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Cooley's Cyclopaedia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts.by Arnold Cooley and Richard Tuson.Volume I PREFACE The design of the present work is briefly, but not completely expressed in its t.i.tle-page. Independently of a reli
- 513 Since the magnesium oxalate is always obtained of the same composition and in the same quant.i.ty, it is sufficient to determine its weight once for all, and to take each time the previously common amounts of common salt.The acid need not be weighed eithe
- 512 =Soap, Naples.= From olive oil and potash.=Soap, Orange-flower.= As SAVON a LA ROSE, with oil of neroli or essence de pet.i.t grain, supported with a little of the essence of ambergris and Portugal, for perfume.=Soap, Palm-oil.= _Syn._ VIOLET SOAP. Made o
- 511 =Soap, a.r.s.en'ical.= _Syn._ SAPO a.r.s.eNICALIS, L. _Prep._ (Becurs.) From carbonate of potash, 12 oz.; white a.r.s.enic, white soap, and air-slaked lime, of each 4 oz.; powdered camphor, 3/4 oz.; made into a paste with water, q. s. Used to preserve th
- 510 RED SNUFF. As last, but using red ochre.=Snuff, Asarabac'ca.= _Syn._ CEPHALIC SNUFF, COMPOUND POWDER OF ASARABACCA; PULVIS ASARI COMPOSITUS, L. _Prep._ 1. (Ph. D. 1826.) Asarabacca leaves, 1 oz.; lavender flowers, 1 dr. (both dried); mix and powder them.
- 509 In the 'Comptes Rendus' for 1864 Dr Blanchet records the case of one of his patients, a lady of 24 years of age, who had slept for 40 days when she was 18 years of age. Two years later she had a sleep lasting 50 days.Upon a subsequent occasion she fell
- 508 "It must also be remembered it is every whit as dangerous if these waste conduits lead into the soil pipe of a closet. Waste pipes from the above-named places should be led down to within 12 or 18 inches from the ground, and should deliver on to the grat
- 507 =Silver, Ni'trate of.= AgNO_{3}. _Syn._ ARGENTI NITRAS, L. This article is found in commerce under two forms:-- 1. CRYSTALLISED. _Prep._ By dissolving grain silver in nitric acid diluted with about twice its weight of water, evaporating the solution unti
- 506 Average production prior to disease, 81,600.1863 Bales, 50,600 Deficit, 38 per cent.1864 " 38,000 " 53 "1865 " 38,700 " 52 "1866 " 39,600 " 51 " 1867 " 44,000 " 46 "1868 " 41,000 " 49 "1869 " 47,300 " 42 "1870 " 69,900 " 14 "1871 " 7
- 505 The test for a silicate consists in fusing the suspected body with sodic or pota.s.sic carbonate, heating the residue with acid, and evaporating to dryness. If the residue be then treated with hot water the silica remains undissolved in the form of a whit
- 504 =SHER'RY.= _Syn._ SHERRY WINE, SHERRIS; VINUM XERIc.u.m (Ph. L.), VINUM ALb.u.m (Ph. E.), VINUM ALb.u.m HISPANIc.u.m (Ph. D.), L. This is the only wine ordered in the British Pharmacopias. See WINES.=SHERRY-COBBLER.= _Prep._ (Redwood.) Half fill a tumble
- 503 4. _Tub_ (Tonneau). The excremental matters coming down the descent pipe fall into a tub of from 2 to 3 hectolitres (44 to 66 gallons), in a hole in the top of which the lower part of the pipe fits tightly. A cover fitted with a spring serves to shut and
- 502 _Hill's process._ Lime and tar are the precipitants. The effluent water is filtered through charcoal. The question now arises as to whether the sewer water after treatment with any of the above substances is in a fit condition to be poured into a stream
- 501 =SEN'NA.= _Syn._ SENNA, SENNae FOLIA, L. There are three princ.i.p.al varieties:-- 1. ALEXANDRIAN SENNA (SENNA ALEXANDRINA--B. P., Ph. L., E., & D.), referred in the, Ph. L. to _Ca.s.sia officinalis_ and _Ca.s.sia obovata_, in the Ph. D. to _Ca.s.sia acu
