fm]  Beef,  Wine  and  Iron.  359 
TYPICAL  ANALYSES  OF  BEEF,  WINE  AND  IRO^. 
to 
cfl  • 
1  Fluidrachm 
contains 
0 
Specific 
Gravity. 
Alcohol  b 
Vol. 
X 
W 
Ash. 
Iron  (Fe) 
Total 
Nitrogen. 
Nitrogen 
Ammonia 
Nitrogen. 
Iron. 
Per  ct. 
Per  ct. 
Per  ct. 
Per  ct. 
Per  ct. 
Per  ct. 
Mgms. 
Mgms. 
18652 
1-0197 
I5'I9 
IO'OI 
2-157 
•122 
•223 
•014 
9*i 
5*o 
I95 1 2 
1*0408 
19-78 
16-73 
o-443 
•032 
•175 
•016 
7-3 
i"3 
1 848 1 
1  "0359 
20*22 
i5"55 
1-172 
•070 
•157 
"Oil 
6*5 
2*9 
I9464 
1*0328 
21-92 
15-22 
1*347 
*I00 
•150 
•006 
6-2 
1 864 1 
1 '0343 
14*55 
13 '65 
0357 
•027 
•148 
■054 
6t 
it 
19545 
1*0187 
17*34 
10*35 
0-581 
'151 
•117 
•065 
4-8 
6-2 
19447 
1*0400 
18*69 
16*23 
0623 
•088 
•099 
•032 
4'i 
3-7 
18695 
10196 
I7-63 
io-66 
0-685 
•152 
•098 
•050 
4-o 
6-2 
19443 
1*0252 
1865 
12*38 
0*421 
•036 
•079 
•on 
3'2 
1-5 
I944O 
1*0472 
1717 
17-72 
0-419 
•113 
•058 
•028 
2-4 
47 
18591 
1*0568 
16-44 
20*05 
'  0-365 
•029 
-040 
-003 
i-7 
'  I"2 
18615 
1-0576 
16-28 
20*20 
1*158 
•100 
•033 
'003 
14 
4'2 
I85I6 
1  "0603 
16.87 
21-04 
0-864 
■079 
0-6 
•002 
i'i 
3*4 
19589 
1*0440 
19  61 
17*54 
i*3i3 
•102 
'539 
*c66 
22-5 
4'3 
I944I 
1*0167 
18-19 
I0-O4 
0  998 
•148 
■272 
•063 
n-i 
6-o 
I8618 
1  0198 
17-91 
IO76 
i'693 
•142 
•269 
■012 
no 
5-8 
18614- 
1-0430 
I4'33 
15*84 
1-489 
•133 
•184 
•007 
7  7 
5-6 
19524 
1-0406 
18  90 
16  47 
1-207 
"120 
■073 
"004 
3  0 
5  0 
18560 
1-0641 
1663 
21-99 
o-358 
•100 
•039 
•002 
1  7 
4-3 
19559 
1-0725 
8-48 
21-86 
o-495 
•060 
018 
-002 
08 
2-6 
Max. 
1  '9725 
25  46 
24-25 
2*157 
*355 
'539 
'131 
22-5 
i4-8 
Min. 
1*0013 
.  8*48 
6  07 
0*303 
*o25 
•018 
•002 
o-8 
10 
Ave. 
1-0338 
18-39 
14  55 
0804 
•114 
"121 
•033 
5'o 
4-7 
official  formula.  My  own  preparation,  No.  5,  made  strictly  accord- 
ing to  the  Formulary,  contains  but  one  milligramme  of  iron  per 
fluidrachm. 
In  the  case  of  nitrogen,  while  my  own  preparations  show  that  the 
filtered  material  may  contain  only  7-2  to  8-9  milligrammes  per 
fluidrachm  instead  of  12-2  milligrammes,  as  calculated  from  the 
Formulary  requirement  of  two  grains  of  high-grade  meat  extract, 
the  question  of  a  minimum  standard  is  not  so  difficult ;  for  by  no 
possible  manipulation  of  the  formula,  provided  meat  extract  of  good 
