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REPORT 1872. 



Substances used. 



1. Standard Solutions. 



Albumen kept in laboratory for comparison . 

 Albumen exposed outside laboratory 



2. Adds 



Sulphurous acid 

 Sulphuric acid . . 



Nitric acid 



Arsenious acid . . 



Acetic acid 



Prussie acid 



.3. Alkalies. 



Caustic soda 



Caustic potash . . . 

 Caustic ammonia 

 Caustic lime 



4. Chlorine Compounds. 



Solution of chlorine 



Chloride of sodium 



Chloride of calcium 



Chloride of akiminium 



Chloride of ziuc 



Bichloride of mercury 



Bleaching-powder 



Chlorate of potash 



5. Sulphur Compounds. 



Sulphate of iime 



Protosulpliiite of iron 

 Bisulphite of lime. 



6. Phosphates. 



Phosphate of soda 



Phosj)hate of lime 



7. 

 Permanganate of potash 



8. Tar Scries. 



Carbolic acid 



Cresylic acid 



9. Sulphocarbolates. 



Sulphocarbolate of potash 



Sulpbocarbolate of soda 



Sulphocarbolate of zinc 



10. 



Sulphate of quinine 



Picric acid 



Pepper 



11. 



Pays required for 

 development of 



Fungi 

 at]5°C. 



18 

 None 



21 



9 



10 



IS 

 9 



None 



18 

 Ifi 

 20 



None 



22 

 19 

 18 

 21 

 53 

 81 

 10 

 19 



19 

 15 



18 



Hyposulphite of soda 18 



17 

 9'7 



90 



None 

 None 



17 

 19 

 17 



None 



19 

 None 



Turpentine.-. 4; 



Charcoal. 



21 



Vibrios 

 at 15° C 



12 



5 



11 

 9 

 10 

 22 

 30 

 9 



24 



2R 

 24 

 13 



7 



14 



7 



10 



None 



None 



9 



17 



9 



1 



11 



11 



13 



7 



None 

 None 



18 



18 



None 



17 



8 



14 



Days required for 

 due deyelopment 

 of putrid odours 

 in albumen kept 

 at 20° C. 



IG 



45 

 Hi 

 16 



None 



None 



35 



72 

 85 

 20 

 14 



16 

 16 

 11 



16 



38 



None 



9 



38 



14 

 16 

 16 

 11 



16 

 16 



11 



None 

 None 



35 



26 



None 



None 

 26 

 16 

 35 



None 



