Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-03-16
Eagshsla uour, House. 5 c., March te. ts4s.

the eartils a,,na mud vegetable Inntter. NJ Oh
sinalely, that nothing but high degree oil !ica
will drive il ut; 10 do iiIs. -nb;niI portion
I the soil over ti,r flame fau aIgind lamp, III
the bulb Ji 4 thermometer buried ~ tie soil
raises the mercury L" 800 degrees oi Farc"heii
where uu Thermometer IL Used. II bit OF dry wGot
put at lli,. ho;iom o. the dryIug vessel. whct
| beginning 10 char. is trc guide, Gs II higher hcn
inan this " uid dcrnmpo-e ANNA! Or vegetable
inHtiCr. the soil hayin. been weighed, aud It's
weigh, nuted before thus dr.ng. mus: now be
! again carefully weighed. and the difference
compared. say II wrIghch 4 0unces before dry.
ing. mud now 81. IL evidences Iuss d! ! anu
sOhws n soil positively absorbent. aud very
rciemlivc ini moisture. ihi+ KIND oi so'l wiii n!-
1sways be,.numi l.. contain n large portion "i
aiiinaf and vccc!ab!. mattel. ar aIuIninnns
| earth; but iitis cr'nni be- decided ~ v't b the
iesi Of drying when tic loss Is hul ii l-2Oih or
l.4jth. The soil i bat slightly absorbent and
rcientI,c ui moisture lIis - tr' case when IN"
sni IL sI!rous. w.ien s;!ici"Irs crrln forms
t;.: greatest part Ot II; h, tiIesr experiments
YOU discover .iie reason wl. some ii"id- stand
u drought b. .t"r ihlu others as iiU.' ~ thu;
are The iID-i abS1:pcnta ami rc'ruIirr, siInl dry
weather much SiiIc: than soils that cDnlrIn bal
little water III . latent stac. i!l.r a...in. iiIe
soil 10 be analIzcI. take II and biii.c II Ggn''y
III 4 mor;a. then pass /, Though SIEVE. iHcu
separnl. the vegetable matter iruu the Gravel
nr stones. weigh cdcm sepuIa;'ly. and mott: the
weight nf each. 'Ia Hrne the nature OI ih" srI-
vel aud stones, # ralccr"u- they wl ri. r. O CO.
with ACIDS. If they arr siicIpus they will i-ri
rough mud >cralcn glass: If auuinn'i- lhry will
cut easily with n k!iiic. and refuse ;hc tests ior
soil and line
The next rorcss il 10 separate thc san,!,
so.isin general contain different proportions Of
snnd IN y gTauulaT form ;;ud iin~ l. uUnc by
boiling. :lie soil passed through TIE 'ievc IL iJ"r
times is weight of fcl-ali wa;e: when the soil
l. broken '!aAn III the wafer. shake the vessel
gently I rnh Ihr sediment, let II snbside, The
coarse iicayy saul will go fo the bottom in
abnu, nne minnie, the finer sand will fall in
strata uDun The coarse. III ,Vn or three minutes,
while the finely divided particles Of he earths
animal and vclrtable matter, will remain me
cirnca!s suspended. so that by punrime of in
three minutes. the sand will he found st the
b0;inrn OF The vessel. The finely divided mattor
in ,isc water mu,l NOW hc poured into the al.
ter.
The sand must now be examined aud weigh
ei aud unlrd down iiS nature may he general.
Is detected ~ tie svay rs the stones aud.
gravel, wiiIon, = VERY cnrIrct anaiysis; run
arir ucid il the test. II il consists 0 crhnraie al
lime or calceTnns Slud. the lime wall dissstisc9
IN tha acid with sirnng c[feTvcsccIre. aud Tive
.Siiici1fIs nnIiiaT VII rcrpnil un,.hapged
must be carefully wigiieti, 'lnd the dillefrbce
IN the wei.hr wiz give tie quantity nj cacrrons
matter: nuiice before weighing il must h. wasii.
I'd aud tlri d Ivy artificial heat.
THE finely divided matter that has been filter
ed comes reNt la be- c1rnincd: The wnier thnt
comes through The filter must be taken cnre ni.
