Analysis of VegelMes and Animals^ 
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One hundre<3 parts of common resin contain : 
^^SrlaO II eB«« «»•« ^ n 9'i‘i 
Hydrogen and oxygen in the proportions in which they exist in water ... 15 156 
Hydrogen in excess .... .t* - - r-**--* •.<■<1 ...* .... .... 8'900 
One hundred parts of oliv^ oil contain ; 
Carbon ..... 
100 
77 213 
Hydrogen and oxygen in the proportions in which they exist in water __ 10'712 
Hydrogen in excess -- 12’075 
100 
One hundred parts of chrystallized sugar contain: 
[“CArbon ........ 40.195> 
40*704 j 4* I Hydrogen and oxygen in the proportions in which they 
. 52*101 I *5 ! are in water __^ ___ 59*806 
7.105 ^ 2-<( Oxygen in excess 
Carbon .. 
Oxygen . 
Hydrogen 
100 
iT j Hydrogen in excess 
I 
I 
I 
0 * 
0 * 
) » 0 9 S « I 
One hundred parts of ash wood contain 
|''Carbon 
Carbon 5l*192’\ w • Hydrogen and oxygen in the proportions in wliich they 
Oxygen__ 42*951 j .5 j are in water ..._ .... .... .... 
Hydrogen .. 5*857 ^ 2 Oxygen in excess .... .......o... 
’—--- i C I Hydrogen in excess .... ,«.= ........ .... -- .... 
100 o I 
^ L 
100 
51’19^4 
48*809 
0 . 
10 * 
100 , 
tion in which they exjst m 
water .... .... fO-COf 
Hydrogen in excess.-_... 5*387 
Azote ........ 16*331 
These results prove a very important hydrogen, and as all, the errors , which 
fact; viz. that water per or iU princi- we can make tend to increase the quan*- 
pies are seized upon bp the vegetable in tity of it. We shall judge of this by tha 
the act of vegetation : for, all the veg,e^ two following analyses, 
tables being almost e^ulrely formed of One hundred parts of fibrlne contain : 
ligneous fibres and mucilage, which con- Carbon .. 51*675 
tain oxygen and hydrogen in the same Hydrogen and oxygen in the propor- 
proportions as water, it is evident that 
when carried into the substarice of the 
vegetable it is then combined with car¬ 
bon. in order to form them. 
If therefore^ it were in our p&tcer to 
unite these two bodies in every given pro- 
1 ^ 1 - j. 1 . ■ I 1 A One hundred parts or caseous matter contain ; 
portion, and to bring their woiecules to- ^ ^ 
get/ier in a proper manner, »e should cer- j, and oxygen in the proper- 
7}iake Utl the vsgetcihlcs which hold tion in which they exist in 
the middle rank between the aculs and the water ... 13*778 
resins, such as sugar, starchy the ligneous Hydrogen in excess ........ __ 5*689 
fbres, 4 -c. Azote ....... ,18*352 
Among the animal substances, we -- 
have only as yet analysed fibrine, albu- 
jnen, gelatine, and the caseous substance. 
It results from our analyses, that in 
these four substances, and probably in 
100 
100 
Admitting this report to be correct, 
these substances would correspond, with 
respect to tlie rank which they ought to 
all analogou# animal substances, the by- hold among the animal substances, to tbs 
drogen is in a greater proportion to the rank occupied by sugar, gum, ligneous 
oxygen than in water 5 that the greater fibre,&c. among the A’egetable substances; 
tiie excess of hydrogen, the greater is for, int he same way as hydrogen and 
the quantity of azote which they contain oxygen, the gaseous principles of the 
also; that these twoquantities are ahnost fornijer, may be reciprocally' saturated 
both in the same proportion as in ammo- and form A'ater; in the same way liy- 
mia, and that it is probable tliat this pro- drogen, oxygen, and azote, the gaseous 
portion, which we nearly approach, does principles of the latter, may be also re- 
aetually exist: the more, probably, be- ciprocally saturated, and form water and 
vve always find a little too much ammonia; so that the carbon, which is 
