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INDEX. 



PA(JR, 



Basic slag, main constituents of 162 

 , , availability of phos- 

 phoric acid in ... 162 

 ,, fineness of subdivi- 

 sion of ... ... 162 



,, magnitude of trade 



in 163 



,, estimation of phos- 

 phoric acid in ... 180 

 Bean plants, characteristics of 241 

 ,, ,, mode of obtain- 

 ing nitrogen... 242 

 ,, seeds, albuminoid sub- 

 stances in 242 



Beets, cultivation of 242 



,, effect of liberal ma- 

 nuring on ... ... 242 



,, sugar in ... ... 242 



Benzoic acid . ... ... 356 



Bessemer process of steel 



manufacture ... 159, 160 



"Bessemer converter," analy- 

 ses of metal produced by ... 160 

 Betaine, composition and oc- 

 currence of .. ... ... 217 



Bile, formation and excretion 



of 272 



amount of secreted . . . 272 

 substances found in ... 273 



acids ... 273 



pigments ... ... 273 



mineral matter in ... 274 

 action of on fats . . . 274 

 Bilirubin, properties of 273, 274 

 B liverdin ,, ... 274 

 Bleaching powder as a disin- 

 fectant 364 



Blood, analyses of sheep, ox, 



and dried ... ... 135 



,, colour of 260 



,, composition of ... 258 



,, coagulation of ... 258 



,, dried 128, 134 



., function of in respira- 

 tion 261 



,, gaseous contents of 



arterial ... ... 261 



., gaseous contents of 



venous ... ... 261 



plasma 258 



,, serum, com position and 



properties of 259 



,, ash of 259 



,, ,, analyses of ... 259 



,, spontaneous clottingof 259 

 ,, state of oxygen in ... 262 

 ,, ,, carbon dioxide 



in . .. 262 



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Bokhara clover, occurrence of 

 coumarin in ... ... ... 248 



Bones, analyses of various 

 products from ... ... 136 



Bone black 136 



Bones, composition of ... 135 



,, composition of ash of 264 

 ,, dissolved .. ... 136 



,, loss of on burning ... 264 

 ,, proportions of organic 



and mineral matter in 264 

 Borax as a milk preservative 



343, 356 



" Bordeaux mixture" ... 368 



Boric acid ... .. ... 18 



,, a.s a milk preserva- 

 tive 343 



Boron, occurrence of in nature 18 



Bracken, dried 117 



,, value as litter ... 118 

 ,, composition of ... 118 



Bran 281 



Brassic acid, occurrence of ... 203 



Brewers' grains ... ,. 282 



,, ,, effect on flow 



of milk ... 282 



" British gum" 189 



Bromine as a disinfectant ... 370 

 Brucine... ... ... ... 7 



Burnett's disinfecting fluid ... 372 

 Butter, analysis of the various 



kinds of ... 335,357 

 ,, average composition of 334 

 ,, colouring ... ... 359 



,, fatty acids from 100 



grammes of ... 306 



,, fat, analyses of ... 307 

 ,, ,, calorific power of 5 

 ,, ,, causes affecting 

 the composition 



of 303 



,, ,, rancidity of ... 309 

 ,, making, losses of fat 



in ... ... ... 336 



., -milk, composition of 



335, 335 



,, "pickled" 335 



,, production of ... 333 



,, quality of from sweet 



and sour cream ... 334 

 ,, rancid, cause of colour 



of 309 



Butyric acid, formation of ... 122 

 ,, occurrence of ... 202 



Caffeine, constitution of ... 220 



Cakes, oil 128 



,, manufacture of 205, 279 



