O. Loew on the formation of Nitrite of Ammonia. 29 
Art. III.—On the formation of Nitrite of Ammonia ; by 
O. Lozw, Assistant in the Chemical Department of City 
College, New York. 
convenient form as a reagent, I dipped strips of Swedish filter- 
paper in a solution of alloxan and dried them in vacuo, after 
tube 
some drops of water on them (distilled water I avoided be- 
cause of its containing ammonia) and placed some strips of 
acid and standing ona glass plate. A bell-jar was put over the 
whole, taking care that the junction was air-tight. The appa- 
ratus was then set in a place where ammonia had never 
car 
were perfectly clean. The bell-jar and test tube were r 
with diluted sulphuric acid, afterward with alcohol, the strips 