- 500 The statistical report of the navy for 1871 offers a gratifying contrast to the above figures. From this doc.u.ment it appears that out of a total force of 4720 sailors, only four were affected with scurvy during that year. The much greater number of men
- 499 =SCENTS (Pommade).= _Prep._ 1. (COWSLIP.) From essence of bergamot, 8 oz.; essence of lemon, 4 oz.; oil of cloves, 2 oz,; essence de pet.i.t grain, 1 oz.2. (JONQUILLE.) From essence of bergamot and lemon, of each 8 oz.; oils of orange peel and cloves, of
- 498 4. (MOTTLED.)--_a._ RED. Cut white curd or Windsor soap (not too dry) into small square pieces, and roll these in a mixture of powder bole or rouge, either with or without the addition of some starch; then squeeze them strongly into b.a.l.l.s, observing t
- 497 _Prop., &c._ A non-nitrogenised neutral body. Water holding a very small quant.i.ty of it in solution froths considerably on agitation. This is especially the case with infusion of Jamaica sarsaparilla, and this property has consequently been proposed as
- 496 The Local Government Board may also declare by provisional order any rural district to be a local government district.The Local Government Board has also the important power of investing a rural authority with urban powers as follows: "The Local Governme
- 495 =SAN'DAL WOOD.= 1. (RED SANDERS WOOD, R. SAUNDERS W.; LIGNUM SANTALI RUBRI, LIGNUM SANTALINUM RUBRUM, PTEROCARPUS--Ph. L. & E.) The wood of _Pterocarpus santilinus_. It is used in medicine as a colouring matter. It is also employed in dyeing, and to stai
- 494 SEIDLITZ WATER. This is usually imitated by strongly aerating a solution of 2 dr. of sulphate of magnesia in a pint of water. It is also made with 4, 6, and 8 dr. of the salts to a pint of water.SEIDLITZ POWDER. The common seidlitz powders do not resemble
- 493 =Salt, Bitter Pur'ging.= Epsom salt.=Salt, Cathar'tic.= Of GLAUBER, sulphate of sodium; ENGLISH or BITTER S., sulphate of magnesium (Epsom salt).=Salt, Common.= _Syn._ CULINARY SALT. Chloride of sodium.=Salt, Diuret'ic.= Acetate of pota.s.sium.=Salt, E
- 492 [Footnote 144: 'Lancet,' March 4th and 11th, 1876.]_Pur. & Tests._--1. It is entirely soluble in water and rectified spirit.--2. When strongly heated it is wholly dissipated, and, if kindled, burns with a bright flame, leaving a bulky charcoal.--3. Its
- 491 =Sa'go Posset.= (For invalids.) Macerate a table-spoonful of sago in a pint of water for two hours on the hob of a stove, then boil for 15 minutes, a.s.siduously stirring. Add sugar, with an aromatic, such as ginger or nutmeg, and a table-spoonful or mor
- 490 FIG. 2.--Coats _in situ_ from without, 170. _a_, External; _b_, Middle; _c_, Internal coat; _d_, Starch grains, 108.]=RYE.= _Syn._ SECALE, L. The seed of _Secale cereale_, a gramineous plant, the native country of which is undetermined. It is a more certa
- 489 =ROSY-DROP.= See ACNE.=ROT.= _Syn._ GREATROT, HYDROPHIC R., SHEEP R., WET R. A disease peculiar to sheep, produced by the presence in the liver of the _Distoma hepatica_, a parasite commonly known under the name of "a fluke." Rot prevails during very we
- 488 Potash 1848 Soda 1067 Lime 127 Magnesia 1169 Oxide of iron 045 Phosphoric acid 5336 Chlorine 027 Silica 335 ------ 9954 =Rice, To Cook.= If rice is boiled it should be subjected to a low temperature. The best way of cooking rice, however, is by thoroughly
- 487 4. Young animals excrete more carbonic acid than old ones; this is most marked in amphibia. For example 100 grams of an old frog (_Rana temporaria_) exhaled in six hours 213 grm., whereas 100 grams of a young frog gave off in the same time 765 grm.5. The
- 486 Several machines have recently been invented by which water is frozen in large quant.i.ties by exposure to condensed air in the act of its subsequent expansion. They are worked by either hand or steam power. The refrigerating apparatus invented by Mr Kirk
