ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION.
Blondeau has given an exposition of the theory of alcoholic fermentation,; based on the most recent researches'of the late Caude Bernard. It concludes that the ferment is not derived from the external air, but is already in the interior of fermentescible bodies, and is secreted by organised cells which have arrived at a certain stage of development. Atmospheric oxygen is, however, necessary to the maintenance and development of the life of the ferment, and the oxygen further performs the function of burning the alcohol developed in the act of fermentation, thus producing the heat necessary for the exercise of vital functions. The action of the ferment is like that of the diastases. It changes the composition of bodies, decomposes them, and determines the combination of their elements into new and generally more simple forms.
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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3084, 6 January 1879, Page 2
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136ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION. Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3084, 6 January 1879, Page 2
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