1841.] On the Salts, called Puckwah and Phool-Kharee. 941 



its bitter taste is owing to the Muriates of Magnesia and Lime and 

 the Sulphate of Soda. 



Phool- Kharee, 



Shewing 



Tests. 

 Muriatic Acid, 

 Nitrate Silver, 

 Acetate Barytas, ... 

 Gold Leaf, 



N. M. Platina, 



Oxal. Ammonia, 



Phosphate Soda and Ammonia, 



Bases. 



Acids. 



No Carbonates, 



Muriatic, 



Sulphuric^ 



No Nitric, 



No potass, 



Trace Lime, 



Do. Magnesia, 



IQO parts of the Salt in its usual state contain^ 



Insoluble matters, 



Soluble in Alcohol Muriates, 



Lime and Magnesia, 



Muriate Soda, 



Sulphate Soda, (dry), ... .. 



Hygrometric water, 



Water of crystallisation* and loss, 



1.20 

 0.75 

 Trace. 

 2.45 

 80.00 

 7.50 

 8.10 



100.0 



Here, as before, the essential part of the analysis for Revenue 

 purposes, is, that the Salt is really one containing about 80 per cent, of 

 dry Sulphate of Soda, or dry Glauber's Salt. 



11. — Means of detecting the adulteration of Government Salt by the 



Phool- Khar ee. 



The prompt, certain, and easy method of detecting this adulteration 

 is the following one : — I set down here the mere rules, such as Native 

 officers would, with a little teaching, quickly understand ; the chemical 

 demonstration of them will follow in the next section. 



* A small part of the sulphate of soda is in the state of crystallised salt, which 

 contains 56 per cent, of water. The greater part of it, however, is in the an- 

 hydrous state. 



