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DEADLY ADULTERATION AND SLOW POISONING UNMASKED; OR, Disease and Death IN THE POT AND THE BOTTLE;
THE AUTHOR’S ADDRESS TO THE READER.
CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION.
PART I. WINES AND SPIRITS.
Section I.—The Adulteration of Wines and Spirits, and the Tricks of Wine and Spirit Dealers.
1. WINES.
2. SPIRITS.
SECTION II. The Tests, or Methods of ascertaining the Good or Bad Qualities of Wines and Spirits.
SECTION III. Beer and Ale.
PART II.
SECTION I. Bread and Flour.
SECTION II. Meat and Fish.
SECTION III. Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, and Sugar.
TEA.
COFFEE.
CHOCOLATE.
SUGAR.
SECTION IV. Spices.
PEPPER.
CLOVES.
CINNAMON.
SECTION V. Pickles, Vinegar, Oil, Mustard, Anchovies, Catsup, Isinglass, Soap, Candles, Blue or Indigo, Starch, Bees Wax, &c.
PICKLES.
VINEGAR.
OLIVE, or FLORENCE OIL.
SALT.
MUSTARD.
ANCHOVY SAUCE.
MUSHROOM CATSUP.
ISINGLASS.
BLUE or INDIGO.
SOAP.
CANDLES.
STARCH.
BEES’ WAX.
SECTION VI. Butter, Cheese, Milk, Cream, and Potatoes.
BUTTER.
CHEESE, BACON, AND HAMS.
MILK AND CREAM.
POTATOES, FRUIT, &c.
SECTION VII. Confectionary, Pastry, and Perfumery.
SECTION VIII. MEDICINES; MEDICAL EMPIRICISM, AND QUACKS AND QUACKERY, REGULAR AND IRREGULAR, LEGITIMATE AND ILLEGITIMATE.
SECTION IX. COALS.
SECTION X. Painters’ Colours or Pigments, Hats, Broad Cloth, Kerseymeres, Linens, Laces, Cambrics, Silks, Jewellery, Stationary, &c.
CONCLUSION.
APPENDIX.
PAWNBROKERS.
PRIVATE BEDLAMS.
FOOTNOTES:
Transcriber’s Notes
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