A Catechism of Familiar Things;
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STARCH, ARROW-ROOT, TAPIOCA, ISINGLASS, CAVIARE, THE VINE, WINE, GIN, RUM, BRANDY, VINEGAR, INDIGO, GAMBOGE, LOGWOOD, TAR, PITCH, CAMPHOR, MUSK, MYRRH, FRANKINCENSE, AND TURPENTINE.
What is Starch?
A white, powdery sediment procured from the bottom of vessels in whichflour or meal has been steeped in water. Pure starch is of a finewhite color, without taste or smell; it will not dissolve in coldwater, but with warm forms a jelly, in which form it is generallyused; it is made by crushing, soakin...g, and fermenting the grains ofthe cereals, and then washing in pure water; the water is thenevaporated, leaving behind the starch.
_Sediment_, matter subsided to the bottom of liquors.
For what is Starch used?
To stiffen linen after washing; to make hair powder; and for otherpurposes in the arts.
From what vegetables is Starch obtained?
All farinaceous vegetable substances afford it, as the potato, horse-chestnut, &c. Starch being the nutritive part of the vegetable, forms an excellent food for invalids, and constitutes the principalpart of arrow-root, tapioca, &c.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
STARCH, ARROW-ROOT, TAPIOCA, ISINGLASS, CAVIARE, THE VINE, WINE, GIN, RUM, BRANDY, VINEGAR, INDIGO, GAMBOGE, LOGWOOD, TAR, PITCH, CAMPHOR, MUSK, MYRRH, FRANKINCENSE, AND TURPENTINE.
What is Starch?
A white, powdery sediment procured from the bottom of vessels in whichflour or meal has been steeped in water. Pure starch is of a finewhite color, without taste or smell; it will not dissolve in coldwater, but with warm forms a jelly, in which form it is generallyused; it is made by crushing, soakin...g, and fermenting the grains ofthe cereals, and then washing in pure water; the water is thenevaporated, leaving behind the starch.
_Sediment_, matter subsided to the bottom of liquors.
For what is Starch used?
To stiffen linen after washing; to make hair powder; and for otherpurposes in the arts.
From what vegetables is Starch obtained?
All farinaceous vegetable substances afford it, as the potato, horse-chestnut, &c. Starch being the nutritive part of the vegetable, forms an excellent food for invalids, and constitutes the principalpart of arrow-root, tapioca, &c.
What to read after A Catechism of Familiar Things;?
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