24 WATER AND SOLID CONSTITUENTS OF BLOOD AND SERUM. 



Table of the Specific Gravities of the Blood and Serum of Animals. 



Name of 



ll clLLlU Ul (lliiilltXi. 



Sp. gr. of 

 blood. 



Sp. gr. of 



observer. 



serum. 



Jos. Jones 



Psammophis flageUlformis (Coachwhip Snake) . 



1036.0 





<i 



AUif/ator llississippi'ejisis (Alligator) .... 



1046.0 



1014.8 



11 



Chelonia caretta (Loggerhead Turtle) .... 



1032.5 



11 



Ghelonura serpentina (Snapping Turtle) .... 



1025.5 



1013.6 



11 



Emys terrapin (Salt-water Terrapin) .... 



1035.3 



1012.1 



11 



Emys reticidata (Chicken Tortoise) ..... 



1034.0 





1 1 



Eniys serrata (Yellow-bellied Terrapin) .... 



1026.5 



1013.1 



1 1 



Emys serrata (Yellow-bellied Terrapin) .... 



1029.6 



1014.0 



1 1 



Testudo polyphemus (Gopher) ...... 



1030.0 



1018.0 



11 



T estudo polyphemus. (Gopher) ...... 



1031.0 



1011.0 



11 



Common Cur-Dog ........ 



1043.0 







Common Cur-Dog ........ 



1045.5 



1030.5 



Becqnerel ~^ 

 and Rodier j 



( Mean 



1051.5 



1025.5 



Pregnant Women J Maximum ...... 



{Minimum ...... 



1055.1 

 1046.2 



1026.8 

 1023.6 



11 



20 human beings, mean . . . . . ■ . 



1055.0 



1026.1 



1 1 



10 human beings, mean ....... 



1056.0 





11 



11 Men, mean ......... 



1060.2 



1028.0 



11 



8 Females, mean ........ 



1051.5 



1021.4 



Lclimann 



Human .......... 



1051.4 



1028.0 



From this table we learn that the hlood hecomes more concentrated as the organs, 

 and ajppai'atus, and intelligence of animals are developed. 



Table showing the Amounts, in 1000 j^jarfe, of the Water and Solid Mailers of tJie Blood 'and Serum 



of different Animals. 



COLD-BLOODED ANIMALS. 

 BLOOD OF INVERTEBRATE ANIMALS. 



Name of observer. 



Name of animal. 



Water 

 in 1000 

 parts of 



blood. 



Solid 

 matter 

 in 1000 

 parts of 

 blood. 



Water 

 in 1000 

 parts of 

 serum. 



Solid 

 matter 

 in 1000 

 parts of 

 serum. 



Solid 

 matter 

 in serum 

 of 1000 

 parts of 



blood. 



C. Schmidt 



Harless & Bibra 

 It 11 



Anodonta cygnea (Pond Mussel) 

 Helix pomatia (Shell Snail) 

 Loliyo and Eledone (Cephalopods) 



999.146 

 985.482 

 992.61 



0.854 

 14.518 

 1.33 







0.565 

 8.398 

 4.10 



Jos. Jones 

 1 1 



1 1 



J. F. Simon 

 Dumas (fePrevost 



Jos. Jones 

 Dumas &Prevost 

 Jos. Jones 



J. F. Simon 

 Jos. Jones 



BLOOD OF VERTEBRATE ANIMALS. 



Fishes. 



Tryyon sahina (Stingray) . 

 Zygcena malleus (Hammerhead Shark) 

 Lepisosteiis osseus (Garfish) 

 Carp 

 Tench 

 Trout 

 Eel pout 

 Eel . 



Aqtiatrc Reptiles 

 Rana cateshcBaiia (Bullfrog) 

 Frog ....... 



Chelonia caretta (Loggerhead Turtle) . 

 Clielonura serpentina (Snapping Turtle) 

 Emys terrapin (Salt-water Terrapin) . 

 Emys reticulata (Chicken Tortoise) 

 Emys serrata (Yellow-bellied Terrapin) 

 Alligator Mississippiensis (Alligator) . 



Land Reptiles. 

 Bufo variahilis ...... 



Heterodon platyrhinos (Hog-nose Yiper) 

 Heterodon niger (Black Yiper) . 

 Psa77i?nophisflagelliformis (Goaehvfhip Snake) 

 Coluher constrictor (Black Snake) 

 Testudo polyphemus (G opher) 



884.20 



115.80 









861.14 



138.86 



929.31 



10.96 



65.50 



886.10 



113.30 



945.55 



59.45 



56.05 



812.00 



128.00 







83.85 



900.00 



100.00 







68.80 



863.10 



136.30 







12.50 



886.20 



113.80 







65.10 



846.00 



154,00 







94.00 



832.51 



161.49 



938.01 



61.93 



54.96 



884.60 



115.40 







46.40 



819.19 



120.81 



950.56 



49.44 



45.82 



895.00 



105.00 



951.32 



48.68 



45.80 



845.28 



154.12 



956.11 



43.83 



38.15 



846.98 



153.02 



936.42 



63.58 



51.51 



815.41 



124.59 



956.91 



43.03 



39.36 



823.86 



116.14 



909.20 



90.80 



82.05 



848.20 



151.80 







112.33 



833.24 



166.16 



931.50 



62.50 



55.55 



860.51 



139.43 



925.11 



14.89 



69.61 



818.30 



181.10 



934.22 



65.18 



51.62 



188.63 



211.31 



898.58 



101.42 



89.01 



843.38 



156.62 



1 



933.59 



66.41 



60.00 



