The Quarterly Journal of Science and the Arts, Volume 5John Murray, 1818 - Science |
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... Tabasheer , which is a white substance , and friable like starch , having been compared to honey by those who have treated on the subject of the sugar of the ancients . I could perceive no sweet taste in the Quito Tabasheer , not even ...
... Tabasheer , which is a white substance , and friable like starch , having been compared to honey by those who have treated on the subject of the sugar of the ancients . I could perceive no sweet taste in the Quito Tabasheer , not even ...
Page 51
... tabasheer of the Bam- boo under the name of sugar , when he speaks of it as " a honey formed in canes , white like gum , crumbling between the teeth , found in lumps about the size of a filbert , and only used medi- cinally . " Yet it ...
... tabasheer of the Bam- boo under the name of sugar , when he speaks of it as " a honey formed in canes , white like gum , crumbling between the teeth , found in lumps about the size of a filbert , and only used medi- cinally . " Yet it ...
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... tabasheer , or inspissated juice of the South American bamboo , 50 , 51 . Banks , ( Sir Joseph ) honourable tribute to , 344 , 345 . Banks , ( Mr. ) on the case of a child that had swallowed a knife , 265 , 268 . Barometer , ( new ) ...
... tabasheer , or inspissated juice of the South American bamboo , 50 , 51 . Banks , ( Sir Joseph ) honourable tribute to , 344 , 345 . Banks , ( Mr. ) on the case of a child that had swallowed a knife , 265 , 268 . Barometer , ( new ) ...
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