OF THE ACIDITY OF THE URINE. 
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(33.) The following day. Breakfast as before, at 8 a.m. Dinner at 6^* 45™ p.m. Two 
drachms of tartrate of potash in four ounces of distilled water, at 2*^ 45™ p.m. caused 
the slightest nausea and no action of the bowels. 
h 
m 
Spec. gr. 
Acidity per 1000 grs. of urine. 
Appearance. 
Water passed at 
8 
= 1031-8 
= + 4-84 measures. 
Clear. 
Water passed at 
9 
45 
= 1026-7 
= -22-42 
Thick from phosphates. 
W’'ater passed at 
11 
45 
= 1025-9 
= -28-26 
Thick from phosphates. 
Water passed at 
1 
P.M. 
= 1027-4 
= + 4-85 
Clear. 
Water passed at 
2 
45 
= 1030-9 
= +29-10 
Cloudy from urates. 
Water passed at 
3 
20 
= 1026-6 
= - 7-79 
Clear. 
Water passed at 
3 
50 
= 1026-2 
= - 17-54 
Clear. 
Water passed at 
4 
50 
= 1027-8 
= +11-67 
Clear. 
Water passed at 
6 
45 
= 1032-8 
= +23-23 
Clear. 
Water passed at 
9 
25 
= 1036-5 
= + 9-64 
Very thick from urates. 
Water passed at 
11 
45 
= 1029-6 
= -33-99 
Very thick from phosphates. 
Water passed at 
5 
55 A.M. 
= 1021-5 
= -14-68 
Cloudy from phosphates. 
(34.) The following day. Breakfast as before, at 8^ 5™ a.m. Dinner at 6^ 55^ p.m. At 
oh 30™ P.M. three ounces of distilled water without any tartrate of potash were taken. 
Water passed at 
8 
5 
= 1028-5 
= + 8-75 measures. 
Clear. 
Water passed at 
9 
20 
= 1021-3 
= - 5-87 
Clear. 
Water passed at 
11 
= 1020-0 
= - 31-37 
Thick from phosphates. 
Water passed at 
12 
45 P.M. 
= 1025-4 
= -20-48 
Cloudy from phosphates. 
Water passed at 
2 
30 
= 1026-3 
= + 9-74 
Clear. 
Water passed at 
3 
40 
= 1024-3 
= +23-43 
Clear. 
Water passed at 
5 
25 
= 1026-3 
= +26-30 
Clear. 
Water passed at 
6 
55 
= 1028-4 
= +31-11 
Clear. 
Water passed at 
9 
5 
= 1032-2 
= + 27-12 
Thick from urates. 
Water passed at 
11 
25 
= 1033-2 
= +23-22 
Thick from urates. 
Water passed at 
6 
20 A.M. 
= 1026-5 
= - 0-97 
Cloudy from phosphates. 
Water passed at 
8 
5 
= 1026-5 
= + 17-53 
Clear. 
(35.) Breakfast the following day at 8^* 5™ A.M. Dinner at G'' 30™ p.m. At2*^30™p.M. 
thirty grains of pure fused nitrate of potash were taken dissolved in three ounces of 
distilled water. 
Water passed at 
9 
35 
= 1027-1 
= + 8-76 measures. 
Clear. 
Water passed at 
11 
20 
= 1028-9 
= -22*35 
Thick from phosphates 
Water passed at 
12 
40 P.M. 
= 1028-0 
= - 2-92 
Clear. 
Water passed at 
2 
30 
= 1025-8 
= +21-44 
Clear. 
Water passed at 
3 
10 
= 1024-6 
= +23-42 
Clear. 
Water passed at 
3 
55 
= 1025-4 
= +27-30 
Clear. 
Water passed at 
5 
= 1027-2 
= +31-15 
Clear. 
Water passed at 
6 
30 
= 1029-5 
= +33-02 
Clear. 
It follows from these experiments, which are easily seen in Plate XXIII., that the 
influence of tartrate of potash is most decided. In five-and-thirty minutes after two 
