Bleaching Powder Fr
Bleaching Powder. (fr., Chlorure ; Ger., Chlorkalk, Bleichpulver.)—synonym, Chloride Of Lime ; Formula, Cac1202 Cac12. The Exact Nature Of Bleaching Powder Remains Still A Matter Of Doubt. It Is Sometimes Regarded As A Simple Compound Of Chlorine With Lime—whence Its Name—sometimes As An Oxychloride Of Calcium, Sometimes As A Mechanical ...
Blue Colouring Matters
Blue Colouring Matters. Phenyl-robaniline8.—when A Rosaniline Salt I8 Heated With Aniline, Hydrogen Is Replaced Hy Phenyl, And Ammonia Is Given Off, Producing Monophenyl-, Diphenyl-, And Triphenyl-roaaniline ; The Salts Of The First Have A Reddish-violet Colour ; Those Of The Second, Bluish-violet ; And Those Of The Third, A Pure ...
Blues
Blues. Cobalt Blue.—a Mixture Of 8-10 Parts Alumina, Freshly Precipitated And Freed From Water, And 1 Part Arseniate Or Phosphate Of Cobalt, Slowly Dried, And Heated To Dull Redness. Paris Blue.—(a) A Thorough Mixture Of 2 Parts Sulphur And 1 Part Dry Carbonate Of Soda Is Gradually Heated In A ...
Blues 1
Blues (1) Methyl Blue (30 Lb. Yarn).—dissolve -i Lb. Glauber Salts, 2 Lb. Alum, In A Sufficient Quantity Of Water. Dissolve Oz. Methyl Blue (of Meister, Lucius, & Bruning), And Add It To The Dye-heck. Enter Yarn At 43° (110 F.), Turning Rapidly, And Dye To Shade, Raising Tho Temperature ...
Bogwood
Bogwood. Deeply Buried In The Peat Bogs Of Ireland, Have Been Found The Relics Of Primeval Forests ; Specimens Of Oak, Fir, Deal, And Yew Have Been Dug Up At Intervals, And Used By The Peasants For Firing And Other Domestic Purposes. The Oak Thus Found Is As Black And ...
Bones
Bones. (fn., Os; Ger., Bein, Knochen.) Bone Consists Of A Dense Cellular Tissue Of Membranous Matter Known As Perzosteum, Rendered Hard And Stiff By Incorporation With Certain Insoluble Earthy Salts, Of Which Phosphate Of Lime Is The Most Important. Bones Form The Solid Framework Or Skeleton Of The Bodies Of ...
Bromine
Bromine. (fn., Brame ; Ger., Brom.)—symbol, Br. Combining Weight, So. This Element Was Discovered In The Year 1826, By Balard, Of Montpellier, In The Mother-liquor Of The Water From The Salt Marshes Of That Place. It Is, At Ordinary Temperatures, A Deep Brown Red Coloured Liquid, Possessing A Powerfully Pungent ...
Browns 1
Browns: (1) Fast Brown (110 Lb. Cotton Yarns).—dissolve 22 Lb. Catechu, And 2 Lb. 3 Oz. Blue Vitriol (sulphate Of Copper) In Boiling Water ; Steep For 1 Hour In The Boiling Hot Liquid ; Lift, Drain, And Then Dye At A Boil In 3 Lb. 4 Oz. Bichromate Of ...
Brushes
Brushes. (fn., Brosse ; Ger., Biirste.) There Is, Perhaps, No Domestic Utensil In Such Common And Conatant Demand As The Brush In Its Various Forma, And A Great Variety Of Aubatances Have Been Introduced Into The Manufacture To Meet The Demand. Brushes Intended For Scrubbing Metallic Surfaces Are Made Of ...
Buttons Fr
Buttons. (fr., Bouton ; Ger., Knopf.) Buttons May Be Said To Mark The Difference Between Ancient And Modern Styles Of Dress. The Ancients, Like The Easterns Of To-day Who Have Not Put Off Old Costumes For New, Delighted In Loose And Flowing Robes, Rather Flung Around The Body Than Deliberately ...
Camphor Fr
Camphor. (fr., Camphre ; Ger., Kampher.) The Name " Camphor" Ie Technically Applied To A Great Number And Variety Of Gum-resins, All Of Na Getable Origin, And Possessing More Or Less Similar General Characteristics, Coupled With Rninor Distinctive Peculiarities. Three Kinds Only Are Objects Of Commerce ; They Are Derived ...
Candle
Candle Mesturecrune.—having Described The Nature And Preparation Of The Materials Which, In One Form Or Another, Constitute The Two Component Parts Of Every Candle, The Next Consideration Will Be The Manner In Which Their Combination Is Effected. Two Plans Only Are In Vogue, Each Exceedingly Simple ; One Is Known ...
Cane Fr
Cane. (fr., Canne ; Ger., Rohr.) The Term "cane " Is Properly Restricted T,o The Class Of Plants Known As " Rattans," Included Uuder Two Closely Allied Genera, Calamus And Dmmonorops, Of Which There Are Many Species. They Are Generally Classed Among The Palms ; But They Seem Rather To ...
Caramel
Caramel. (fh. And Ger., Caramel.) This Substance Is Formed By The Application Of Heat To Sugar, Or To Various Materials Containing Sugar, Such As Molasses, Coffee, Malt, &e. It Is Of A Very Dark-brown Colour, And Is Quite Tasteless; It Dissolves Rapidly In Water, To Which It Imparts Et Fine ...
Carbazotic Or Picric Acid
Carbazotic Or Picric Acid. (fs., Acide Picrique ; Ger., Pikrinsaure.) Formula This Interesting And Important Substance Is Formed By The Action Of Nitric Acid Upon Carbolic Acid, Indigo, Aloes, And A Large Number Of Other Organic Substances. It Has Become A Very Useful Industrial Product Since The Discovery And Utilization ...
Carbolic Acid
Carbolic Acid. (fa., Acide Carbolique ; Ger., Carbolsaurc.) Synonyms : Plienie Acid; Phenol; Phenylic Hydrate ; Phenylic Alcohol ; Coal Tar Cressoto. Formula: O,11„0 = Pure Carbolic Acid Is A Colourless Crystalline Solid, Which Melts At 42.21' (108° F.) To A Colour Less, Limpid Liquid Slightly Heavier Than Water. Carbolic ...
Carbon Fr
Carbon. (fr. Carbone ; Grett., Carbon.) Symbol, C.; Atomic Weight, 12. Abundant Information As To The Characters, Occurrence, And Combinations Of This Element Arc To Be Found In Every Handbook Of Chemistry. This Article Will Be Confined To A Deseription Of The Artificial Carbons Employed In Electric Lighting. The Rods ...
Carbonate Of
Carbonate Of Ammonia.—on Tho Large Scab., This Salt Is Obtained By Heating Sal-ammoniac, Or The Sulphate Of Ammonia, With Chalk (carbonate Of Lime, Or Carbonate Of Potash Or Soda) ; The Carbonate Sublimca And Condenses On The Aides Of The Receiver. Tho Receivers Are Constructed Of Lead, Iron Or Earthenware; ...