THE

ELEMENTS

OF

EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY,

BY

WILLIAM HENRY, MD. FRS.

Vice-President of the Literary and Philosophical, and Natural History Societies of
Manchester; Member of the Royal Medical and Wernerian Societies of Edinburgh;
the Medico-Chirurgical and Geological Societies of London; the Physical Society
of Jena; the Natural History Society of Moscow; the Literary and Philosophical
Society of New York, &c. &c.

THE NINTH EDITION,

COMPREHENDING ALL THE RECENT DISCOVERIES; AND ILLUSTRATED WITH TEN
PLATES BY LOWRY, AND SEVERAL ENGRAVINGS ON Wood,

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

AZ 2208

2008/2

LONDON;

PRINTED FOR BALDWIN, CRADOCK, AND JOY, PATERNOSTER-ROW,

AND R. HUNTER, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH YARD.

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XX. Of Asparagin, Ulmin, Inulin, Fungin, Polychroite,

Hæmatin, Nicotin, Pollenin, Emetin, Sarcocoll,

Olivile, Medullin, Lupulin, Cathartin, and Piperin 301

SECT. I. Of the Blood, Respiration, &c. ....

396

II. Of the Secretions subservient to Digestion...

III. Of Milk, Eggs, and Chyle

4.09

419-

IV. Of the Mucus of the Nose, the Tears, &c..

V. Of the Urine and Urinary Calculi

VI. Of Bones, Shells, Crusts, Horn, &c.

VII. Of Muscle, Membrane, Tendon, &c.

VIII. Of Nails, Scales, Skin, Hair, &c.

IX. Of Brain....

CHAPTER XIV.

OF CHEMICAL ANALYSIS.

SECT. I. Of the Analysis of Mixed Gases

II. Of the Analysis of Mineral Waters

III. Of the Analysis of Minerals

CHAPTER XV.

APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL TESTS TO VARIOUS USEFUL

PURPOSES.

SECT. I. Method of detecting Poisons

II. Rules for ascertaining the Purity of Chemical Pre-

parations....

III. Application of Chemical Tests to the Uses of the

Farmer, &c. ....

APPENDIX.

Correspondence between English and Foreign Weights and

Measures..

467

487

523

561

561

576

595

... 601