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... placed at our disposal for maintaining the body in a healthy condition . It also frequently happens that foreign ingre- dients find their way into our food , on account of some im- perfection in the method employed for their manufacture ...
... placed at our disposal for maintaining the body in a healthy condition . It also frequently happens that foreign ingre- dients find their way into our food , on account of some im- perfection in the method employed for their manufacture ...
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... placed upon a clean silver surface , say a bright shilling , and a drop of water being added , if sulphate of lime is present a black stain will be pro- duced on the shilling , with the evolution of sulphuretted hydrogen . On washing ...
... placed upon a clean silver surface , say a bright shilling , and a drop of water being added , if sulphate of lime is present a black stain will be pro- duced on the shilling , with the evolution of sulphuretted hydrogen . On washing ...
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... placed on the charcoal support , moistened with nitrate of cobalt , and exposed to the blow- pipe flame , assumes a beautiful sky - blue colour . As a further proof , let the insoluble residue be tested with microcosmic salt in the ...
... placed on the charcoal support , moistened with nitrate of cobalt , and exposed to the blow- pipe flame , assumes a beautiful sky - blue colour . As a further proof , let the insoluble residue be tested with microcosmic salt in the ...
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... placed whilst hot , by the baker , on newly varnished shelves ; the varnish was green , and consisted of arsenite of copper ; it had been fused by the hot bread , and absorbed by the crust , which was in con- tact with the shelf ...
... placed whilst hot , by the baker , on newly varnished shelves ; the varnish was green , and consisted of arsenite of copper ; it had been fused by the hot bread , and absorbed by the crust , which was in con- tact with the shelf ...
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... placed at their broadest end , and which may be either triangular or stellated ; in some cases it is reduced to a single line . The corpuscle is , more- over , surrounded by concentric rings . 2. Curcuma , or East India , arrow - root ...
... placed at their broadest end , and which may be either triangular or stellated ; in some cases it is reduced to a single line . The corpuscle is , more- over , surrounded by concentric rings . 2. Curcuma , or East India , arrow - root ...
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