THE EARTHY AND ALKALINE PHOSPHATES. 
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Table I. — On the Variations of the Earthy Phosphates. 
Earthy phosphates. 
Specific gravity. 
Case 1. Water passed about 12 o’clock during ten successive days, in a severe case of 
concussion of the brain from a fall. 
3rd day. No food 
*97 per 1000 urine. 
1013-2 
4th day. No food 
•36 
1014-5 
5th day. No food 
•74 
1 0 i 1*4 
6th day. No food 
1-07 
1019-3 
7th day. No food 
1-28 
1019-1 
8th day. Some food 
•85 
1017-5 
9th day. More food 
MO 
1018-3 
10 th day. More food 
1-05 
1020-1 
11th day. More food 
•52 
1010-8 
12th day. More food 
1-96 
1021-9 
Case 2. Water passed in the afternoon by a patient with pain in the head and epileptic 
fits (chronic). 
About 40th day. After salts and senna 
2-93 
1026-2 
51st day 
1-55 
1015-6 
73rd day 
1-47 
1025-7 
90th day 
Case 3. Severe pain in the head (chronic). 
1-35 
1023-7 
About 60th day, afternoon 
2-03 
1018-5 
63rd day 
Case 4. Inflammation of the brain (acute). 
•53 
1010-1 
20th, afternoon 
26 th day. Died. 
1-15 
1031-8 
Case 5. Tetanus. Afternoon 
1-35 
1026-5 
Case 6. Delirium tremens 
1-21 
1030-4 
Hence from Case 1, the variations in the earthy phosphates during- ten successive 
days appear to follow no rule. Case 2 has been mentioned in the previous paper as 
showing the effect of sulphate of magnesia. From the other cases the amount of 
earthy phosphates seemed to be about the healthy standard. The general conclusion 
is, that the variations in the earthy phosphates are independent of the nature of the 
disease ; and this conclusion will be found to be confirmed by the subsequent expe- 
riments. 
Table II. — On the Total Amount of Earthy and Alkaline Phosphates in those Diseases 
in which the Nervous Tissues, or their neighbouring tissues, are affected. And 
first of Disease of the Spine, from accidents, caries, paraplegia, &c. 
Earthy phosphates. 
Specific gra- 
vity. 
Alkaline phos- 
phates. 
Total. | 
Case 1. Fractured spine, seventh cervical vertel 
2nd day 
>ra. 
•12 per 1000 urine. 
1023-1 
3-71 
3-83 
3rd day 
•41 
1017-6 
2-29 
2-70 
8th day 
•67 
1022-0 
7-76 
8-43 
9th day 
•67 
1023-1 
7-47 
8-14 
1 6 th day 
•41 
1011-4 
3-43 
3-84 
18th day 
•53 
1010-6 
3-13 
3-66 
21st day. Died. 
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