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CUBIC NITRE. Native nitrate of soda, or Chili saltpetre. The name is 

 supposed to refer to the form of the crystals, which, however, are rhombohedra and 

 not cubes. The mineral is used in the preparation of nitric acid and of nitre. 



CUDBEAR. This colouring matter was first made an article of trade by Dr. 

 Cuthbert Gordon, from whom it derived its name ; and was originally manufactured 

 on a great scale by Mr. G. Mackintosh, at Glasgow, nearly 80 years ago. 



It is prepared in the same manner as archil, from the same species of lichen ; only, 

 towards the end of the process, the substance is dried in the air, and is then ground to 

 a very fine powder. See ARCHIL ; LITMUS. 



CUXiXiET. Broken refuse glass. 



CUIiM, a term applied to anthracite or coal-stone in some districts. It is still 

 used in Parliamentary returns. See ANTHRACITE. 



CUlttXDINE, C 18 H 13 N (C 9 ^ 3 *!). An alkali homologous with aniline, formed by 

 Nicholson by th action of reducing agents on nitrocumolo. Its density is 0-9526, and 

 its boiling point 437. 



CU1VXIN SEED. The fruit of the Cuminum Cyminum. This plant is miich cul- 

 tivated in Sicily and Malta for the sake of the seeds. These have a warm aromatic 

 tuste, and a strong and rather agreeable smell. The Dutch sometimes flavour their 

 cheese with cumin seed. In Germany they are put into bread ; and in this country 

 they are employed to flavour curries. 



CUMOXiE, or Cumene, Hydruret of Cumenyle. C I8 H 12 (C 9 K 12 ) A hydrocarbon 

 found in coal naphtha ; it is also produced by the destructive distillation of cuminic 

 acid with caustic baryta. See NAPHTHA, COAL, and CARBUEETTED HYDROGEN. 



CUPEL. A shallow cup made of bone-ashes. See ASSAY. 



CUPEIiXiATION. See ASSAYING and SILVER KEFINING. 



CUPREOUS MANGANESE. See MANGANESE. 



CURACOA. A Dutch liqueur flavoured with Seville orange peel, cinnamon, and 

 mace. See LIQUEURS. 



CURCUMA ANGUSTIFOIiIA. The narrow-leaved Turmeric. (East Indian 

 Arrow Root.) This plant is found in the forests, extending from the banks of the 

 Loiia to Nagpore. At Bhagulpore the root is dug up and rubbed on a stone bed or 

 in a mortar, and afterwards rubbed in water with the hand and strained through a 

 cloth ; the fecula having subsided, the water is poured off, and the tikor (fecula) 

 dried for use. The East Indian arrow-root is a fine white power, readily 

 distinguishable, both to the eye and the touch, from West Indian arrow-root. To the 

 eye it somewhat resembles a finely-powdered salt (as bicarbonate of soda or Eochelle 

 salt). When pinched or pressed by the fingers, it wants the firmness so characteristic 

 of West Indian arrow-root, and it does not crepitate to the same extent when rubbed 

 between the fingers. Pereira. 



At Travancore this starch forms a large portion of the diet of the inhabitants. 



CURIiING STONE. A stone used in Scotland in playing the national game 

 of curling, which is practised upon the ice during the winter. The stone is made of 

 some hard primary rock. That of Ailsa Craig, in the Firth of Clyde, is very celebrated. 

 Ailsa Craig consists of a single rock of greyish compact felspar, with small grains of 

 quartz, and. very minute particles of hornblende. Bristow. 



CURRANT. The fruit of the Ribes rubrum and E. nigrum. The name currant 

 is derived from the similarity of the fruit to that of the Corinth raisins, or small 

 grape of Zante, which are commonly called corinths or currants, 



CURRHUS. A resin obtained from the hemp-plant (Cannabis sativa) grown in 

 India. 



CURRY. A seasoning originally prepared in the East Indies. The following 

 are excellent receipts for curry : 



Coriander seeds powdered " ....... 3 ounces 



Black pepper ....... 5 



Cayenne pepper . . ..... 1 



Fenegric seeds . ..... 3 



Cumin seeds ....... 3 



Turmeric root ., ....... 6 



To bo thoroughly well mixed together. 



Coriander seeds powdered ....... J a pound 



:; }<*-* ..... 



Cayenne pepper ,, ....... 6 drachms 



Ginger root ....... 1 ounce 



Well mix. 



