MEDICINE AND THE ALLIED SCIENCES. 7 
WORKS by A. WYNTER BLYTH, MRCS. FCS, 
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Public Analyst for the County of Devon, and Medical Officer of Health for 
St. Marylebone. 
POG THEIR .-COMPOSTFION. AND 
ANALYSIS. Price 16/. In Crown 8vo, cloth, with Elabor Tables 
and Litho-Plates. 7Zh7z7d Edition. Revised and partly rewritten. 
General Contents. 
History of Adulteration —Legislation, Past and Present—Apparatus useful to the 
Food Analyst—‘* Ash’’—Sugar—Confectionery— Honey—Treacle— Jams and Preserved 
Fruits —Starches— Wheaten- Flour— Bread—Oats — Barley—Rye— Rice—Maize—Millet 
— Potato—Peas—Chinese Peas— Lentils—Beans—M1LK—Cream— Butter—Cheese—Tea 
—Coffee — Cocoa and Chocolate — Alcohol — Brandy—Rum—Whisky—Gin—Arrack— 
Liqueurs—Beer—Wine—Vinegar—Lemon and Lime Juice—Mustard—Pepper—Sweet 
and Bitter Almond—Annatto—Olive Oil—Water. Affendix: Text of English and 
American Adulteration Acts. 
“* Will be used by every Analyst.” —Lazcet. 
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work for the guidance of practical men.”—Sanitary Record. 
““An admirable digest of the most recent state of knowledge. . . . Interesting 
even to lay-readers.”—Chemical News. 
*,* The New EpiTIon contains many Notable Additions, especially on the subject 
of Mirk and its relation to FEvER-EprpEmics, the Puriry of WATER-SUPPLY, the 
new MarGarIineE Act, &c., &c. 
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General Contents. 
Historical Introduction—Statistics—General Methods of Procedure—Life Tests— 
Special Apparatus—Classification : I—Orcanic Potsons: (a.) Sulphuric, Hydrochloric, 
and Nitric Acids, Potash, Soda, Ammonia, &c. ; (4.) Petroleum, Benzene, Camphor, 
Alcohols, Chloroform, Carbolic "Acid, Prussic Acid, Phosphorus, &c. ; (¢.) Hemlock, 
Nicotine, Opium, Strychnine, Aconite, Atropine, Digitalis, &c.; (d.) Poisons 
derived from Animal Substances; (e.) The Oxalic Acid Group. II.—INoRGANIC 
Poisons: Arsenic, Antimony, Lead, Copper, Bismuth, Silver, Mercury, Zinc, Nickel 
Iron, Chromium, Alkaline Earths, &c. Appendix: A. Examination of Blood and 
Blood-Spots. B. Hints for Emergencies: Treatment—Antidotes. 
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overlooked.”—Chemical News. 
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HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH (a Dic- 
tionary of) : embracing the following subjects :— 
I,—SANITARY CHEMISTRY: the Composition and Dietetic Value of 
Foods, with the Detection of Adulterations. 
II.—SANITARY ENGINEERING : Sewage, Drainage, Storage of Water, 
Ventilation, Warming, &c. 
III.—SANITARY LEGISLATION: the whole of the PUBLIC HEALTH 
ACT, together with portions of other Sanitary Statutes, in a 
form admitting of easy and rapid Reference. 
IV.—EPIDEMIC AND EPIZOoTIC DISEASES: their History and Pro- 
pagation, with the Measures for Disinfection. 
V.—HYGIENE—MILITARY, NAVAL, PRIVATE, PUBLIC, SCHOOL. 
Royal 8vo, 672 pp., cloth, with Map and 140 Illustrations, 28/. 
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