- 485 In buying artificial manures the purchaser is recommended to obtain a guarantee that they shall be delivered in a sufficiently dry and powdery condition to allow of sowing by the drill.Samples, taken out of three or four bags, should be well mixed togethe
- 484 [_Ash from insoluble matter included in weights given_] [0134] [0296] [0081]Water 86860 86557 88180 -------- -------- -------- 100000 100000 100000 =RATAFI'A.= Originally a liquor drank at the ratification of an agreement or treaty. It is now the common
- 483 =RAD'ICLE.= _Syn._ RADICAL. According to the binary theory of the const.i.tution of saline compounds, every salt is composed, like chloride of sodium (NaCl), of two sides or parts, which are termed its radicals. That part of a salt which consists of a me
- 482 2. (Ph. U. S.) Triturate sulphate of quinine, 1 oz., with distilled water, 6 fl. oz., and having added sufficient diluted sulphuric acid to dissolve it, cautiously pour into the solution water of ammonia with constant stirring, until in slight excess. Was
- 481 =Quinine, Hydri'odate of.= _Syn._ IODIDE OF QUININE; QUINae HYDRIODAS, Q.IODIDUM, L. _Prep._ 1. By adding, drop by drop, a concentrated solution of iodide of pota.s.sium to a like solution of acid sulphate of quinine, and drying the precipitate in the sh
- 480 Yet the behaviour of bromine displays some striking differences. Chlorine alone, as already stated, causes no immediate alteration of somewhat diluted solutions of quinine, whereas they became turbid on addition of bromine as long as there is about 1/2500
- 479 =QUARTZ.= Pure native silica. It is an essential const.i.tuent of granite and many other rocks. Its crystalline, transparent varieties, are known as rock crystal. See GLa.s.s, POWDER, &c.=QUa.s.s.= _Syn._ POSCA VENALIS, L. _Prep._ Mix rye-flour and warm w
- 478 _White Chinese Fire._ Calibre. Saltpetre. Bruised Powder. Charcoal. Iron Sand.3rd order.12 to 16 lbs. 1 lb. 12 oz. 7 oz. 8 drms. 11 oz.16 to 22 " 1 " 11 " 8 " 11 " 8 drms. 22 to 36 " 1 " 11 " 8 " 8 " 12 "The iron sand is moistened with a little
- 477 Nitrate of soda 630 parts.Sulphur 125 "Charcoal 125 "---- 880 parts.As the nitrate of soda is hygrometric, this powder must be preserved in closed vessels from the moisture of the air. LEAD POWDER. This mixture is also prepared like gunpowder, and the c
- 476 In Donkin and Gamble's patent process the substances, previously parboiled, are placed in small tin cylinders, which are then filled up with rich soup; the lids are next soldered on quite air-tight, and a small hole is afterwards made in the centre; the
- 475 5. (MILK PUNCH; VERDER.) Steep the yellow rinds of 18 lemons and 6 oranges, for 2 days, in rum or brandy, 2 quarts; then add 3 quarts more of either spirit; hot water, 3 quarts; lemon juice, 1 quart; loaf sugar, 4 lbs.; 2 nutmegs, grated; and boiling milk
- 474 =PRU'NING= varies according to the kind of plant or tree operated on and the particular object in view, and its skilful performance must, therefore, greatly depend on the experience and knowledge of the gardener."In the operation of pruning, the shoots
- 473 It also is interesting to notice how _some_ minds seem almost to create THEMSELVES, springing up under every disadvantage, and working their "solitary, but irresistible way," through a thousand obstacles. Nature seems, &c.IRVING._Explanation of the mark
- 472 A prescription generally contains several medicinal substances, which are distinguished by medical writers by names indicative of the office which each of them performs. These are--1. The BASIS, which is the princ.i.p.al or most active ingredient;--2. The
