Carey & Hart's Catalog Part 8

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MEMOIRS OF THE QUEENS OF FRANCE, BY MRS. FORBES BUSH.

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MORFIT'S APPLIED CHEMISTRY.

A TREATISE UPON CHEMISTRY, IN ITS APPLICATION TO THE MANUFACTURE OF SOAPS AND CANDLES.

BEING A THOROUGH EXPOSITION OF THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF THE TRADE IN ALL THEIR MINUTIae, BASED UPON THE MOST RECENT DISCOVERIES IN SCIENCE.

BY CAMPBELL MORFIT, PRACTICAL AND a.n.a.lYTICAL CHEMIST.

With 170 Engravings on Wood.

This work is based upon the most RECENT DISCOVERIES IN SCIENCE AND IMPROVEMENTS IN ART, and presents a thorough exposition of the principles and practice of the trade in all their minutiae. The experience and ability of the author have enabled him to produce A MORE COMPLETE AND COMPREHENSIVE BOOK upon the subject than any extant. The whole arrangement is designed with a view to the scientific enlightenment, as well as the instrucion of the manufacturer, and its contents are such as to render it not only A STANDARD GUIDE BOOK TO THE OPERATIVE, but also an authoritative work of reference for the CHEMIST AND THE STUDENT.

An examination of the annexed table of contents will show the invaluable usefulness of the work, the practical features of which are ill.u.s.trated by upwards of ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD.

_The following synopsis embraces only the main heads of each Chapter and Paragraph._

CHAP. 1. _Introductory Remarks._

CHAP. 2. _The Dignity of the Art and its Relations to Science._

CHAP. 3. _Affinity and Chemical Equivalents:--Explanation of._

CHAP. 4. _Alkalies._--Lime, Pota.s.sa, Soda, Ammonia.

CHAP. 5. _Alkalimetry._

CHAP. 6. _Acids._--Carbonic, Sulphuric, Hydrochloric, Nitric, Boracic, Acidimetry.

CHAP. 7. _Origin and Composition of Fatty Matters._

CHAP. 8. _Saponifiable Fats._--Oils of Almond, Olive, Mustard, Beech, Poppy, Rapeseed, Grapeseed; Nut Oil, Linseed Oil, Castor Oil, Palm Oil, (processes for bleaching it;) Coco b.u.t.ter, Nutmeg b.u.t.ter, Galum b.u.t.ter, Athamantine.

CHAP. 9. _Adulteration of Oils._

CHAP. 10. _Action of Acids upon Oils._

CHAP. 11. _Volatile Oils._--The Properties of, and their applicability to the Manufacture of Soaps.

CHAP. 12. _Volatile Oils_:--Their Origin and Composition; Table of their Specific Gravities.

CHAP. 13. _Essential Oils_:--The Adulterations of, and the modes of detecting them.

CHAP. 14. _Wax_:--Its Properties and Composition.

CHAP. 15. _Resins_:--Their Properties and Composition; Colophony and Gallipot.

CHAP. 16. _Animal Fats and Oils_:--Lard, Mutton Suet, Beef-tallow, Beef-marrow, Bone-fat, Soap-grease, Oil-lees, Kitchen-stuff, Human-fat, Adipocire, b.u.t.ter, Fish-oil, Spermaceti, Delphinine, Neats feet Oil.

CHAP. 17. _The Const.i.tuents of Fats_, their Properties and Composition: Stearine, Stearic Acid and Salts; Margarine, Margaric Acid and Salts; Olein, Oleic Acid and Salts; Cetine, Cetylic Acid; Phocenine, Phocenic Acid and Salts; Butyrine, Butyric Acid and Salts; Caproic, Capric Acid; Hircine, Hircic Acid; Cholesterine.

CHAP. 18. _Basic Const.i.tuents of Fats_:--Glycerin, Ethal.

CHAP. 19. _Theory of Saponification._

CHAP. 20. _Utensils_:--Steam Series, Bugadiers or Ley Vats, Soap Frames, Caldrons, &c.

CHAP. 21. _The Systemized arrangement for a Soap Factory._

CHAP. 22. _Remarks_,--Preliminary to the Process for Making Soap.

CHAP. 23. _Hard Soaps_:--"Cutting Process;" Comparative Value of Oils and Fats as Soap ingredient, with Tables; White, Mottled, Ma.r.s.eilles, Yellow, Yankee Soaps; English Yellow and White Soap, Coco Soap, Palm Soap, b.u.t.ter Soap, English Windsor Soap, French Windsor Soap, a.n.a.lyses of Soaps.

CHAP. 24. _Process for Making Soap_:--Preparation of the Leys, Empatage, Relargage, Coction, Mottling, Cooling.

CHAP. 25. _Extemporaneous Soaps_:--Lard, Medicinal, "Hawes," "Maquer,"

and "Darcet's" Soaps.