Food and its adulterations : comprising the reports of the Analytical sanitary commission of "The Lancet" for the years 1851 to 1854 inclusive, revised and extended being records of the results of some thousands of original microscopical and chemical analyses of the solids and fluids consumed by all classes of the public ... / by Arthur Hill Hassall.

Arthur Hill Hassall

Date:: 1855

Credit: Food and its adulterations : comprising the reports of the Analytical sanitary commission of "The Lancet" for the years 1851 to 1854 inclusive, revised and extended being records of the results of some thousands of original microscopical and chemical analyses of the solids and fluids consumed by all classes of the public ... / by Arthur Hill Hassall. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$Vegetable tissue all tobacco; ash, reddish-brown, amounting to 11-22 per cent., 262 of which consisted of chloride of sodium, 6'8 ; nlJialine car- bonates, 0I ; earthy carbonates, 5'8; alkaline phosphates, 0'3; earthy phosphates, 2 G ; alkaline sulphates, 22 ; oxide of iron and alumina, 4'0 ; and silica, 4 4 grains. This sample was found to contain a proportion of powdered orris-root; it is probable that it was not used as an adulteration, but mei-ely for the purpose of communicating a scent to the snuiF. 23rd Sample. — Purchased of H. Bear, 1. Church-lane, Whitechapcl. Vegetable tissue entirely tobacco ; ash, deep, reddish-brown, amounting to 2826 per cent., 28-0 of which consisted of chloride of sodium, 6*0 ; alkaline carbonates, 03; earthy carbonates, 30; alkaline phosphates, 2'5 ; earthy phosphates, 10; alkaline sulphates, 2'0; oxide of iron and alumina, 30; oxide of lead, traces; and silica, 82 grains. This sample also contained a small quantity of powdered orris-root. 24th Sample. — Purchased of H. R. Martin, 107. Bishopsgate-street Within. Vegetable tissue all tobacco; ash, deep greyish-brown, amounting to 22*74: per cent., of which 22-0 was composed of chloride of sodium, 7'4; alkaline carbonates, 0'9; earthy carbonates, 26; alkaline phosphates, 39; earthy phosphates, O'G ; alkaline sulphates, 18; oxide of iron and alumina, 2'8 ; oxide of lead, traces; and silica, 20 grains. BiiACK Rappee. 25th Sample. — Purchased of J. Glinister, 29. Park-place, Mile-end-road. Vegetable tissue consisting entirely of tobacco; ash, blackish-brown, amounting to 23-52 per cent., 23-6 of which was composed of chloride of sodium, 4 2; earthy carbonates, 4'0; alkaline phosphates, 7'0; earthy phosphates, 24; alkaline sulphates, \'2; oxide of iron and alumina, \'4; and silica, 3-4 grains. 2Qth Sample. — Purchased of T. Huxley, 13. Whitechapel-road. Vegetable tissue all tobacco ; ash, light-brown, amounting to 24'7-5 per cent., of which 208 consisted of chloride of sodium, 5'4; earthy carbonates, 4'4 ; alkaline phosphates, 0*5 ; earthy jjhosphates, 2'0 ; alkaline sulphates, TS ; oxide of iron and alumina, I'O ; bichromate of potash, 37 ; and silica, 2 0 grains. 27th ^Sam/jZe. —Purchased of R. Gifford, 121. Holbom-hill. Vegetable tissue all tobacco ; ash, dark-brown, intermixed with yellowish- brown amounting to 24-04 per cent., 22-0 of which consisted of chloride of sodium, 9-0; alkaline carbonates, 0-3; earthy carbonates, 5-2; alkaline phosphates, 1'3; earthy phosphates, ]-6; alkaline sulphates, \'4; oxide of iron and alumina, 0-8; and silica, 2-4 grains. 2Sth Sample.—Purchased of H. Bear, 1. Church-lane, Whitechapel. Vegetable tissue all tobacco; ash, greyish-brown, - amounting to 22-28 per cent., 21-0 of which was composed of chloride of sodium, 6-4; alkaline car- bonates, 0-3 ; earthy carbonates, 5-4 ; alkaline phosphates, Tl ; earthy phos- phates, 1-4 ; alkaline sulphates, I'O; oxide of iron and alumina, 0-8 ; and silica, 4-6 grains. 2dth Sample.—Purchased of J. Harman, 4. St. John-street, Smithfield. Vegetable tissue all tobacco ; ash of a deep umber-brown, amounting to 28-24 per cent, 26-0 of which consisted of chloride of sodium, Q-4 ; earthy car- bonates, 7-6 ; alkaline phosphates, 3-2; earthy phosphates, 4-6 ; alkaline sulphates, 1-8 ; oxide of iron and alumina, 1-8 ; and silica, 0-6 grains. 30//t Sample.—Purchased of J. Johnson, 38. Little Queen-street, Holborn. Vegetable tissue all tobacco ; ash, dark brownish-grey, amounting to 22-2G per cent., of which 21-0 consisted of chloride of sodium, 6-0 ; alkaline carbonates, 0-4 ; earthy carbonates, 6-0 ; alkaline phosphates, 0-6 ; earthy phosphates, 2-0 ; alkaline sulphates, V2 \ oxide of iron and alumina, \-2 ; and silica, 3'8 grains. 31.9< Sample. — Purchased of H. Arnett, 10. High Holborn. Vegetable tissue entirely tobacco; ash, light brownish-fawn, amounting to 25-84 per cent., 24 8 of which consisted of chloride of sodium, 8-8 ; alkaline car-$

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