and a Body of a similar nature existing in Oats. 29 
7: poured off, the precipitate was collected, washed and boiled in 
alcohol and ether. Large quantities of a white fatty matter were 
marked A. Another quantity from the same preparation was 
boiled in alcohol and ether previous to dissolving in ammonia. 
Phis was marked B. 
A, Iam only able to give one complete analysis, as the 
whole of the preparation only amounted to two or three grammes. 
| Ash deducted. 
53° 
wise 
a 
sarbo 
3 
100-000 
was a much 
: Ash dedneted 
I 
26 6-86 
245 16°39 
22- 22-82 
10 1 
1 ‘995, 1-00 
26 2 0-86 7 ary 
100-00 10000 | 100-00 100-00 
Potash, and exposed to a temperature of 80° Celsius, for one hour ; 
it was then set aside for two weeks and occasionally shaken. At 
the end of that time, when precipitated by acetic acid, the pre- 
_ Cipitate answered perfectly the above condition. In fact it was 
Sulphur free, deprived of that reaction which is characteristic of 
presence of sulphur; as sulphuret of calcium is said to be de 
3 1en it no longer yields a black precipitate with 
