COLBY 
CATALOGUE OF THE 
LITERATURE OF THE CHEMISTRY 
OF FOODS AND DRUGS State Board of Health of New York. 
Bureau of Chemical Analysis to Prevent Adulteration of Food and Dross. 
CKTKLOGUE OF TEE LITERATURE 
OF THE 
Chemistry of Food and Drugs. 
PREPARED FOR THE USE OF THE 
ANALYSTS AND INSPECTORS UNDER THE STATE 
BOARD OF HEALTH OF NEW YORK 
BY 
ALBERT L. COLBY, Ph. B.; 
ONE OF THE INSPECTORS. 
ALBANY: 
CHAS. VAN BENTHUYSEN & SONS. 
1881. STATE OF NEW YORK. 
BUREAU OF CHEMICAL ANALYSIS TO PREVENT ADULTERATION OF FOOD AND DRUGS, 
State Board of Health. 
THE LITERATURE OF THE CHEMISTRY OF FOOD AND DRUGS. 
Prepared by Albert L. Colby, Ph. B. 
A Catalogue for the use of the Analysts and Inspectors under the Slate Board of 
Health of New York. 
I. GENERAL WORKS. 
1. FOOD AND DRINK. 
Journals Relating to the Adulterations of Food and Drink, and 
their Detection. 
Proceedings of the Society of Public Analysts. 8vo. 248 pp. 
Vol. I. London, 1876. Now merged into the Analyst. 
The Analyst, including the Proceedings of the Society of Public Analysts. 
London. 8vo. Monthly. Vols. I-VL 1877 to date. This is the 
official journal of the Society of Public Analysts of Great Britain. It 
contains a full report of their proceedings, and gives the la4 st intelli- 
gence in regard to the methods of detecting adulterations. 
T^he Food Journal. London. 8vo. Monthly. 4 vols. 1870-1874. 
Food, Water, and Air, in Relation to the Public Health. Conducted 
by Arthur Hill Hassall. London. Quarto. Monthly. Vol. I. 
1872 . 
The Sanitary Engineer. Vols. I-IV. 1877 to date. 
Jacobsen, E.: Chemisch-technisches Repertorium. Mittheilgn. d. neuesten 
Erfindgn. u. Fortschritte auf d. Geb. d. techn. u. industr. Chemie. 
Jahrg. 1862-78 u. Register ub. Jahrg. 1-15. 1862-80. 
Zeitschrift f. Untersuchung von Lebensmitteln u. Verbrauchs- 
G-egenstanden. Hrsg. v. Biechele. Jahrg. I-IIL 1878 bis 1880. 4 
Repertorium der Analytischen Chemie : fiir Handel, Gewerbe und 
bffentliche Gesundheitspflege. Organ des Vereins analytischer Chemi- 
ker. Erster Jahrgang, 1881. 
Zeitschrift fiir Analytische Chemie. Dr. C. Remigius Fresenius. 
Wiesbaden. 8vo. Quarterly. Vols. I-XX. 1862 to. date. 
English Parliamentary Reports Relating to the Adulterations 
of Food and Drink, and their Detection. 
First Report from Select Committee on Adulteration of Food, 
etc., with Minutes of Evidence and Appendix. 1855. 
Second Report from Select Committee on Adulteration of Food, 
etc., with Minutes of Evidence and Appendix. 1855. 
Index to Reports from Select Committee on Adulteration of Food, 
etc., with Minutes of Evidence, Appendix, and Index. 1856. 
Report from Select Committee on Adulteration of Food, etc. 
1872. With Minutes of Evidence and Appendix. 1874. 
Monograph Volumes Relating to the Adulterations of Food and 
Drink, and their Detection. 
[Arranged According to Date of Publication^ 
Accum, Frederick : A Treatise on Adulteration of Food and Culinary 
Poisons. 8vo. Pp. 344. London, 1820. This work is mainly inter- 
esting as being the first attempt, in English, of a systematic presentation 
of the subject. It is generally referred to as " Death in the Pot," from 
the wood cut on the title page. 
Culbrtish: Lectures on the Adulteration of Food and Culinary Poisons. 
Newburg, 1823. 