- 471 6. Pumice-stone, red coral, and powdered rhatany root, of each, 2 oz.; orris root, 1/2 oz.; essence of vanilla, 1/2 dr.7. (AROMATIC TOOTH POWDER.) From cuttle-fish bone, 4 oz.; calamus aromaticus, 2 oz.; powdered Castile soap, 1 oz.; oil of cloves, 1/2 dr
- 470 _b._ By adding to the 'acidulated kali,' noticed at page 929, about 1-16th of its weight of the finest powdered Jamaica ginger (_i. e._ 1/2 dr. to each oz.; 1 oz. to each lb.) at the time of mixing the ingredients together. A dessert-spoonful, thrown in
- 469 =Powder, Schmidt's Parturifa"cient.= _Syn._ SCHMIDT'S POUDRE OCYTIQUE, Fr. _Prep._ From powdered ergot of rye, borax, and oleo-saccharum of camomile, of each 8 gr.; powdered sugar, q. s. For a dose; to be repeated every quarter of an hour until some ef
- 468 2. Mercury, 3 oz.; powdered resin, 3/4 oz.; prepared chalk, 5 oz.; rectified spirit, q. s.; make a paste with the resin and a small quant.i.ty of the spirit; add the mercury, which may be extinguished in a short time; then the chalk and alcohol, gradually
- 467 =Powder, Gold.= _Syn._ PULVIS AURI. Triturate gold leaf with 10 or 12 times its weight of sulphate of potash till bright particles are no longer visible; pa.s.s it through a sieve, mix with boiling water, wash what remains on the filter, and dry in a stov
- 466 =Powder, Compound Ceruse.= (Ph. L. 1788.) _Syn._ PULVIS CERUSae COMPOSITUS._Prep._ Carbonate of lead, 5 oz.; sarcocol, 1-1/2 oz.; tragacanth, 1/2 oz.; mix. For outward use.=Powder, Compound, of Cyanide of Zinc.= (Guibourt.) _Syn._ PULVIS ZINCI CYANIDI COM
- 465 =Powder, a.r.s.en'ical.= See POWDER, ESCHAROTIC.=Powder of Asarabac'ca (Compound).= See SNUFF (Cephalic).=Powder, Astrin'gent.= _Syn._ PULVIS ASTRINGENS, P. STYPTICUS, L. _Prep._ 1. From Aleppo galls and burnt alum, in fine powder, equal parts. Used in
- 464 _Prep._ Rye flour, 1 lb.; old yeast, 4 oz.; common salt, 2 oz.=Poultice, Sulphate of Lime.= (Blizard.) _Syn._ CATAPLASMA CALCIS SULPHATIS. _Prep._ Paris plaster mixed with water to a soft paste, and applied before it hardens. Formerly applied to ulcers to
- 463 2. (Ph. D. 1826.) From the cultivated carrot boiled with a little water until it becomes soft enough to form a poultice. Anodyne and antiseptic.Used in foul and painful ulcers, burns, contusions, &c. That from the first formula is the more stimulant.=Poul
- 462 Manuring experiments on potatoes in 1867-1869 show that on light soils a mixture of mineral superphosphate, crude potash salts, and ammonium sulphate, produces very beneficial results; on stiff soils nitrogenous manures have little effect. Further proof i
- 461 The formulae of the Ph. D. and Ph. E. are very similar.2. Add iodine to a hot solution of pure hydrate of pota.s.sium until the alkali is perfectly neutralised, carefully avoiding excess; evaporate the liquid to dryness, and expose the dry ma.s.s to a gen
- 460 =Pota.s.sium, Chromate of.= K_{2}CrO_{4}. _Syn._ CHROMATE OF POTa.s.sA, NEUTRAL CHROMATE OF P., MONOCHROMATE OF P., YELLOW C. OF P., SALT OF CHROME; POTa.s.sae CHROMAS, P. C. FLAVA, L. This salt is only prepared on the large scale. Its source is 'CHROME
- 459 =Pota.s.sium, Acetate of.= KC_{2}H_{3}O_{2}. _Syn._ ACETATE OF POTASH, POTa.s.sIC ACETATE; POTa.s.sae ACETAS (B. P., Ph. L., E., D.). _Prep._ (Ph. L.) Acetic acid, 26 fl. oz.; distilled water, 12 fl. oz.; mix, and add, gradually, carbonate of pota.s.sium,
- 458 7. MINERAL MATTER.--_a._ A weighed quant.i.ty of pure beer evaporated to dryness, and then incinerated, does not furnish more than from 20% to 35% of ash, the quant.i.ty varying within these limits with the strength of the liquor and the character of the
- 457 To be useful, they should be well rubbed on the scalp, at least once daily, for several weeks, and the head should be occasionally washed with soap-and-water.=Pommade, East India.= _Prep._ Take of suet, 3 lbs.; lard, 2 lbs.; beeswax (bright), 1/2 lb.; pal
