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Total  acid  salts,  o-io  gramme  per  mille. 
Period  necessary  to  dissolve  0005  gramme  coagulated  egg  albu- 
min in  25  c.c.  of  filtrate  at  400  C,  2]/2  hours. 
Case  II. — Total  quantity  mixed  contents,  205  c.c. 
Free  hydrochloric  acid,  present. 
Lactic,  butyric,  acetic  acid,  absent. 
Albumin,  present. 
Starch  and  erethrodextrin,  absent.    Achrodextrin,  present. 
Total  acidity,  2-54  grammes  per  mille. 
Total  hydrochloric  acid,  1-82  grammes  per  mille. 
Total  free  hydrochloric  acid,  1-1-5  grammes  per  mille. 
Total  combined  hydrochloric  acid,  0  67  gramme  per  mille. 
Total  organic  acids,  0-49  gramme  per  mille. 
Total  acid  salts,  0-27  gramme  per  mille. 
Total  quantity  filtrate,  135  c.c. 
Total  acidity,  198  grammes  per  mille. 
Total  free  hydrochloric  acid,  1-20  grammes  per  mille. 
Total  combined  hydrochloric  acid,  022  gramme  per  mille. 
Total  organic  acids,  0*37  gramme  per  mille. 
Total  acid  salts,  0-19  gramme  per  mille. 
Period  of  dissolution  of  egg  albumin,  2^  hours. 
Case  III. — Total  quantity  mixed  contents,  55  c.c.  . 
Free  hydrochloric  acid,  present. 
Lactic  acid  absent ;  lactic-acid  test  obtained  in  this  case  by  Uffle- 
man  test  on  crude  filtrate  also  in  ethereal  extract  of  contents  (Uffle- 
man-Penzolt),  but  not  by  De  Jong  method. 
Butyric  and  acetic  acid,  absent. 
Albumin,  present. 
Starch,  present. 
Total  acidity,  2- 18  grammes  per  mille. 
Total  hydrochloric  acid,  1-38  grammes  per  mille. 
Total  free  hydrochloric  acid,  106  grammes  per  mille, 
Total  combined  hydrochloric  acid,  0-32  gramme  per  mille. 
Total  organic  acid,  o  64  gramme  per  mille. 
Total  acid  salts,  o- 16  gramme  per  mille. 
Total  quantity  filtrate,  28  c.c. 
Total  acidity,  2  03  grammes  per  mille. 
Total  free  hydrochloric  acid,  0  95  gramme  per  mille. 
Total  combined  hydrochloric  acid,  0-32  gramme  per  mille. 
