Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-11-25
NO. A3.

chemical afhnity, tins experimenting plan
would no, be adopted, but the Doctor
knowing what The patient had taken,
would promptly give the needed remedy.
Mineral doctors and root doctors, not
chemically acquainted with the nature Of
The substances they administer, and their
affinites for others. should in our opinion
be capilaIly punished. Ignorant doctors
are The swift winged messengers Of death,
that are irresponsible 10 earth for their un-
pardonahle deeds, but scientific physicians
are blessings TO any country.
The manufacturers OF roiien and cotton
goods are indebted TO chemistry for q
knowledge Of the most difficult operations.
In printing calicos. every process is chem
zeal, and not a color can be impaired but
in consequence Of the affinity whic!, sub
sis,s between The cloth and the dye, or the
dye and the mordant which is employed
as bond.'of union between them. No one
can appreciate the Importance Of chem
ical education, 10 one who is intended for
this business as profession. Bleaching
also, which is intimately connected with
coIortng, is dependent entirely upon chem
ical education, 10 one who is intended for
this business as profession. Bleaching
also. which is intimately connected with
co!orns, IS dependent entirely upon chem
ical experiments.
Manufacturers Of EGrthenirare and
Porcelain, owe their greatest success 10
chemistry. Farmers, Brewers, and even
Vinegar makers. do their work by acci-
dent, unless they are acquainted with
chemistry.
Soap Making. is business that every
one should understand, and yet no one can
be certain Of making good "po, OF soap"
without chemical lamp TO hold over it.
We have seen old ladies in their soap ma
king, Notwithstanding their many years
experience, have their pots neither 10 con-
lain alkali, oil or soap, but kind OF a SUBJ
stance that was Iir,le alkaline, and a little
soapy. and what 10 do they did not know.
Chemistry alone could have whispered the
secret. To The I'ailo,r Chandler, chemis-
Try is Indispensable. BY il, be learns how
to oharden his candles in summer, and what
will combine with the tallow to keep burn
ing longest. Refining sugar isa chemical
operation, and ,he purity OF the article
generally depends uponthe extent Of this
{-isHUwied5E srougtIT ~ bruT uPontts suS-
ject.--A
In like manner it might be shown that
bread making. starch and varnish making.
are all dependent upon chemistry for their
Improvement and successful practice
Chemistry is Of the utmost importance to
every one who wishes 10 be scholar, in
deed there is no such thing as scientific
gentleman. who is not practical chem
ist. No subject is better calculated for
training and expanding the mind than this;
and FOR the accumulation Of facts, none
perhaps in ali The range of sciences is its
equal. In our estimation, If all the time
were devoted TO experimental chemistry in
our schools, that is given 10 the ancient cios-
sizes, much more useful and practical in
formation would be acquired. Chemistry
is The most extensive science, and it is not
il in lis whole extent; it has therefore been
divided into different branches. Though
The method of combining, analyzing, &c.
i, The same in all,
Philosophical Chemistry, treats Of the
affinity of aggregation, Of solution. sa,ura-
lion, crystalization. ebulliIion, fusion, and
naturalization. |, measures the degrees
of affinity between different substances.
and shows the effects Of light, heat, and
electricity. II explains the nuturc Of ami
nal and vegetable compounds. Notwith-
standing, however, its sphere is large, its
views are general.
meteorological Chemistry, shows The
formation Of clouds, mists, snow, hail, the
influence ofthc atmosphere in relation TO
the hygrnmetcr, barometer, aud Ihermom-
ercr. treats of me,coTic stones, and every
phenomenon above the face oflhe earth.
Geological Chemistry, attempts TO ex-
plnin the cause Of earthquakes, volcanoes,
The influence Of climate upon the color
and constitution of animals, &c.
Hygietic Chemistry, shows us how 10
construct wholesome buildings, 10 arrange
them so rs 10 have pure air to breathe. and
10 guard against contagious. II also teach
cs what is wholesome and unwholsomo
food, the influence of occupation and FASH
ION Oh health. But last Of ALL we come TO
notice.
Agrieullmai Chsmisiry.-The object OF
this department OF chemistry. is 10 give
ledge of the nature Of plants and
soils; and also the laws OF production.-
Davy and Chaptal are the great lights here.
They have brought The subject TO some
system, hut the same order is adopted by
all who have written on this branch OF tho
science.
lsr. Agricultural chemistry treats Of the
general powers of matter which influence
vegetation, of gravity. cohesion. chemical
affinity. heat. light, electricity, the ele-
mcnrs OF matter, especially such as COM
pose vegetables, and the laws OF their ar
rangemeni.
Cd. threats of,be organization Of plants.
their substances and chemical composition.
Sd. II informs US in relation to the num-
ber of earths, their natures, and their COM
position in order to he productive. il en-
ables us 10 nnalyze The soils, and ins,rucis
US in reference TO the quantity of each
earth essen,ialto the different crops.
9th. II teaches the nature Of r1anureo.
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