Salt Fr
Salt (fr., Sel ; Ger.; Salz, Chlornatrium).—formula, Nac1 ; Hardness, 2 .5 ; Sp. Gr., 2 .1-2.57. If We Consider The Natural Products Of The Earth In Their Relative Economic Importance, Salt, One Of The Most Abundant And Universally Diffused, Commends Itself Pre-eminently To Our Notice. Yet Comparatively Little Has ...
Salts Of Tartaric
Salts Of Tartaric Acqn.—the Commercially Important Salts Formed By Tartaric Acid Are Three In Number, Known Respectively As Cream Of Tartar, Rochelle Or Seignette's Salts, And Tartar Emetic. (i.) Cream Of Tartar.—this Derives Its Name From The Venetian Method Of Preparation. The Im Purities Are First Removed By Repeated Solutions ...
Short Hair
Short Hair. Mixing.—following The Short Hair, The Next Process Is "mixing "—making A Blend Of Certain Proportions Of Horse-, Cow-, And Pig-hair, According To The Quality Of The Article Intended To Be Produced. Of These There Are Many, And The Prices Range Proportionately From 6d. To 2s. A Lb. When ...
Sikallwares
Sikallwares (fn., Tissures; Ger., Spiel-, Or Iciirnberger Uw«ren). Mechanical Inventions During The Past Century Have Revolutionized Tho Aspect Or Society In Nearly Every One Of Its Phases. Amongst Tbe Most Important Class Of Changes That Has Resulted, Is The Subdivision And Rearrangement Of Labour For The Production Of Articles Of ...
Silk Manufactures Fe
Silk Manufactures (fe., Soierie, Industrie Setifgre; Gel, Seidengewerbe). According To The Most Reliable Historic Records, The Chinese Were The First People To Utilize The Fine, Lustrous, And Beautiful Fibre Produced By The Various Kinds Of Silkworm (see Silk). The Art Of Silk Manufacturing Appears To Have Arrived At Considerable Perfection ...
Skins Fr
Skins (fr., Poutz ; Ger., Moo. Skins Whose Industrial Value Depends Upon The Attached Hair Or Feathers, Rather Than Upon Tho Corium Itself, Havo Been Dc,scribed Under Feathers (pp. 904-9) And Fur (pp. 1029-33); ,there Remain For Description In The Present Article Those Skins And Hides (the Latter Term Being ...
Spices And Condiments Fr
Spices And Condiments (fr., Epices, Assaisonnements; Gee., Warze). The Terms " Spice" And " Condiment " Are Applied To Those Articles Which, While Possessing In Themselves No Nutritious Principle, Are Added To Food To Render It More Palatable. Spices Are Exclusively Of Vegetable Origin, And Generally Consist Of Aromatic Fruits. ...