Body
the material framework of man or of any of the inferior animals, includ- BODY, the material framework of man ing the bones, the several organs, the skin, with hair, nails, and other appendages. The following is a list of the quanhuman body weighing 154 pounds: tities of the various elements found in a Hydrogen Carbon..
Nitrogen.
Phosphorus.
Sulphur.
Calcium.
Oxygen..
Fluorine Chlorine.
Iron....
Potassium.
Magnesium.
Silicon.
Sodium. lbs. 111 111 0 15 0 0 20 0 0 3 9 0 1 12 199 0 2 217 2 0 0 0 2 382 0 2 116 0 0 100 0 0 290 12 0 0 2 00 The organic, non-metallic, and metallic elements are not found in the body in their pure state, but are mixed together, forming the following compounds, the table, amounts to 154 pounds: aggregate of which, as in the preceding BOERS grs. B. speciosa, the wild rhea, also yields a very strong fiber, which is much used in o the East. B. nivea, the tchou ma of the o Chinese, is now known to yield the fiber used in the manufacture of the beautiful fabric called Chinese grass cloth. The most important species, B. nivea or tenacissima, is best known by the more common name, Ramie.
BOECE lbs. oz.
Water.
Gelatine.
Fat Albumen 4 3 Fibrine. 4 4 0 Phosphate of lime. 5 13 0 Carbonate of lime. 1 0 0 Fluoride of calcium. 0 3 Chloride of sodium.. 0 3 376 Chloride of potassium. 0 0 10 Sulphate of soda. 0 1 170 Carbonate of soda.. 0 1 72 Phosphate of soda.. 0 0 400 Sulphate of potash 0 0 400 Peroxide of iron.. 0 0 150 Phosphate of potash. 0 0 105 Phosphate of magnesia 00 75 0 0 Silicon.. o 3