Citi m to those of oxalic acid and alcohol 
culated requiring 0°0692 grams, 
Todohippuric acid, €,H INO ,. 
This acid was obtained in the same manner as the bromine’ 
compound, employing iodine instead of bromine. Tor the ale 
ee solution water was added, and it was filtered from the 
rated iodine; the filtrate was allowed to stand over a . 
the exception of that of silver are soluble in water. 
The crystals, when burned with oxyd of cOnPe and int * 
@ stream of oxygen, gave the following results 
0°2430 grms. gave 0°3080 grms. carbonic acid and 0°0605 grms. water. 
02080 ~ “oe 0°1590 grms. seis of sin when burned with caue 
04760 aie iaiae with soda-lime gaye 0: 0240 grms. ammonia. 
Calculated. Found. 
L lie 
9. Carbon, 108 = 3541 S457. + 08< eae 
8. Hydrogen, 8 2°62 2°76 Co. 
1. Iodine, 27 41°64 41°30. ++: ae 
1, Nitrogen, 14 4°59 wore eee, 
"3. Oxygen, 48 15°74 cose oes re 
100°00 
New York, Dee. 1st, 1864. 
ART. XXV.—On the Preparation of Oxalate of Ethyl; by 
M. Cargy Lua, Philadelphia. 
2 “our distillate the decomposition- ee he of sulphuric iat acid yee 
t as also 
: recommended’ to heat oxalic acid in a retort until it begins ry 
 ? Gmelin Handbook, Cay. ed., ix, 179. 
