PART IIT
THE races I—General Considerations . . . 1. kee II—Macroscopical Examination of Feces 2. 0: . I11—Microscopical Examination of Feces . . . . . IV.—Testing the Digestive Power of the Intestine. . . .
V.—The Feces in Disease. ‘Acute entero-colitis, 320; Chronic entero-colitis, 320; Membranous enteritis, 320; Acute gastro-enteritis, 321; Uleer of the intestine, 321; Dysentery, 321; ‘Typhoid fever, 323; Cholera, 324; Caréinoma of the rectum, 324; Intussusception, 324; Thrombosis of the mesenteric artery, 324.
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VI.—Chemistry of the Feces.
Total Solids, 324; Total Nitrogen, 325; Albuminous Substances, 325; Casein, 326; Mucus and Nucleo- Albumin, 326; The Decomposition Products of the Proteids, 327; Blood in the Feces, 328; Bile Pigments, 330; Fat in the Faces, 332; Chole- sterin, 336; Lecithin, 336; Carbohydrates, 337; Gall-stones, 337; Intestinal Caleuli, 338.