nalysis for Steam Raising and for
Paper Making Purposes generally -- Water Softening and Purification --
A List of the more important Water Softening Plant, giving Power
required, Weight, Space Occupied, Out-put and Approximate Cost. #Raw
Materials and Detection of Adulterants.# -- Analysis and Valuation of
the more important Chemicals used in Paper Making, including Lime,
Caustic Soda, Sodium Carbonate, Mineral Acids, Bleach Antichlor, Alum,
Rosin and Rosin Size, Glue Gelatin and Casein, Starch, China Clay,
Blanc Fixe, Satin White and other Loading Materials, Mineral Colours
and Aniline Dyes. #Manufacturing Operations.# -- Rags and the Chemical
Control of Rag Boiling -- Esparto Boiling -- Wood Boiling -- Testing
Spent Liquors and Recovered Ash -- Experimental Tests with Raw Fibrous
Materials -- Boiling in Autoclaves -- Bleaching and making up Hand
Sheets -- Examination of Sulphite Liquors -- Estimation of Moisture in
Pulp and Half-stuff -- Recommendations of the British Wood Pulp
Association. #Finished Products.# -- Paper Testing, including Physical,
Chemical and Microscopical Tests, Area, Weight, Thickness, Apparent
Specific Gravity, Bulk or Air Space. Determination of Machine
Direction, Thickness, Strength, Stretch, Resistance to Crumpling and
Friction, Transparency, Absorbency and other qualities of Blotting
Papers -- Determination of the Permeability of Filtering Papers --
Detection and Estimation of Animal and Vegetable Size in Paper --
Sizing Qualities of Paper -- Fibrous Constituents -- Microscopical
Examination of Fibres -- The Effect of Beating on Fibres -- Staining
Fibres -- Mineral Matter -- Ash -- Qualitative and Quantitative
Examination of Mineral Matter -- Examination of Coated Papers and
Colouring Matters in Paper.

#Tables.# -- English and Metrical Weights and Measures with (p. c18)
Equivalents -- Conversion of Grams to Grains and _vice versa_ --
Equivalent Costs per lb., cwt., and ton -- Decimal Equivalents
of lbs., qrs., and cwts. -- Thermometric and Barometric Scales --
Atomic Weights and Molecular Weights -- Factors for Calculating the
Percentage of Substance Sought from the Weight of Substance Found --
Table of Solubilities of Substances Treated of in Paper Making --
Specific Gravity Tables of such substances as are used in Paper
Making, including Sulphuric Acid Hydrochloric Acid, Bleach, Milk of
Lime, Caustic Soda, Carbonate of Soda, etc., giving Percentage
Strength with Specific Gravity a