For the abolition of such nefarious practices, it is the interest of all classes of the community to co-operate.

FREDRICK ACCUM.

LONDON.
1820.

CONTENTS.

[Preliminary Observations on the Adulteration of Food]Page [13]
[Effect of different Kinds of Water employed in Domestic Economy][33]
[Characters of Good Water][37]
[Chemical Constitution of the Waters used in Domestic Economy and the Arts][40]
[Rain Water][40]
[Snow Water][41]
[Spring Water][42]
[River Water][44]
[Substances usually contained in Common Water, and Tests by which they are detected][48]
[Method of ascertaining the Quantity of each of the different Substances usually contained in Common Water][54]
[Deleterious Effects of keeping Water for Domestic Economy, in Leaden Reservoirs][60]
[Method of detecting Lead, when contained in common Water][69]
[Adulteration of Wine][74]
[Method of detecting the Deleterious Adulterations of Wine][86]
[Specific Differences, and Component Parts of Wine][89]
[Easy process of ascertaining the Quantity of Brandy contained in various sorts of Wine][92]
[Tabular View, exhibiting the Per Centage of Brandy or Alcohol contained in various kinds of Wine and other fermented Liquors][94]
[Constitution of Home-made Wines][96]
[Adulteration of Bread][98]
[Method of detecting the Presence of Alum in Bread][108]
[Easy Method of judging of the Goodness of Bread-Corn and Bread-Flour][110]
[Adulteration of Beer][113]
[List of Druggists and Grocers, prosecuted and convicted for supplying illegal Ingredients to Brewers for Adulterating Beer][119]
[Porter][121]
[Strength and Specific Differences of different kinds of Porter][125]
[List of Publicans prosecuted and convicted for adulterating Beer with illegal Ingredients, and for mixing Table Beer with their Strong Beer][129]
[Illegal Substances used for adulterating Beer][131]
[Ingredients seized at various Breweries and Brewers' Druggists, for adulterating Beer][136]
[List of Brewers prosecuted and convicted for adulterating Strong Beer with Table Beer][143]
[Old, or Entire Beer; and New or Mild Beer][144]
[List of Brewers prosecuted and convicted for receiving and using illegal Ingredients in their Brewings][151]
[Method of detecting the Adulteration of Beer][158]
[Method of ascertaining the Quantity of Spirit contained in Porter, Ale, &c.][160]
[Per Centage of Alcohol contained in Porter, and other kinds of Malt Liquors][162]
[Counterfeit Tea-Leaves][163]
[Methods of detecting the Adulterations of Tea-Leaves][171]
[Counterfeit Coffee][176]
[Adulteration of Brandy, Rum, and Gin][187]
[Method of detecting the Adulterations of Brandy, Rum, and Malt Spirit][195]
[Method of detecting the Presence of Lead in Spiritous Liquors][202]
[Method of ascertaining the Quantity of Alcohol contained in different kinds of Spiritous Liquors][203]
[Table exhibiting the Per Centage of Alcohol contained in various kinds of Spiritous Liquors][205]
[Poisonous Cheese] , and method of detecting it[206]
[Counterfeit Pepper], and Method of detecting it[211]
[White Pepper], and method of manufacturing it[213]
[Poisonous Cayenne Pepper], and method of detecting it[215]
[Poisonous Pickles], and method of detecting them[217]
[Adulteration of Vinegar], and method of detecting it[220]
[Distilled Vinegar][221]
[Adulteration of Cream], and method of detecting it[222]
[Poisonous Confectionery], and method of detecting it[224]
[Poisonous Catsup], and method of detecting it[227]
[Poisonous Custards][231]
[Poisonous Anchovy Sauce], and method of detecting it[234]
[Adulteration of Lozenges], and method of detecting them[236]
[Poisonous Olive Oil], and method of detecting it[239]
[Adulteration of Mustard][241]
[Adulteration of Lemon Acid], and method of detecting it[243]
[Poisonous Mushrooms][246]
[Mushroom Catsup][250]
[Poisonous Soda Water], and method of detecting it[251]
[Food Poisoned by Copper Vessels], and method of detecting it[252]
[Food Poisoned by Leaden Vessels], and method of detecting it[257]
[Index][261]

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