In Crown 8vo, Cloth, with Elaborate Tables, Folding Litho-Plate, and Photographic Frontispiece.
THIRD EDITION. Price 16s.
GENERAL CONTENTS.
History of Adulteration—Legislation, Past and Present—Apparatus useful to the Food-Analyst—“Ash”—Sugar—Confectionery—Honey—Treacle—Jams and Preserved Fruits—Starches—Wheaten-Flour—Bread—Oats—Barley—Rye—Rice—Maize—Millet—Potato—Peas—Chinese Peas—Lentils—Beans—Milk—Cream—Butter—Cheese—Tea—Coffee—Cocoa and Chocolate—Alcohol—Brandy—Rum—Whisky—Gin—Arrack—Liqueurs—Beer—Wine—Vinegar—Lemon and Lime Juice—Mustard—Pepper—Sweet and Bitter Almond—Annatto—Olive Oil—Water. Appendix: Text of English and American Adulteration Acts.
“Thoroughly practical. . . . Should be in the hands of every medical practitioner.”—Lancet.
“An admirable digest of the most recent state of knowledge. . . . Interesting even to lay readers.”—Chemical News.
“Stands unrivalled for completeness of information.”—Sanitary Record.
⁂ The THIRD Edition contains many Notable Additions, especially on the subject of MILK and its relation to FEVER EPIDEMICS, the PURITY of WATER-SUPPLY, the MARGARINE ACT, &c., &c.
POISONS: THEIR EFFECTS AND DETECTION.