EE VIEWS 
ANIMAL CHEMISTRY.* 
I T is with pleasure that we welcome tlie present work, which seems well de- 
signed to meet the want of a good modern work on animal chemistry, and 
well fitted to form a companion volume to Miller’s “ Elements of Chemistry.” 
The author has divided his work into five parts, as follows : — I. General ; 
II. Organs, fluids, and processes concerned in digestion, &c. ; III. Nutri- 
tion, or “ work and waste ” ; IV. Other organs, tissues, and fluids of the 
"body ; V. Chemical and philosophical subjects. 
Under the first head Mr. Kingzett gives a brief sketch of the early history 
of the subject, lightly touches on the connection between vital and chemical 
phenomena, and concludes with a short statement of his views on the rela- 
tions between modern chemistry and physiology and pathology. In the 
second part (pages 47-123) we find an account of the chemistry of the 
saliva, gastric juice, bile, liver, &c., giving a brief account of the principal 
normal and abnormal constituents. In the third part (pages 123-263) under, the 
general head of nutrition, a fuller account is given of the chemistry of the chyle, 
lymph, blood, urine, sweat, &c., of the process of alimentation and respira- 
tion, and of the connection of animal heat, vital force, and muscular oxida- 
tion, together with a brief sketch of the chemical dynamics of the body. 
Part IV. (pages 263-359) is devoted principally to the chemistry of the 
constituents of the brain •, but concludes with a brief notice of the constitu- 
tion of the bones, teeth, milk, pus, &c. Finally, the last part, V., may be 
divided into two portions : the first (pages 359-416) deals at some length 
i with the chemistry of the albuminoids, and ends with an outline sketch of 
the carbo-hydrates and fats ; the second portion is miscellaneous, and touches 
on the diverse subjects of fermentation, putrefaction, germ-theory of disease, 
antiseptics, “ sanitas,” physiological action of different chemical substances 
on character, as examplified by the genius and the fool, on the teaching of 
animal chemistry, and on different researches which ought to be undertaken. 
The work ends with a good index and list of authorities. 
We are decidedly of the opinion that the present work will form an 
important contribution towards the advancement of our knowledge of 
* “ Animal Chemistry, or the relations of Chemistry to Physiology and 
Pathology.” A manual for medical men and scientific chemists. By C. T. 
Kingzett, F.C.S. 8vo. London : Longmans, Green & Co., 1878. 