IL il may contain saline. animal nnd vegetable
untter in state of snnhiliiv. the solid maiIrr
nn The filter r,,,-t be- carr fully collected and
drird this is mrl,ifarious compound Of thc
primitive rnrtiis animal and vegetable ur,lIer; {;
10 gain i carrrct knowledge uf The different
qunllirs q. thea, materials Is the Incsi interest
irg and difficult pari o. the analysis ahi re
qurr- tie nicrar care. The t.'s, frr lime must
uow hr tried in .ii. following manner: lake
twice the weigh, of tic soil under examination,
of muria,ic ,arid put To il double H. measure of
ra;r wrlct. rut ia The soil anl stir i, frequently
Tar two huur-; If anv inr-ucSia or lIne existed
IN The soil. ihay will b. dissolved bv tie action
niihr rridi then pas- the nid through the iI''r
20 lrct IN an!:' nallrr. wash il IN rain water
ard dr., ;.nuI carefully weigh ii, the lnSs shows
lilr quantity dissolved hy the acid TO usrcr
ra, j! there i iTGn add The wa-hngI 10 tho 80
mtinii. taste il. aud i! nor suur uiakr /, so, hy
the addition OF more inuriaiic acid take some
III i: iuiion al prl.sSia;- at poilsSa and ITon
drop tim /. hlu" rrccipI,ala IS produced keep
d nppug ~ nrr.c nj! rhi. ciiccIrca.es. 10 vel IA
hc prrripi;urc. collect II aud heat II 10 a red
hrl the rr-n!i will be- oxide OF ron and proba.
bis some mgsnrsiIm.
Test Tor LAM, That NAV b. suspended in the
hGid pour mo ;.c fund after the oxide Is iakcu
, out II solution ni ne;IirarEcd caT!."nac uI pot.
l-l must be- poured ia a. lDn" n drv ll..,v -
! rr'mr. or uniIl lhr ,a-Ir and -lnrl give evidence
of an excess of alka. the pi"cip tat" t!Inr falls
down is carbnlIair Gi lime, cn.!cct on The filler
and dry with nca i,il.' below rcdncss. b"il
the Teuiain!n. i!uid i0r quarter uf an hour. II
any Ma:rc-.l J. la The i.uId II wal. he pTecipi.
tate, ro.nb,ncd wi'n carb"uic acId. To- a,-;crtaIn
the quantity. trrti IL ns you did Tor lime.
Han, a.unii,Ila la- been incidentally dissolved
hy the acid. il will be found with the carbon,
uie of lime. TO separate IL. yuu imuh boi he
lime wit, NJ much Toap ley rs will cover for
| few mlnrlcs. illus the aluminia will b. dis
solved by the ley. aud The lime will hold lis in.
,e.rity, dry linz lime a"d weigh IT, compare the
weights and The dI!icrcucc gives the quantity oI
| aluminla.
We next come 10 examine the mater de-
stnc,ibIe hy red heat. alter the finely divided
| soil haI been acted Oh b, mnrlalc acid pat u II
n crucibic over n cu.nuDG tr.,. stir II with iini
rod. aud Ira. II 'iIi u, hnckuc-, irinair: III,
| los. utwcight here show VIVA; quunI'y u de
-,ruc,ib!, ~ tir, and .Ir. as the irepGenr stir
ing exposes all Us pir;s Ia i!'c action Uf alf anC
+! lire. the shell must ne noticed iuTn. III, burn
iug, ii smell like hurtt feathers. II indicate,
the presence of auiInal matter. if there is
! blue fame. it indcat vegetable matter: II Wi!
accelerate the i-s'rclnn q! tie auima! ant
vegetable. If you throw line heated ulatl''r it
your crIcIb!e. n little muriate oi ammonia. II
! the proposiiionuf 18th oi the residual soil.
Tie remaining parts 'ndcstructIblr by fire
are minute atoms OF curi.Y natter, composed
oi' .ii;- "'..---; inm in c0Inbina
,rn;e these mat
l,ttc more ilia,
ilute IL with fou
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