Pereira, Jonathan, M. D.: A Treatise on Food and Diet, with observa- 
tions on the dietetical regimen suited for disordered state of the diges- 
tive organs, etc. 8vo. 542 pp. London, 1843. 
Gamier: Des falsifications des substances alimentaires, et des moyens de 
les reconnaitre. Paris, 1844. 
Beck, Lewis C., M. D.: Adulterations of Various Substances used in 
Medicine and the Arts. 8vo. 322 pp. New York, 1846. 
Duflos, Dr. Adolf: Die wichtigsten Lebensbediirfnisse, ihre Aechtheit und 
Giite, Verunreinigungen, Verfalschungen, etc. 8vo. 390 pp. Breslau, 
1846. 5 
Mitchell, John: Treatise on the Falsification of Food. 8vo. 330 pp. 
London, 1848. 
Moleschott, Jac. : Lehre der Nahrungsmittel flir das Volk. 8vo. 256 pp. 
Erlangen, 1853. 
Hassall, Arthur Hill, M. D. : Adulterations detected in Food and Medi- 
cine. 1 st edition. London, 1854. This work is out of print and very 
difficult to obtain. The engravings, being the first impressions from 
the blocks, are much sharper than in later editions. 
Bureaux : Histoire des falsifications des substances alimentaires. Paris, 
cA-fi o 
1855- 
Fop : Adulteration of Food. London, 1855. 
Hassall, Arthur Hill, M. D. : Food and its adulterations, comprising the 
reports of the Analytical Sanitary Commission of the Lancet, for the 
years 1851-1854, inclusive, revised and enlarged. Illustrated by 159 
engravings. 8vo. 659 pp. London, 1855. 
How: Adulteration of Food and Drink. London, 1855. 
Klencke, Dr. : Die Nahrungsmittelfrage in Deutschland. 8vo. 173 pp. 
Leipzig, 1855. 
Chevalier: Dictionnaire des alterations et falsifications des substances ali- 
mentaires, medicamenteuses et commerciales, avec 1'indication des 
moyens de les reconnaitre. Paris, 1856. 
Dodd, Geo. : The Food of London. 8vo. 524 pp. London, 1856. 
Klarset: Composition, Adulteration, and Analysis of Food. London, 
1856. 
Payen : Substances alimentaires. Paris, 1856. 
Dalton : Adulteration of Food. London, 1857. 
Klencke, Hermann : Die Verfiilschung der Nahrungsmittel und Getriinke, 
etc. 8vo. 1099 pp. Leipzig, 1858. 
Petit, Lafitte : Instruction simplifiee pour la constatation des proprieties 
des alterations et des falsifications des principales denrees alimentaires. 
Bordeaux, 1858. 
Friedrich : Die Verfiilschung der, Speisen und Getriinke. Munster, 1859. 
Gerhardt: Precis d'Analyse pour la recherche des alterations et falsifica- 
tions des produits chimiques et pharmaceutiques. Paris, i860. 
Brinton, William, KI. D. : On Food and its Digestion, being an intro- 
duction to Dietetics. 8vo. . 485 pp. London, 1861. 6 
Hassall, Arthur Hill, M. D.: Adulterations detected in Food and Medi- 
cine, or plain instructions for the Discovery of Frauds in Food and 
Medicine. 8vo. 712 pp. 2d edition. London, 1861. 
Haskins, T. H., M. D. ; What we eat, and an account of the most com- 
mon adulterations of food and drink, with simple tests by which many 
of them may be detected. 8vo. 218 pp. Boston, 1861. 
Muller, A. : I,a composition chim. d'aliments repres. en tableaux colories. 
Brux., 1862. 
Normandy, A.: The Commercial Hand-Book of Chemical Analysis 
8vo. 640 pp. London, 1865. 
Lancaster, Edwin, M. D.: Good Food, What it is, and How to get it, 
8vo. 64 pp. " Household Manual." London, 1867. 
Cameron, C. A. : Chemistry of Food. London, 1868. 
Letheby, H.: On Food, its varieties, chemical composition, nutritive 
value, comparative digestibility, physiological functions and uses, 
preservation, adulteration, etc., being the substance of Four Canton 
Lectures. 8vo. 277 pp. London,,1870. 
