Show experiments ON DIGESTION DIGESTi ox dr di harley halley hal ley in in a communication to the british association has stated that contrary to an all opinion lately published by M bernard the distinguished french physiologist lie ho had found that the human burnan saliva contains both sulpha cyanide of potassium and iron iron the latter substance hoever however can only be detected af ter the organic matters contained in in tho secretion are destroyed des royed by burning dr harley has ascertained that a person of nine nine stone secreted between beaw con one and ten pounds of salna saliva in in U only four hours the gastric juice lie he says does not destroy the power po er possessed by tile the saliva of ti anaf 0 aming 11 starch into sugar sugar consequently the digestion of aniela cebus food is ii continued in in the stomach the gastric juice has the property of clia changing nging cane into grape sugar in regard to the cause of the gastric juice not dip digesting sting the hung living stomach experiments show that it it is i not the epithelium lining the organ which prevents its being digested but the layer of tick mucus which covers its v walls alls when the latter sub substances stanco is is absent tho the 10 juico juice i at ai tacks the walls of the living stomach and digests them causing causing perforation and death As regards the bile it takes an active part in rendering the fatty portions of food C capable of bain being all absorbed into the system |