CHYLE. 



4G1 



probably due to the absorption of the anxiolytic ferment of the pancreas 

 from the intestinal canal. 



Water, 

 Solids, 



Chyle of Man (EeesJ. 



Fibrin, 



Albumen, . 



Fats, lecithin, cholesterol, etc. 



Extractives, 



Salts, . 



"Water, 

 Solids, 



•Chyle of Bog (Hoppe-Seyler). 



Fibrin, 



Albumen, .... 



Fats, lecithin, cholesterin, etc., 



Fatty acid and soaps, 



Salts, . 



Chyle of Horse (C. Schmidt). 

 Serum, 

 Clot, . 



"Water. 

 Solids, 



Fats, 



Soaps, . . . . . 



Fibrin, 



Albumen, sugar, and extractives, 



Hsematin, 



Sodium chloride, 



Sodium, 



Potassium, 



Phosphates and sulphates, 



90.48 per cent 



9.52 " " 



trace 



7.08 " " 



0.92 " " 



1.0 " " 



0.44 " " 



90.67 ", " 



9.02 " " 



0.11 " " 



2.10 " " 



6.48 " " 



0.23 " " 



0.79 " " 



96.74 " " 



3.25 " " 



88.7 " " 



11.2 " " 



0.15 " " 



0.03 " " 



3.89 " " 



6.59 " " 



0.20 " " 



0.23 " " 



0.13 " " 



0.07 " " 



0.11 " " 



The following table gives the composition of the chyle from the 

 thoracic duct in the ruminant under different conditions (Wiirtz) : — 



Water, 



Fibrin, 



Albuminoids, 



Fats, 



Salts (soluble in alcohol), 



Salts (soluble in water), 



Ox. 



Before 

 Rumina- 

 tion. 



950.89 

 1.76 

 39.74 

 0.81 

 2.47 

 4.33 



After 

 Rumina- 

 tion. 



929.71 

 1.96 

 59.64 

 2.55 

 2.50 

 3.61 



Cow. 



Fed with 



Hay and 



Straw. 



951.24 

 2.82 

 38.84 

 0.72 

 2.77 

 3.59 



Fed with 



Straw and 



Clover. 



962.21 



0.93 



26.48 



0:49 



1.92 

 7.97 



Pure chyle from the mesenteric vessels of the ox before mixture 

 with the lymph has a specific gravity of 1013 and contains in 100 parts 



