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Potash tested for Soda 101 



Alum 102 



2. Metallosalines 103 



Vitriols 103 



Zinc-white and White-lead 105 



Prussiates 109 



Chromates HI 



3. Fine Chemicals and Phaemaceutics 113 



Inorganic Compounds H-l 



Alkaloids 117 



Prussic Acid .• 1-1 



Chloroform 122 



V. KALISTICS 127-156 



1. Textile Fabrics 127 



Fibre, Cotton, Hemp, &c 127 



Bleaching 129 



Mordants 131 



Dye-stuffs, Madder, &c 133 



Testing Indigo 138 



Dyeing 1^0 



Color-printing 142 



Inks 143 



2. Sheet Fabrics 144 



Tanning 14a 



Caoutchouc 148 



Guttapercha 150 



3. Adhesives 152 



Varnishes 153 



Cements 155 



VI. OLEICS 157-171 



1. Oils and Fats 157 



Chandlery, Wax, &c 160 



2. Saponification 162 



Perfumery 162 



3. Illumination, Gas, &c 165 



Burning Fluids 170 



VII. SITEPSICS 172-190 



1. Preparation of Starch and Sugar 172 



Tests for Sugar 173 



Refining Sugar 175 



2. Fermentation 179 



Alcoholometry 181 



Wines 183 



3. Culinary Arts 184 



Water and Beverages 184 



