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been made, and the following table is the average results 

 obtained. 



Analysis of Normal Bone. 

 Tribasic phosphate of lime. .85 to 87 per cent. 

 Tribasic phosphate of magnesia. . 1.7 per cent. 



Carbonate of lime 8 to 10 per cent. 



Fluoride of lime 0.35 per cent. 



Chloride of sodium 0.23 per cent. 



Bones contain 60 per cent of calcareous salts and 40 per 

 cent of ossein. In diseased bone, most chemists claim that 

 there is a diminution of phosphate of lime and of mineral 

 substances. 



More recently Mosselman and Hebrant made inter- 

 esting analyses of the bones of a cow of ten years. 



Nessler (1) 



(ij Nessler : Chemical Analysis of the Bones of Animals Attacked with 

 Osteodiastasis (Der Thierartz, 1973). Analysis of Zondel (Col. of Med. Vet. 

 1874, p. 144.) 