- 456 3. Linseed oil (pale), 1 quart; strong distilled vinegar, 1/2 pint; spirit of turpentine, 1/4 pint; muriatic acid, 1 oz.=Furniture Cream.= _Prep._ 1. Pearlash, 2 oz.; soft soap, 4 oz.; beeswax, 1 lb.; water, 1 gall.; boil until the whole is united and for
- 455 _Treatment to be followed in croupous pneumonia._--Bleeding was formerly had recourse to, but this treatment has either been abandoned of late years, or very rarely practised, the only case in which its moderate employment is recommended being that in whi
- 454 _Uses._ Platinum is valuable for the formation of crucibles, capsules, and other utensils or instruments intended to be exposed to a strong heat, or to the action of acids. Platinic chloride and the platinic and sodium chloride are much used in chemical a
- 453 =Plaster of Soap (Compound).= _Syn._ EMPLASTRUM SAPONIS COMPOSITUM, E.ADHaeRENS, L. Prep. (Ph. D. 1826.) Resin plaster, 3 oz.; soap plaster, 2 oz.; melted together._Obs._ Less emollient, but more stimulant, than the simple plaster. The 'EMPLASTRUM e MINI
- 452 =Plaster, Morrison's Adhesive.= _Syn._ MORRISON'S ADHESIVE PASTE. From wheaten flour, 2 oz.; mild ale, 1/2 pint; stir them together, and heat the mixture to the boiling point; when cold, add of powdered resin, 3 oz.; and, constantly stirring, again heat
- 451 _Obs._ Galbanum plaster is stimulant and resolvent, and is much used in indolent, scrofulous, and other tumours, painful gouty and rheumatic joints, in rickets, &c.=Plaster, Gaulthier's.= _Prep._ (Guibourt.) Palm plaster, 12 parts; olive oil and white wa
- 450 The BURGUNDY-PITCH PLASTER of the shops is commonly made as follows:--Fact.i.tious Burgundy pitch (bright coloured), 42 lbs.; palm oil (bright), 3/4 lb.; beeswax (bright), 5 lbs.; melt, and, when nearly cold, add, of oil of mace, 6 oz.; oil of nutmeg, 1 o
- 449 =Plaster of Paris.= Calcined sulphate of lime. See ALABASTER, GYPSUM, LIME, &c.=PLASTER.= (In pharmacy.) _Syn._ EMPLASTRUM, L. Plasters (emplastra) are external applications that possess sufficient consistence not to adhere to the fingers when cold, but w
- 448 Such is the definition of plague given in the 'Nomenclature of Diseases'(published in 1869), drawn up by a joint committee appointed by the College of Physicians.More detailed accounts of the disease, described by other pathologists, state that it attac
- 447 =Pills, Worm.= _Syn._ PILULae ANTHELMINTICae, P. VERMIFUGae, L. _Prep._ 1.Calomel, 1 oz.; sugar, 1-1/2 oz.; mucilage, q. s.; mix, and divide into 240 pills.--_Dose_, 1 to 2, overnight, followed by a strong dose of castor oil early the next morning.2. Gamb
- 446 =Pills, Stomach.= _Syn._ PILULae STOMACHICae, L. _Prep._ 1. Ipecacuanha, 10 gr.; sumbul and extract of rhubarb, of each 30 gr.; powdered qua.s.sia, 20 gr.; oil of sa.s.safras, 6 drops; beaten up with essence of ginger (strongest), q. s. For 3-gr. pills.--
- 445 =Pills of Rhubarb and Ox-gall.= _Syn._ PILULae RHEI ET FELLIS BOVINI, L._Prep._ From powdered rhubarb, gum ammoniac.u.m, and insp.i.s.sated ox-gall, equal parts; beaten up with a little tincture of ginger or proof spirit, and the ma.s.s divided into 2-1/2
- 444 =Pills of Oxide of Sil'ver.= _Syn._ PILULae ARGENTI OXYDI, L. _Prep._ From oxide of silver, 6 gr.; powdered rhubarb and extract of gentian, of each 12 gr. For 1 dozen pills.--_Dose_, 1 pill, twice or thrice daily; in gastralgia, haemorrhages, nervous aff
- 443 =Pills, Meglin's.= _Syn._ PILULES DE MEGLIN, Fr. See PILLS OF HENBANE (Compound).=Pills, Mercu"rial.= _Syn._ BLUE PILL; PILULA HYDRARGYRI (B. P.), PILULae HYDRARGYRI (Ph. L.), PILULae H. (Ph. E. & D.), P. MERCURIALES, L.; PILULES MERCURIELLES, Fr. _Prep
