56 DR. R. ANGUS SMITH ON 



gases is extremely small. It may be interesting to inquire 

 whether they are products of the decomposition of bodies 

 existing only in very small quantities in the blood, or 

 whether, during the stage of decomposition, a force is 

 exerted sufficiently powerful to break down small portions 

 of well-known organic products into gases such as the 

 above, but insufficient for more. 



Gases after passing through solutions of Metallic Salts. 



-rr , Pressure m ^ //^ * \ Vol. at o° 

 ^^1- in mm. ^^^P' P^*') andicoobar. 

 No. I 63-4 5507 17-3 32-8 



After absorption of "I « .c 



carbonic acid ......} "'5 48z-o 177 S'(>S 



No. 2 72*4 53^*0 177 36*17 



After absorption of 1 « /: o 



CO2 J ^'^ 4-817 17*2 37* 



No. 3 ioo'9 567*6 i6*9 53*921 



After absorption of] , « , 



HS r '°3 I 560-8 16-9 54'44 



After absorption of! , 00 /: r 



CO2 / ^^*9 488*2 16-9 , 7-67 



No. 4 iSi'i 651*8 i8'05 115*01 



After absorption ofl /. , „ 



CO2 I "'^ 496*3 18-05 5-33 



No. 5 134*7 603*1 i6*9 76*51 



After absorption of"! r. ©-. o. 



CO I ^4 485'! 18*3 2*91 



Gases from Blood, 



Vol. Pressure. Temp. ^f'^^^i 



o^ and 1000 bar. 



No. 6 198*7 707*2 i6*9 132*4 



After absorption of! 



HS I '97*4 702*4 i7*5 I30'3 



CO2 removed 6*4 522*8 17*8 3*142 



No. 7 2io*6 725*3 18*0 140*2 



HS removed 209*4 717*8 18*9 136*3 



CO2 removed 8*7 522*6 18*3 i*i 



The Gas left in the tube. 



Vol. Pressure. Temp. I^^'^^f 



o ^ and 1000 bar. 



No. 8 221*5 732*6 18*3 147*84 



HS removed 220*9 734*9 17*8 i47'74 



CO2 removed 15*3 533*o 16*6 3*43 



No. 9 177*1 673*5 I3'3 113*7 



HS removed i74*3 670*7 13*0 iii*6 



CO2 removed 13*6 752*1 12*8 1*2 