Cameron, C. A. : A handy book on Food and Diet in health and disease. 
London, 1871. 
Dobell, Horace, M. D.: On Diet and Regimen in sickness and health. 
5th edition. London, 1872. 
Letheby, H., Ph. D. : On Food, its varieties, chemical composition, 
nutritive value, comparative digestibility, physiological functions and 
uses, preparations, culinary treatment, preservation, adulteration, etc. 
8vo. 255 pp. 2d edition. New York, 1872. 
Vogel. A. : Nahrungs- und Genussmittel aus dem Pflanzenreiche. Wien, 
1872. 
Hager, H.: Untersuchungen. Handbuch d. Untersuchgn., Priif. u. 
Werthbestimmung aller Handelswaaren, Natur- u. Kunsterzeugnisse. 
Leipzig, 1873. 
Lancaster, E. : On Food. 2d edition. London, 1873. 
Parkes, Dr. E. A.: Practical Hygiene. 8vo. 733 pp. Philadelphia, 
1873. Contains two chapters on Food, Beverages, and condiments, 
with modes of detecting adulterations; numerous wood cuts. 
Smith, Edward : Hand-book for Inspectors of Nuisances. Contains full 
text of English laws on food and its adulteration. London, 1873. 
Smith, Edward: Foods. London and New York, 1873. 7 
Atcherly, Rowland J., Ph. D. : Adulterations of food, with short pro- 
cesses for their detection. 8vo. 112 pp. London, 1874. 
Baltzer, L. : Die Nahrungs- und Genussmittel der Menschen in ihrer chem. 
Zusammensetzung und physiolog. Bedeutung. Nordhausen, 1874. 
Lunel: Guide pratique pour reconnaitre les falsifications et alterations des 
substances alimentaires. Paris, 1874. 
Marvaud, A. : Les aliments d'epargur. 2e edition. Paris, 1874. 
Pavy : Food and Dietetics. London and Philadelphia, 1874. 
Smith, Edward : Manual for Medical Officers of Health. Contains full 
text of English laws on food and its adulteration. London, 1874. 
Springer, Julius ; Ein Handbuch der Untersuchung, Prfifung und Werth- 
bestimmung aller Handelswaaren, Natur- und Kunsterzeugnisse, Gifte, 
Lebensmittel, Geheimmittel, etc. 8vo. Berlin, 1874. 
Soubeiran, J. Leon . Nouveau Dictionnaire des falsifications et des altera- 
tions des aliments, des medicaments, etc. 8vo. 634 pp. Paris, 1874. 
Thiel, Dr. Carl Eugen : Nahrungs- und Genussmittel als Erzeugnisse der 
Industrie. 8vo. 198 pp. Braunschweig, 1874. 
Dammer: Kurzes chem. Handwbrterbuch. 1875. 
Muller, A.; Chem. Zusammensetzung d.wicht. Nahrungsmittel. 4. A. 1875. 
Normandy : Edited by Noad. The Commercial Hand-book of Chemical 
Analysis. London, 1875. 
Smith, Ed. : Die Nahrungsmittel. 2 Tide. Leipzig, 1875. 
Walchner : Die Nahrungsmittel des Menschen, ihre Verfidschungen und 
Verunreinigungen. Berlin, 1875. 
Blyth, A. Wynter : Dictionary of Hygiene and Public Health. London, 
1876. 
Bolley: Handbuch der technisch-chemischen Untersuchungen. 4te 
Auflage, ergiinzt und bearbeitet von Prof. Dr. Kopp. Large 8vo. 
Leipzig, 1876. 
Hassall, Dr. Arthur Hill: Food ; its Adulterations and the Methods for 
their Detection. Illustrated by upwards of 200 wood engravings. 
8vo. 896 pp. London, 1876. 
Naquet, A.: Legal Chemistry. Translated by J. P. Battershall. This 
work contains a very full bibliography of works relating to the subjects 
of foods and poisons. 8vo. 178 pp. New York, 1876. 