- 442 2. (COINDET'S PILLS.) From green iodide of mercury, 1 gr.; extract of liquorice, 20 gr.; mix, and divide into 8 pills.--_Dose_, 2 to 4, as the last. Pills of red iodide of mercury are made in the same way, but, owing to its greater activity, only one fou
- 441 3. (Ph. D. 1826.) As the Ph. L., except that treacle is subst.i.tuted for syrup._Obs._ These pills are stimulant, expectorant, antispasmodic, and emmenagogue.--_Dose_, 10 to 20 gr.; in hysteria, chronic coughs, chlorosis, amenorrha, &c.=Pills of Galbanum
- 440 2. Guaiac.u.m, 19 gr.; emetic tartar and opium, of each 1 gr.; simple syrup, q. s. to mix; divide into 3 pills.--_Dose_, 1 to 2, in acute rheumatism, &c.3. Camphor and antimonial powder, of each 1/2 dr.; opium, 10 gr.; aromatic confection, q. s. to mix. F
- 439 2. (Dr Copland.) Chloride of lime, 15 gr.; compound powder of tragacanth, 90 gr.; syrup, q. s. For 24 pills.--_Dose_, 1 to 3, twice or thrice daily; in various putrid affections, fevers, &c.=Pills of Chloride of Mercury.= Pills of calomel.=Pills, Chol'er
- 438 =Pills of Calomel.= _Syn._ PILULae CALOMELANOS, P. E. CALOMELANE, P.HYDRARGYRI SUBCHLORIDI, P. H. CLORIDI, P. H. C. MITIS (Ph. U. S.), L._Prep._ 1. Calomel, 4 dr.; powdered gum Arabic, 1 dr.; simple syrup, q. s.; mix and divide into 240 pills. Each pill c
- 437 =Pills of a.r.s.e"niate of Iron.= _Syn._ PILULae FERRI a.r.s.eNIATIS, L. _Prep._ (Biett.) a.r.s.eniate of iron, 3 gr.; extract of hops, 2 dr.; powdered mallow-root, 1/2 dr.; syrup, q. s. For 48 pills.--_Dose_, 1 to 2, daily; in cancerous, scrofulous, and
- 436 _Obs._ This compound is a most excellent stomachic purgative and emmenagogue, when there are no febrile symptoms present. It is said to have been employed ever since the time of Rhazes, and is still in extensive use.--_Dose_, 10 to 20 gr.=Pills of Aloes a
- 435 The weight (size) of pills varies from 1/2 gr. to 6 gr. If heavier than this, they are called 'boluses.' Formerly, as a general rule, they were made of 5 gr. each; but pills of this weight are, in general, so large that some persons find a difficulty in
- 434 See PASTRY, &c.=PIG.= The pig or hog (_Sus scrofa_--Linn.), one of the common pachydermata, is now domesticated in all the temperate climates of the world. Its flesh const.i.tutes pork, bacon, ham, &c.; its fat (lard) is officinal in the Pharmacopias. The
- 433 =Capsic.u.ms.= As GHERKINS.=Cauliflowers.= As CABBAGE (nearly). Or, they may be steeped in hot brine for 1 or 2 hours before pouring the vinegar over them.=Cherries.= From the scarcely ripe fruit, bottled, and covered with strong and colourless pickling v
- 432 [Footnote 104: Riley.]The parts of the vine attacked by the Phylloxera are the rootlets, which in a diseased plant, may be seen more or less covered with what appears to the naked eye, a yellowish powder, but upon a microscopic examination reveals itself
- 431 After these statements we shall be prepared to find that indoor trades and occupations swell the bills of mortality from phthisis much more than those carried on in the open air. That this is the case is shown by the following table:-- _Deaths from Phthis
- 430 4. If chloride, reduce to oxide by boiling with strong potash, then reduce by glucose; or boil the chloride with glucose and sodium carbonate.5. Add silver chloride dissolved in ammonia to a boiling solution of one part glucose and three parts sodium carb
- 429 This pellicle consists of shreds of dry gelatin containing the sensitive salts.Fresh directions accompany each packet of the "Sensitised Pellicle."_The Honey Process._ Let the plate be cleaned, coated, and sensitised in the usual manner; then place it i
- 428 _Sensitising Solution_ (_for Paper_). Nitrate of silver, 5 dr.; distilled water, 5 oz.; nitric acid, 2 drops; kaolin, 1 oz. Dissolve the nitrate of silver in the water, and then add the acid and kaolin; the kaolin will not dissolve, its use being to preve
