Acids

60°

212°

Arsenious.......

1.25

6

Benzoic.........

0.208

4.17

Boracic...........

2.8

8

Citric (Vauquelin) ....

133

200

Gallic..........

8.3

66

Oxalic.........

50

100

Phosphoric.........

20

much more.

Tartaric...........

very soluble.

Salifiable Bases.

60°

212°

Potassa (pure).....

41

56.5

Soda (pure)........

more soluble than Potassa.

Baryta (crystallized) . . .

57

watery fusion.

Strontia (crystallized) . .

192

50

Lime {Dr. Dalton, at 32° 0.15; 130° 103;). . . .

0.1287

0.0789

Magnesia (Dr. Fyfe) . .

0.0194

0.00277

Salts.

60°

212°

Alum, potash (Dr. F. Thomson) . . .

14.79

133

----soda (ditto)......

327.6

Ammonia, acetate.....

very soluble.

---- carbonate........

---- bicarbonate....

decomposed.

---- sesquicarbonate...

50

100

---- hydro-chlorate.....

33

100

---- phosphate......

15

25

---- sulphate....

50

100

Antimony (tarter emetic)....

D. 6.6

33

Barium (chloride).....

34

59

Baryta, acetate........

very soluble.

---- chlorate........

25

+

---- nitrate......

8

25

Copper, acetate......

very soluble.

---- sulphate......

25

50

Lead, acetate.......

25

+

Iron, sulphate......

50

130

---- muriate.......

very soluble.

Calcium, chloride.....

400

+

Lime, acetate.......

0.2

0.22

Magnesia, acetate......

very soluble.

--- carbonate.......

0.04

0.0111

--- sulphate......

100

644

Mercury, bichloride.....

5

33

Potassa, acetate.......

100

--- carbonate......

100 +

--- bicarbonate.....

25

decomposed.

--- ferrocyanate.......

33

100

---- hydrocyanate......

very soluble.

---- iodate........

7.5

---- hydroidate........

very soluble.

---- sulphate........

6.25

20

---- bisulphate......

50

100 +

---- bitartrate........

1.6

3.3

---- tartrate.......

25

Silver, nitrate.......

100

Sodium, chloride.......

35.42

40

Soda, carbonate....

50

100+

---bicarbonate.......

much less.

decomposed.

--- bi borate (borax).....

5

16.8

-------------------with bi-tartrate of Potassa...........

20

+

---phosphate.......

25

50

--- sulphate........

37

125

--- bisulphate ...

50

Zinc, sulphate.....

40

+

No. VIII. Table Showing The Correspondence Of English Weights And Measures With Those Of Holland, Sweden, And Germany

The English Ale Gallon contains 282 cubic inches; the Wine

Gallon. 231 cubic inches.

I. Dutch

1 lb. Dutch = 1 lb. 3 oz. 16 dwt. 7 grs. Troy. 787 1/2 lbs. Dutch = 1038 lbs. Troy.

II. Swedish

1 kanne of water Swedish = 48088.719444 grs. Troy, in weight; and 189.9413 English cubic inches. 1 lb. Swedish = 6556 grs. Troy.

III. German

74 lbs. German Apothecaries' weight = 74 lbs. Troy. 1 oz. Nuremberg medic, weight = 7 dr. 2 dwt. 9 grs. Troy. 1 mark Cologne = 7 oz. 2 dwt. 4 grs. Troy.