The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge, Volumes 11-12Little, Brown & Company, 1853 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 15
... sulphur , marble , alum , lime , and coal . handsome ornament . S. compacta , Close - Flow- The linen manufacture of Silesia is of great ered Catchfly , is a native of Russia , and very importance . It is carried on with little aid from ...
... sulphur , marble , alum , lime , and coal . handsome ornament . S. compacta , Close - Flow- The linen manufacture of Silesia is of great ered Catchfly , is a native of Russia , and very importance . It is carried on with little aid from ...
Page 27
... sulphur , phosphorus , or charcoal , is mixed with nitrate of silver , and struck on an anvil , detonation ensues , and metallic silver is obtained . Nitrate of silver is employed by precipitation with carbonate of soda , & c . , for ...
... sulphur , phosphorus , or charcoal , is mixed with nitrate of silver , and struck on an anvil , detonation ensues , and metallic silver is obtained . Nitrate of silver is employed by precipitation with carbonate of soda , & c . , for ...
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... sulphur , limestone , and some iron . The manufactures , which are unimportant , con- sist of woollen cloths , blankets , carpets , sail - cloth , leather , some silk and nankeen , glass , soap , can- dles , and brandy . The exports ...
... sulphur , limestone , and some iron . The manufactures , which are unimportant , con- sist of woollen cloths , blankets , carpets , sail - cloth , leather , some silk and nankeen , glass , soap , can- dles , and brandy . The exports ...
Page 93
... sulphur , limestone , coal , salt , and iron . It may be said that there are no manufactures in Slavonia . The peasant makes all his farming implements- his cart , his plough , & c .; and his wife and daughters weave the cloth and knit ...
... sulphur , limestone , coal , salt , and iron . It may be said that there are no manufactures in Slavonia . The peasant makes all his farming implements- his cart , his plough , & c .; and his wife and daughters weave the cloth and knit ...
Page 137
... sulphur or sulphuret of potash ( liver of sulphur ) . In the treatment of scabies , porrigo ( ring - worm ) , and such diseases , 1,572,468 157,667,499 9,689,090 this application is far superior to the ointments 14,187,429 5,730,847 and ...
... sulphur or sulphuret of potash ( liver of sulphur ) . In the treatment of scabies , porrigo ( ring - worm ) , and such diseases , 1,572,468 157,667,499 9,689,090 this application is far superior to the ointments 14,187,429 5,730,847 and ...
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