cited, give the percentage 

 of water in the hgamentous skeleton. It is desirable however 



TABLE 159 

 Percentages of water in the entire body — in several of the systems and in some organs. 

 Observations at seven ages. See Chart 50. 



* "All viscera" comprises the series of organs used by Jackson and LowTey ('12). See note 9, page 264 



to present the corresponding observations on the cartilaginous 

 skeleton, where the soft parts are more completely removed, 

 taking account at the same time of the modification of the per- 

 centage of water produced by the macerating fluid which was 

 used. 



