The philosophy of eating. By Albert J. Bellows, M.D.

COMBINATION OF ELEMENTS IN THE SYSTEM. 15

Chlorine, constituting, with sodium, common
salt, found in the blood,....... 0 2 47
Sodium, the base of all the salts of soda,.. 0 2 116
Iron, which is supposed to give color to the
blood,............ 0 0 100
Potassium, the base of all the salts of potash,. 0 0 290
Magnesium, the base of magnesia and magnesian salts,........ 0 0 12
Silicon, the base of silex, which is found in the
hair, teeth, and nails,. 0 0 2
The elements of a man weighing....154 lbs.
Proximate Principles in the Human Body.
1. Water, composed of oxygen and hydrogen lb. oz. gr.
gases, as in the preceding table of ultimate elements,........111 0 0
2. Gelatine, of which the walls of the cells and
many tissues of the body are composed,. 15 0 0
3. Fat, which constitutes the adipose tissue,. 12 0 0
4. Phosphate of Lime, forming the principal
part of the earthy matter of the bones,. 5 13 0
5. Carbonate of Lime, also a part of the composition of bone,........ 1 0 0
6. Albumen, found in the blood and in almost
every organ,......... 4 3 0
7. Fibrin, forming the muscles and the clot of
the blood,.... 4 4 3
8. Fluoride of Calcium, found in the bones,. 0 3 0
found in the brain'
9. Phosphate of Soda, and nerves, and con- 0 0 400
stituting the physical
10. Phosphate of Potash, elements of vitality 0 0 100
(or vital energy,..