A treatise on therapeutics : comprising materia medica and toxicology with especial reference to the application of the physiological action of drugs to clinical medicine / by H.C. Wood, Jr.

  • Wood, H. C., Jr. (Horatio C.), 1841-1920.
Date:
1876
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    APPENDIX. TABLE OF THE PEOPORTIOxX BY MEASURE OP ALCOHOL GK. 0.825) CONTAINED IN ONE HUNDRED PARTS OP DIFFERENT WINES, ETC.* (SP. Lisa (mean) 25.41 Raisin wine (mean)... 25.12 Marsala [Sicily ma- deira] (mean)... 25.09 strongest (J.) 21.10 weakest (J.) 19.90 Port, strongest 25.83 mean 22.96 weakest 19.00 strongest (C.) 20.49 mean (C.) 18.68 weakest (C.) 16.80 strongest (J.) 23.20 weakest (J.) 20.70 White port (C.) 17.22 Madeira, strongest 24.42 mean 22.27 weakest 19.24 strongest (C.) 20.35 strongest (J.) 19.70 weakest (J.) 19.00 Sercial madeira 21.40 Ditto (C.) 18.50 Sherry, strongest 19.81 mean 19.17 weakest 18.25 strongest (C.) 19.31 mean (C.) 18.47 weakest (C.) 16.96 Amontillado (C). 15.18 strongest (J.) 24.70 weakest (J.) 15.40 Teneriffe..., 19.79 I Cider, highest average 9.87 lowest average.... 5.21 Perry, average of four samples 7.26 Mead 7.32 Ale (Burton) 8.88 Teneriffe (C.) ]6.61 Colares 19.75 Lachryma Christi 19.70 White Constantia 19.75 Red Constantia 18.92 Lisbon 13.94 Ditto (C.) 19.09 Bucellas 18.49 Red madeira (mean).. 20.35 Cape muscat 18.25 Cape madeira (mean). 20.51 Grape wine 18.11 Calcavella (mean) 18.65 Vidonia 19.25 Alba flora 17.26 Zante 17.05 Malaga 17.26 White hermitage 17.43 Roussillon (mean) 18.13 Claret (strongest) 17.11 mean 15.10 weakest 12.91 ditto (P.) 14.73 vin-ordinairo (C.) 10.42 Chsiteau-Latour, 1825 (C.) 9..38 first growth, 1811 (C.) 9.32 strongest (.T.) 11.10 weakest (J.) 9.10 Malmsey madeira 16.40 Ditto (C.) 15.60 Ale (Edinburgh) 6.20 Ale (Dorchester) 5.56 Brown stout 6.80 London porter 4.20 London small beer 1.28 Lunel Ditto (F.) Shiraz Ditto (C.) Syracuse Sauterne Burgundy (mean) strongest (J.) weakest (J.) Hock (mean) strongest (J.) weakest (J.) Nice Barsao Tent Champagne (mean)... Ditto (P.) Ditto, strongest (J.)... weakest (J.) Red hermitage Vin de Grave (mean). Frontignac (Rives Altes) Ditto (C.) cote r6tie Tokay Rudesheimer, first quality (C.) inferior (C.) Hambacher, first qual. (C.) Catawba (Stearns).... 8 15.52 18.10 15.52 15.56 15.28 14.22 14.57 13.20 10.10 12.08 13.00 9.50 14.63 13.86 13.30 12.61 12.20 14.80 14.10 12.32 13.37 12.79 12.29 12.32 9.88 10.14 8.35 8.88 to 11 Brandy 53.39 Rum 53.68 Gin 51.60 Scotch whisky 54.32 Irish whisky 53.90 * The analyses whose results are given in this table were mostly made by Mr. Brande. When no mark is attached, the quotation is upon his authority. When the mark (P.) is added, the analysis was made by Julia-Jontenelle ; (C.) by Professor Christison; (J.) by Dr. H.Bence Jones.