Atcherly, Rowland F. : Adulterations of Food. London, 1877. 8 
Bauer, Max : Die Verfiilschung der Nahrungsmittel in grossen Stiidten, 
speciell Berlin und die Abhiilfe dagegen vom gesetzlichen, gesundheit- 
lichen und praktischen Gesichtspunkte. 8vo. 136 pp. Berlin, 1877. 
Hausner, A. : Die Fabrication d. Conservenu. Conditen. Leipzig, 1877. 
Kensington : Analysis of Foods. This is quite a full collection of the 
analyses of various kinds of food. London, 1877. 
Mierzinski, Lt. : Die Conservirung d. Thier- u. Pflanzenstoffe (Nahrungs- 
mittel, etc.). Berlin, 1877. 
Schnacke, Georg : Worterbuch der Priifungen verfiilschter, verunrei- 
nigter und imitirter Waaren, mit Angabe d. Wesens und der Erkennung 
der Aechtheit der Waaren. Jena, 1877. 
Averbeck, H.: Die Verfalschungen d. Nahrungs- und Genussmittel. 
Bremen, 1878. 
Dietzsch, O. : Die wichtigsten Nahrungsmittel u. Getriinke, deren Verun- 
reinigungen u. Verfalschungen. 3. A. Zurich, 1878. 
Elsner, Fr.; Untersuchgn. v. Lebensmitteln u. Verbrauchsgegenstiinden. 
1878. 
Fox, C. B. : Sanitary Examinations of Water, Air, and Food. London, 
1878. 
Klencke, Dr. Hermann.: Illustrirtes I .exicon der Verfalschungen der 
Nahrungsmittel und Getranke. 8vo. Leipzig, 1878. 
Schmid, Dr. Werner: Anleitung zu sanitarisch- und polizeilich-chemi- 
schen Untersuchungen. 8vo. 192 pp. Zurich, 1878. 
Wittstein, G. C.: Taschenbuch der Nahrungs- und Genussmittel-Lehre. 
8vo. 176 pp. Nordlingen, 1878. 
Allen, Alfred H. : Commercial Organic Analysis. Vol. I. Cyanogen 
compounds, alcohols, and their derivatives. Phenols, acids, etc. 8vo. 
360 pp. Philadelphia, 1879. 
Bly'th, A. Wynter: A Manual of Practical Chemistry; the Analysis of 
Foods and Detection of Poisons. 8vo. pp. 468. London, 1879. 
Eolley; Handbuch der technisch-chemischen Untersuchungen. Large 8vo. 
Latest edition. Leipzig, 1879. 
Caldwell, Prof. G. C. : Agricultural Qualitative and Quantitative Chem- 
ical Analysis. 8vo, 307 pp. New York, 1879. 
Dietzsch, Oscar : Die wichtigsten Nahrungsmittel und Getriinke, deren 
Verunreinigungen und Verfalschungen. 8vo. 252 pp. Zurich, 1879. 
Hilger, A. : Die wichtigsten Nahrungs- u. Genussmittel. Erl., 1879. 9 
Post, Dr. Jul. : Grundriss der chemischen Technologic. 8vo. 709 pp. 
Berlin, 1879. 
Kbnig, Dr. J. : Chemie der menschlichen Nahrungs- und Genussmittel. 
1st part. 8vo. pp. 248. Berlin, 1879. 2d part. 8vo. pp. 620. 
Berlin, 1880. 
Squibb, Edward R. : Proper Legislation on the Adulteration of Food 
and Medicine. 8vo. pp. New York, 1879. 
Elsner, Dr. Fritz : Die Praxis des Nahrungsmittel-Chemikers. Anleitung 
zur Untersuchung von Nahrungsmitteln und Gebrauchsgegenstiinden, 
sowie fur hygienische Zwecke. 8vo. 180 pp. Leipzig, 1880. 
G-riessmayer, Dr. Victor : Die Verfiilschung der wichtigsten Nahrungs- 
und Genussmittel vom chemischen Standpunkte in popularer Darstel- 
lung. 8vo. 119 pp. Augsburg, 1880. 
Gruckeisen, A. : Die modernen Principien d. Erniihrung nach v. Petten- 
kofer u. Voit. Kbln, 1880. 
