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Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume IArnold James Cooley

Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I

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Original author: Arnold James Cooley

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"Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information" by Arnold J. Cooley is a comprehensive reference work on practical applications in various fields, written in the late 19th century. This extensive cyclopedia is designed to serve as a supplement to the pharmacopoeia, encompassing topics ranging from medicine and pharmacy to hygiene and domestic economy. It aims to provide useful formulæ, processes, and data that can aid professionals, tradesmen, and families in their everyday activities. The opening of the book sets a foundation for understanding its purpose and scope. The preface, authored by Richard V. Tuson, outlines the significant updates made in the sixth edition, including the expansion of topics related to hygiene, household medicine, and veterinary care. It emphasizes a collection of practical knowledge arranged in an alphabetical format, designed to be a reliable source for individuals seeking essential information for various applications, particularly in health and domestic contexts. Tuson expresses gratitude to those who contributed to the latest revisions and updates within the volume.

Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I, by Arnold James Cooley. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #39733.

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  1. 1.Preface: To the Sixth Edition430 words
  2. 2.Preface1,923 words
  3. 3.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (1)8,517 words
  4. 4.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (2)8,768 words
  5. 5.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (3)8,651 words
  6. 6.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (4)8,550 words
  7. 7.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (5)8,633 words
  8. 8.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (6)8,600 words
  9. 9.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (7)8,661 words
  10. 10.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (8)8,381 words
  11. 11.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (9)8,625 words
  12. 12.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (10)8,647 words
  13. 13.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (11)8,741 words
  14. 14.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (12)8,797 words
  15. 15.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (13)8,812 words
  16. 16.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (14)8,763 words
  17. 17.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (15)8,748 words
  18. 18.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (16)8,776 words
  19. 19.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (17)8,659 words
  20. 20.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (18)8,779 words
  21. 21.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (19)8,376 words
  22. 22.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (20)8,594 words
  23. 23.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (21)8,769 words
  24. 24.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (22)8,864 words
  25. 25.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (23)8,719 words
  26. 26.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (24)8,699 words
  27. 27.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (25)8,797 words
  28. 28.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (26)8,577 words
  29. 29.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (27)8,819 words
  30. 30.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (28)8,841 words
  31. 31.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (29)8,783 words
  32. 32.Chapter C: W. HEATON, F.I.C., F.C.S., Lecturer on Chemistry at the (30)3,083 words
  33. 33.Chapter II: Paste Blacking4,668 words
  34. 34.Chapter I: BLEACHING of =Cotton=:--Cotton is more easily bleached, and appears to1,287 words
  35. 35.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (1)8,768 words
  36. 36.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (2)8,803 words
  37. 37.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (3)8,799 words
  38. 38.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (4)8,846 words
  39. 39.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (5)8,791 words
  40. 40.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (6)8,798 words
  41. 41.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (7)8,788 words
  42. 42.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (8)8,751 words
  43. 43.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (9)8,734 words
  44. 44.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (10)8,842 words
  45. 45.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (11)8,725 words
  46. 46.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (12)8,723 words
  47. 47.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (13)8,815 words
  48. 48.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (14)8,753 words
  1. 49.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (15)8,793 words
  2. 50.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (16)8,710 words
  3. 51.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (17)8,788 words
  4. 52.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (18)8,817 words
  5. 53.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (19)8,691 words
  6. 54.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (20)8,751 words
  7. 55.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (21)8,780 words
  8. 56.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (22)8,770 words
  9. 57.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (23)8,827 words
  10. 58.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (24)8,783 words
  11. 59.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (25)8,802 words
  12. 60.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (26)8,702 words
  13. 61.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (27)8,820 words
  14. 62.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (28)8,772 words
  15. 63.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (29)8,796 words
  16. 64.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (30)8,662 words
  17. 65.Chapter II: BLEACHING of =Linen=:--Linen may be bleached in a similar way to (31)1,984 words
  18. 66.Chapter II: Deposition of the Precious Metals (1)8,516 words
  19. 67.Chapter II: Deposition of the Precious Metals (2)8,798 words
  20. 68.Chapter II: Deposition of the Precious Metals (3)8,701 words
  21. 69.Chapter II: Deposition of the Precious Metals (4)8,845 words
  22. 70.Chapter II: Deposition of the Precious Metals (5)8,516 words
  23. 71.Chapter II: Deposition of the Precious Metals (6)8,825 words
  24. 72.Chapter II: Deposition of the Precious Metals (7)7,424 words
  25. 73.Chapter II: REDUCTION OF SOLUTIONS:--The reduction of the solution to the proper (1)8,787 words
  26. 74.Chapter II: REDUCTION OF SOLUTIONS:--The reduction of the solution to the proper (2)8,773 words
  27. 75.Chapter II: REDUCTION OF SOLUTIONS:--The reduction of the solution to the proper (3)8,619 words
  28. 76.Chapter II: REDUCTION OF SOLUTIONS:--The reduction of the solution to the proper (4)8,790 words
  29. 77.Chapter II: REDUCTION OF SOLUTIONS:--The reduction of the solution to the proper (5)8,636 words
  30. 78.Chapter II: REDUCTION OF SOLUTIONS:--The reduction of the solution to the proper (6)8,668 words
  31. 79.Chapter II: REDUCTION OF SOLUTIONS:--The reduction of the solution to the proper (7)8,852 words
  32. 80.Chapter II: REDUCTION OF SOLUTIONS:--The reduction of the solution to the proper (8)8,801 words
  33. 81.Chapter II: REDUCTION OF SOLUTIONS:--The reduction of the solution to the proper (9)8,813 words
  34. 82.Chapter II: REDUCTION OF SOLUTIONS:--The reduction of the solution to the proper (10)8,856 words
  35. 83.Chapter II: REDUCTION OF SOLUTIONS:--The reduction of the solution to the proper (11)8,788 words
  36. 84.Chapter II: REDUCTION OF SOLUTIONS:--The reduction of the solution to the proper (12)8,748 words
  37. 85.Chapter II: REDUCTION OF SOLUTIONS:--The reduction of the solution to the proper (13)3,604 words
  38. 86.Chapter M: F. Capitaine, who, acting upon a suggestion made by Liebig, some twenty (1)8,805 words
  39. 87.Chapter M: F. Capitaine, who, acting upon a suggestion made by Liebig, some twenty (2)8,800 words
  40. 88.Chapter M: F. Capitaine, who, acting upon a suggestion made by Liebig, some twenty (3)8,754 words
  41. 89.Chapter M: F. Capitaine, who, acting upon a suggestion made by Liebig, some twenty (4)8,807 words
  42. 90.Chapter M: F. Capitaine, who, acting upon a suggestion made by Liebig, some twenty (5)8,747 words
  43. 91.Chapter M: F. Capitaine, who, acting upon a suggestion made by Liebig, some twenty (6)8,776 words
  44. 92.Chapter M: F. Capitaine, who, acting upon a suggestion made by Liebig, some twenty (7)8,811 words
  45. 93.Chapter M: F. Capitaine, who, acting upon a suggestion made by Liebig, some twenty (8)8,713 words
  46. 94.Chapter M: F. Capitaine, who, acting upon a suggestion made by Liebig, some twenty (9)8,746 words
  47. 95.Chapter M: F. Capitaine, who, acting upon a suggestion made by Liebig, some twenty (10)2,986 words