. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. Thedecoction has a very astringent and unpleasantbitter taste. The ancients reckoned the gall-nutsof Syria superior to every other, and they stillretain their preeniiTicnce They are principallyexported from Aleppo. Tripoli, Smyrna, and from Caramania are of a very inferior qual-ity. It is not unusual to dye the whitish gall nutsblue, in order to increase their value. The fraudis, however, detected by the deeper blue tinge thatis thus imparted to them ; and by their being per-forated and lighter than
. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. Thedecoction has a very astringent and unpleasantbitter taste. The ancients reckoned the gall-nutsof Syria superior to every other, and they stillretain their preeniiTicnce They are principallyexported from Aleppo. Tripoli, Smyrna, and from Caramania are of a very inferior qual-ity. It is not unusual to dye the whitish gall nutsblue, in order to increase their value. The fraudis, however, detected by the deeper blue tinge thatis thus imparted to them ; and by their being per-forated and lighter than the genuine blue ). free. Gall-Stone, a calcareous concretion found inthe gall-bladder of animals ; it is sometimes usedby painters as a yellow coloring matter, on accountof its brightness and durability. Gallygaskins. leather protectors for the legs ofsportsmen during shooting excursions, etc. Galocbe, an overshoe; also, gaiters extendingfrom the knee, and covering the instep. Galvanic Battery. If we take a vessel con-taining water, to which some sulphuric acid has. Fig. 21 been added (Fig. 217), and plunge in the liquidaplate of copper, C, and a plate of ijme zinc, Z,keeping the plates apart from each other, noaction will be perceived, nor gas will be given off, e
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