Year: 1875

claimed as the fundamental principle Of
nourshment that the chief ingredients Of the
blood are already existing in the food Of
man and animals, and that they experience
but very slight transformation when their
original substance-vegetabe matter-is
changed into flesh and blood.


"'rhe food of men and animals" says Lie
big, "consists Of two entirely different sub
stances. One of them, which contains nitro
gen and albumen, forms the blood and tho
flesh parts of the body, and consequently
they are called the plastic elements OF nutri-
ton the other, which contains no nitrogen
but fat and so-caled hydrates of carbon, is
in every respect like ordinary fuel, and main
tans the elevated temperature which is re-
marked in every animal body it is common
ly called generator of caloric, or means Of
respiration Sugar, starch, and gum, belong
to this class; they are nothing but transform
ed wood fiber, and the progress Of chemistry
has taught us to reverse the natural order Of
this chemical transformation, and to make su-
gar, starch, and gum out of wood fiber. But
Of all these substances which maintain the
warmth Of the body through the medium Of
respiration, fat or grease is predominant t, and
as far as the amount of carbonc matter is
concerned, nearly equal to the ordinary fos-
sii coal"


ave literally heat our bodies with COM
bustible materials, which are nearly identical
with those which are employed in heating
our stoves, aud which differ from wood an
coal in no other respects but in the fact that
they are soluble in the juices Of our body,
which the latter are not"


The celebrated experiments made with the
respiratory apparatus of our day, have
somewhat modified these doctrines but the
notifications can not in any way lessen lie
big's scientific glory; on the contrary, it is
only Just, thankfully to confess that the en-
larged and augmented experience of modern
times is due to the impulse and example given
by him.


The Importance of Lebigs other work
concerning the rational improvement Of cat
tie, and OF his beneficial inventions of the
extract of meat, the milk for infants, etc, is
so well known in the whole world, that it is
scarcely necessary to mention them. On the
whole, we can say, that these inventions
have been the basis of an entirely new sci
ence unknowh before Liebig-thc science OF
Nutrition


As to us, who are proud of having been
his pupils, we are all convinced that we can
not do more honor to his memory than by
the imitation of his example. Like Liebig
himself, those who have been initiated into
the mysteries Of nature by his powerful and
interchangeable genius, will always endeavor to
employ their knowledge for, and direct their
excrtions toward, the benefit of humanity.


As an exterior token of gratitude, the
erection Of national monument to Liebig
has been proposed and will soon be carried
out, the idea having met with an euthusias.
tic reception from all sides, contributions,
not few Of them coming from America,
having been collected for that purpose from
every part of the globe.


But we repeat it, "monumentum acre
perennius" will be created to his memory by
the progressive development and propaga.
tion OF his ideas and inventions; such a mon
ument will proclaim his works and merits to
the latest generation.-Literndtional Re
riep.


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