- 427 _Tests._ The following reactions characterise the ordinary or other phosphates:--1. Chloride of barium produces in aqueous solutions of the neutral and basic phosphates a white precipitate, which is insoluble in either hydrochloric or nitric acid, and wit
- 426 _Uses._ The princ.i.p.al consumption of phosphorus is in the manufacture of lucifer matches. When swallowed, it acts as a powerful corrosive poison; but small doses of its ethereal and oily solutions are occasionally administered in cases of chronic debil
- 425 =PHILOS'OPHER'S STONE.= _Syn._ LAPIS PHILOSOPHORUM, L. A wonderful substance, the discovery of which formed the day dreams of the alchemists.It was supposed to be capable of converting all the baser metals into gold, and of curing all diseases. Some of
- 424 _Obs._ According to the report of the French commission, pewter containing more than 18 parts of lead to 82 parts of tin is unsafe for measures for wine, and similar liquors and, indeed, for any other utensils exposed to contact with our food or beverages
- 423 _g._ Stop-c.o.c.k to regulate or arrest the pressure of air on the contents of the cylinder (_a_).]The method of displacement, although apparently simple, requires for its successful application no inconsiderable amount of experience and skill in manipula
- 422 4. As the first formula, with the addition of a strong decoction of saffron, q. s. It gives a beautiful colour to soups, &c._Obs._ The above formulae are those actually employed by the houses most celebrated for their 'soluble cayenne.' The products are
- 421 MEAT. For exposing for sale or having in possession unsound meat and other articles of food specified in the Act, 20, or less, for each carcase or piece of meat, or fish, &c., or three months imprisonment with or without the option of a fine (s. 117). For
- 420 Mother of pearl is cut and wrought with nearly similar tools to those used for ivory, but its treatment, owing to its more fragile nature and delicate structure, requires considerably greater care. It is polished with colcothar or putty powder.The numerou
- 419 =Poor Man's Friend.= (Dr Roberts'.) This consists chiefly of ointment of nitric-oxide of mercury.=Pringle's Remedy for Typhus.= (Dr Paris.) Pale cinchona (bruised), 1/2 oz.; water, 12 fl. oz.; boil them together for 10 minutes, adding, towards the end,
- 418 =G.o.dfrey's Cordial.= 1. (Original formula.) Opium (sliced), 1/4 oz.; sa.s.safras chips 1 oz.; English brandy, 1 quart; macerate for 4 or 5 days, then add, of water, 1 quart, treacle, 3-1/2 lbs., and simmer the whole gently for a few minutes; the next d
- 417 1. (Rich.) Take of flour, 1 lb.; b.u.t.ter, 1/4 lb.; cold spring water, q. s.; make a moderately soft flexible dough, then roll in (as described above) of dry fresh b.u.t.ter, 1/2 lb.2. (Ordinary.) Take of flour, 1 lb.; cold water, q. s.; make a dough, an
- 416 4. (Lancon.) Paste, 9612 gr.; acetate of copper, 72 gr.; peroxide of iron, 1-1/2 gr.=Garnet.= 1. Paste or stra.s.s, 1200 gr.; gla.s.s of antimony, 580 gr.; purple of ca.s.sius and binoxide of manganese, of each 3 gr.2. (Douault-Wieland.) Paste, 513 gr.; g
- 415 =Paste, Sha"ving.= _Prep._ 1. Naples soap (genuine), 4 oz.; powdered Castile soap, 2 oz.; honey, 1 oz.; essence of ambergris and oils of ca.s.sia and nutmegs, of each 5 or 6 drops.2. White wax, spermaceti, and almond oil, of each 1/4 oz.; melt, and, whil
- 414 =Paste, De Handel's.= _Prep._ From opium, 1/2 dr.; camphor, 1 dr. (both in powder); extracts of belladonna and henbane, of each 1 dr.; oil of cajeput and tincture of cantharides, of each 10 or 12 drops; distilled water of opium (or of lettuce), q. s. In