Experiments and Observations on the Following Subjects / 1. On the preparation, calcination, and medicinal uses of Magnesia Alba. 2. On the solvent qualities of calcined Magnesia. 3. On the variety in the solvent powers of quick-lime, when used in different quantities. 4. On various absorbents, as promoting or retarding putrefaction. 5. On the comparative antiseptic powers of vegetable infusions prepared with lime, &c. 6. On the sweetening properties of fixed air.

by Thomas Henry

EXPERIMENTS
AND
OBSERVATIONS

ON THE
FOLLOWING SUBJECTS;

1.	On the preparation, calcination, and medicinal uses of Magnesia Alba.	4.	On Various Absorbents, as promoting or retarding putrefaction.
2.	On the Solvent Qualities of Calcined Magnesia.	5.	On the comparative Antiseptic Powers of Vegetable Infusions prepared with Lime, &c.
3.	On the variety in the Solvent Powers of Quick-Lime, when used in different quantities.	6.	On the Sweetening Properties of Fixed Air.

BY
THOMAS HENRY, Apothecary.

Utut tamen se res habeat, ego bona saltem fide tradam quæ hactenus rescivi omnia.

Sydenham.

LONDON:
Printed for Joseph Johnson, No. 72,
St. Paul's Church-Yard.
MDCCLXXIII.

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TO
Thomas Percival, M.D. F.R.S. & S.A.