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CONSTITUENTS OF BLOOD, 



CARTILAGE OK A CHILD. 



Phosphate of lime 20-86 



Sulphate of lime 50-68 



Phosphate of magnesia < 9 - 8S 



Phosphate and carbonate of soda .... traces. 



Chloride of sodium 9 37 



Herz and Gugert. 



FROM THE COSTAL CARTILAGE OF A MAN TWENTY YEARS OF AGE. 



Per cent of ash in the cartilage 



2 24 



Dried muscle of the ox has the same composition as blood. It is composed of 



Beef. Blood. 



Carbon 51-83 51-95 



Hydrogen -------.--- 7-57 7-17 



Nitrogen ]5-01 15-07 



Oxygen 21-37 21-39 



Ashes - 4-23 4-42 Playfair. 



The constitution of teeth is rather different from that of ordinary bone. 



Enamel. Osseous portion. 



Phosphate of lime with fluoride of calcium - 89-82 66-72 



Carbonate of lime 4-37 3-36 



Phosphate of magnesia 1'34 l - 08 



Salts 0-88 0-83 



Cartilage 3-39 27-61 



Fat 0-20 0-40 Von Bibra. 



COMPOSITION OT GLANDULAR MATTER LIVER. 



Healthy liver. Fatty liver. 



Water 76-39 55-15 



Solid matter 23-61 44-85 



Animal matter dried at 212° 21-00 13-32 



Saponifiable fat 1-60 30-20 



Cholesterin 0-17 133 Bondet, 



The brain is composed of 



Water 78-0 



Albumen 7 3 



Phosphorized fat 12 -4 



Extractive matter and salts 1*4 Denis. 



The quantity of water in the brain varies, according to the statement of several eminent 

 chemists. According to Fremy, it amounts to 88 per centum. 



