[719]. I have been lately informed by a practical chemist, that he has occasionally found his hydrogen, when produced by zinc and dilute acid, to contain a portion of Arsenuretted hydrogen; a fact which confirms the assertion of Roloff.
[720]. The various quack remedies advertised for the cure of the hooping cough are either Opiates, or medicines composed of sulphate of zinc. The nostrum, sold under the name of Anti-pertussis, contains this metallic salt as its principal ingredient.
[721]. Oxley’s Concentrated Essence of Jamaica Ginger.—A mere solution of Ginger in Rectified spirit.
Ginger Beer Powders.—White sugar, ʒj ℈ij, ginger grs. v. sub-carbonate of soda grs. xxvj, in blue paper. Tartaric acid grs. xxx, in each white paper. These proportions are directed for half a pint of water.
Ginger Beer.—The following is the receipt by which this popular beverage is prepared. Take of lump sugar half a pound; of cream of tartar half an ounce; Bruised Ginger an ounce; boiling water one gallon. Ferment for twenty-four hours with yeast.
Preserved Ginger.—That from India is almost transparent, while that manufactured in Europe is always opaque and fibrous.
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
- P. [ix], changed “notorius Quack Medicines” to “notorious Quack Medicines”.
- P. [21], changed “antisyphylitic powers” to “antisyphilitic powers”.
- P. [28], changed “Ipecacuhan had been imported” to “Ipecacuan had been imported”.
- P. [82], changed “absosolute and relative remedies” to “absolute and relative remedies”.
- P. [174], changed “mucus of the uretha” to “mucus of the urethra”.
- P. [189], changed “erysipelatous efflorence” to “erysipelatous efflorescence”.
- P. [279], changed “brused seeds” to “bruised seeds”.
- P. [298], changed “Desgrangès (Recueil Period: de la Societé” to “Desgranges (Recueil Period: de la Société”.
- P. [302], changed “alkaline phospate” to “alkaline phosphate”.
- P. [307], “1
000,000” is unchanged from the original. - P. [311], changed “Myroxylon Pruiferum” to “Myroxylon Peruiferum”.
- P. [329], “Sp. Grav. 9·433” is grossly overstated.
- P. [333], changed “opothecary at Annecy” to “apothecary at Annecy”.
- P. [386], changed “forms of Desentery” to “forms of Dysentery”.
- P. [398], changed “tatarized antimony” to “tartarized antimony”.
- P. [403], changed “when administed” to “when administered”.
- P. [414], changed “Saturine applications” to “Saturnine applications”.
- P. [434], split the three part footnote with three anchors into three distinct footnotes.
- P. [454], changed “iron, and maganese” to “iron, and manganese”.
- P. [467], changed “suphate of zinc” to “sulphate of zinc”.
- P. [476], changed “hexaedral prisms” to “hexahedral prisms”.
- Table of [Contents] added by transcriber.
- Silently corrected punctuation errors and variations in spelling.
- Archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings retained as printed.
- Footnotes were re-indexed using numbers and collected together at the end of the last chapter.