[9.] “Lord Brougham.” (1779-1868.) Lord Chancellor of England. He took a strong stand on the side of the suppression of the slave trade, and favored Roman Catholic emancipation, and labored earnestly in the cause of popular education. As an orator he was second only to Canning.
KITCHEN SCIENCE AND ART.
[1.] “Alkaloid.” The name given to those extracts of vegetables which will unite with acids to form salts.
[2.] “Caffeine,” caf-fēˈine. The alkaloid of coffee; the same extract of tea is called théine. It is present in coffee to the extent of one per cent.; in tea from two to six per cent. It can be extracted by using acetate of lead. It has a bitter taste, and acts powerfully upon the system when taken in doses of from two to ten grains, causing palpitation of the heart, confusion of the senses, and sleeplessness.
[3.] “Theo-bromine.” The alkaloid of chocolate, extracted in the same manner as from tea or coffee.
[4.] “Thea viridis,” theˈa virˈĭ-dis. (Green tea.) The name given to that species of tea plant formerly supposed to yield green tea.
[5.] “Camilliaceæ,” cam-milˌli-āˈce-e. An order of plants comprising trees or shrubs with alternate, simple, feather-veined leaves, and regular flowers.
[6.] “Loblolly bay.” A tree found in the Southern States, growing to the height of from thirty to eighty feet, having long, narrow leaves, and large, white flowers, about two inches across, and resembling the single camellia.
[7.] “Stuartia.” Catesby. A shrub having deciduous leaves, and large, fragrant, white flowers.