Volume 1

Domestic economy / [Michael Donovan].

  • Donovan, Michael, -1876
Date:
1830-1837
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Domestic economy / [Michael Donovan]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. Introduction. - Subjects. - Arrangement. . Page j CHAP. I. HISTORY OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS. Different Modes of producing Intoxication. _ Discovery of Corn Wines in Egypt. - Derivation of the Word Beer. - Roman and Greek Wines - breezing of Wines. - Ancient British Liquors : Mead, Ale, Wine. - l rices of these Liquors. _ Introduction of the Hop into Britisli Ales. - Inventmn of ardent Spirits. _ Extraordinary Effects of ardent Spirits. - Spontaneous Combustion of the Human Body. . - 3 CHAP. II. ON THE CULTIVATION OF BARLEY INTENDED FOR MALTING. Varieties of Barley. _ How sown. - Soils proper for Barley. - Stacking - Management of Barley intended for malting. _ Various Particulars. SO CHAP. III. ON THE NATURE AND CONSTITUTION OF SEEDS. Pplcin,!seof7;iNatl'rei0f ,le AIbUmea - termination -Proximate sS^o SuSai'-Ana,ySiS °f M= of Sugar.-Conversion of - - - 5fi CHAP. IV. MALTING. Analysis of Barley: its volatile nil ir . ■ CHAP. V. THEORY OF FERMENTATION. SECT. r. TEIIMENT/VTION IN nrirnAi