Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 299
for it is little known in afree condition. Its most im-portant compound is heavy spar{sulphate of baryta), which, whenpowdered, is employed as a whitepaint. The oxide of barium,BaO, is termed baryta. Nitrate of Baryta is used for green fire, which is made asfollows :—Sulphur, twenty parts ;chlorate… … CHALK. I 3 3 calcium. In a metallic state it possesses no great interest,but its combinations are very important to us. Lime is,of course, familiar to all. It is obtained by evolving thecarbonic acid from carbonate of lime (CaO). The properties of this lime are its white appearance,and it develops…
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