VARIATIONS IN THE QUALITY OF COMMERCIAL CHLORINATED LIME. 233 
5th. That it would he far better, both for manufacturers and pharmaceu¬ 
tists, to insist upon its being quoted at 1 per cent, of the available chlorine 
contained therein ; and, to coin a convenient, if not a very euphonious term 
for the purpose, I beg to propose that the price be given at per chloricent. 
Thus, supposing the market value of chlorinated lime at any particular time 
to be published at “ 6^d. per chloricent,” the price of specimens yielding 24, 
28, and 30 per cent, of chlorine would be 13s., 15s. 2d., and 16s. 3d. per cwt. 
respectively. 
5th. That one, or at most two, standard methods of testing should be re¬ 
commended by the Pharmaceutical Conference for general adoption. 
I have appended herewith a short table, which, by your kind assistance, 
will, I hope, be greatly extended hereafter, exhibiting a few of the analytical 
Table showing the Variation in Quality of Different Specimens of Chlori¬ 
nated Time. 
-4-S 
• 
O 
© 
o. of Sample 
Pi ice (when 
lown) per cw 
Water. 
Per cent. 
vailable Ohio 
rine. 
Per cent. 
otal Chlorine 
Per cent. 
itter insolub 
in water. 
Per cent. 
atter insolub 
a dilute acid. 
Per cent. 
due at 6d.f pi 
hloricent cwt 
Observations. 
IS 
<1 
3 
3 ,rH 
1 
13/9 
4'8 
26-7 
28-4 
21 
13/4 
An excellent specimen. 
2 
* 
18-2 
337 
4-7 
9/1 
A low sample—dear at 
6/11 
any price. 
3 
— 
9-8 
13-8 
279 
63 
A low sample — con- 
tained Chloric Acid 
(l - 43 per cent.) and 
was adulterated. 
4 
3-9 
34-6 
36-7 
29 
17/4 
A standard specimen. 
5 
15/6 
71 
164 
271 
8-4 
8/3 
( Supplied at same price, 
6 
15/6 
64 
223 
296 
6-2 
11/2 
\ by the same maker. 
7 
16/2 
* 
17-2 
21-4 
11-3 
8/7 
Possessed a bad odour; 
contained trace of 
• 
Phosphide; would 
not mak e Chi or oform. 
8 
14/0 
43 
332 
8-7 
— 
Contained 6 9 per cent. 
of Chlorate. 
9 
17/2 
146 
246 
29'7 
31 
12/4 
Traces of Arsenic ob- 
served. 
10 
11-2 
191 
27-4 
38 
9/7 
11 
14/6 
56 
213 
30-6 
5-8 
10/8 
Rather unpleasant 
odour. 
12 
13/10 
152 
8-7 
380 
97 
4/4 
Contained near 2 per 
cent, of Chlorate and 
much Carbonate of 
Calcium. 
13 
6’4 
312 
339 
33 
15/7 
14 
15/9 
7-8 
234 
291 
4-1 
11/9 
Contaminated with 
phosphides. 
15 
# 
18-5 
26-4 
71 
9/6 
Much common salt. 
16 
8-4 
157 
279 
8-2 
7/10 
j From same makers. 
17 
13/10 
4-9 
226 
293 
4'8 
11/3 
* Not given ; samples being unduly moist, and very variable in different parts, 
f This arbitrary figure is merely assumed, of course, to facilitate the illustration. 
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