TAULE 11. Lirried akecp-81.in, all presaiirea 011 8ot11e porlioti. I 0.003 510 0.144 431 0.210 W i 0.310 839 0.370 1176 0.m; 1114 n m m o nmo 1 3000 Dcliined aheepaki~r, under tcder. DtscussIos.
-JIr. S. R. TnorariS suggested thnt the nuthi>rs' nicthod of tostino, might provo usoful in the cxniiiinntion of glue nrid goIntia, \c.hich n t Iirosent were gcnornllp jiirlgccl hy tho porcontngo of w t c r tlioy wcro cnpnblo of nl~sorbing. hfr. C. E. B. %I\I~RRIXAS inquircd d i n t would IJC tho rosult of tho tests if cnrriod out in n rnciiuiii. 3Ir. J. H. n U S F D l i D pointod out thnt cliffcront rncchnriicnl tosts for cluo ofton yicltlod different rcaults. Thus hc had known cises wlrero n gliru which wns found strongor thnn nnothor by tho shot teat gnrc n wcnkcr joint thnii tho othnr. 3Ir. J. 11. \VILKIE inquired whnt wns tho perccntngo orror of tho tostp. Jlr. S. J. PXSTECOST inquired whnt wns tho offcct of oil nnd gronso on tho inochnnicnl propcrtics of tho skin.
hlr. J. T. \~ooD, in roply, Enid that beyond cnusing rapid ovnporntion of tlio wnter coiitniiiod in it tho cff(*ct of plncing a pucrcd skin in n vncuum woiild IN slight. Hs hnd, howovor. snggostotl iuoring in vncuo, nR this w o u ~ be fnvotirn~o to t~ic! t~olJotion of tho sltiii. It Jvtia not poptiiblu t o obtain oxrict tluplicntos of niiy tost, RIIICO tho toxt inlist nocossnrily bo nirrtlo on tlifforont pirtn of tho skin. Adjncciit Iiioccs did not cliffor inoro tliirii n fow per cont., tho third flgnro of E boinq irnrolinblo. Nntornl flit in a shoup-skin in sonio rnsos nddcd much to its thickncar, nnd car0 must b tukoii in mlooting tost piecos wlicru t!~c fnt wns normal. I n n puorocl skin tho firt wns sot frcc nnd thc offoot wns nogligiblo.