Johnston, James F. W.: The Chemistry of Common Life. 8vo. 592 pp. 
New York, 1880. 
Medicus, Dr. Ludwig: Gerichtl.-chem. Priifung von Nahrungs- u. Genuss- 
mitteln. Wiirzb., 1880. 
Pick, S. : Die Untersuchung d. im Handel u. Gewerbe gebrauchlichsten 
Stoffe, einschliesslich d. Nahrungsmittel. Wien, 1880. 
Pratt, J. T. : Food Adulteration, or what we eat and what we should eat. 
8vo. Chicago, 1880. 
Schnacke, Dr. : Die Priifung verfalschter, verunreinigter und imitirter 
Waaren nach alphabetischer Ordnung der letzteren. Ein Waaren- 
Worterbuch. 8vo. Leipzig, 1880. 
Fliigge, Dr. C. ; Lehrbuch der hygienischen Untersuchungsmethoden. 
8vo. 602 pp. Leipzig, 1881. 
Post, Dr. Jul. : Handbuch der analytischen Untersuchungen zur Beauf- 
sichtigung des chemischen Grossbetriebes. 8vo. 528 pp. Braun- 
schweig, 1881. 
2. DRUGS. 
Journals Relating to the Adulterations of Drugs and Medicine, 
AND THEIR DETECTION. 
American Journal of Pharmacy. Published by authority of the Phila- 
delphia College of Pharmacy. Edited by John M. Maisel. 8vo. 
Vols. I to LUI. 1828 to date. 10 
Archiv f. Pharmacie. Zeitschrift d. deutsch. Apotheker-Vereins. Bd. 
216, 217, Jahrg. 1880. 
Centralhalle, Pharmaceut. Zeitung f. wissenschaftl. u. geschiiftl. Inter- 
essen d. Pharmacie. Hrsg. v. Hager. Jahrg. 1-21. 1859-1880. 
Jahresbericht fiber die Fortschritte der Pharmacognosie. Hrsg. v. 
Dragendorff. Jahrg. 1-38 f. 1841-78. 1843-79. 
Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association. 8vo. 
Vols. I-XXVHL 1851 to date. 
Zeitschrift, Pharmaceut. Central-Organ f. d. gewerbl. u. wissen- 
schaftl. Interessen d. Pharmacie u. verwandter Berufs- u. Geschiifts- 
zweige. Hrsg. v. H. Muller. Jahrg. 14-26, 1869-81. 
Monograph Volumes Relating to the Adulterations of Drugs and 
Medicines, and their Detection. 
Pierce, C. H.: Examinations of Drugs and Medicines. Phila., 1853. 
[Arranged According to Date of Publication.\ 
Hassall, Arthur Hill, M. D.; Adulterations detected in Food and Medi- 
cine. 1st edition. London, 1854. This work is out of print and very 
difficult to obtain. The engravings, being the first impressions from the 
blocks, are much sharper than in later editions. 
Rochleder, Friedrich ; Anleitung zur Analyse von Pflanzen und Pflan- 
zentheilen. 8vo. 112 pp. Wurzburg, 1858. 
Hassall, Arthur Hill, M. D. - Adulterations detected in Food and Medi- 
cine. 8vo. 712 pp. 2d edition. London, 1861. 
Berg ; Anatomischer Atlas zur pharmaceutischen Waarenkunde. 4to. 
Berlin, 1864. 
Henkel, Dr. I. B. : Die Merkmale der Aechtheit und Giite der Arznei- 
stoffe des Pflanzen- und Thierreichs, nebst Anleitung zur Priifung der- 
selben auf ihren Gehalt an wirksamen Bestandtheilen. 8vo. Tubin- 
gen, 1864. 
Wittstein, Gr. C. : Taschenbuch der Geheimmittellehre. 8vo. Nord- 
lingen, 1867. 
Wittstein, Dr. G-. C. : Anleitung zur chemischen Analyse von Pflanzen 
und Pflanzentheilen auf ihre organischen Bestandtheile. 8vo. 355 pp. 
Nordlingen, 1868. Duflos, Adolf: Handbuch der angewandten pharmaceutisch- und tech- 
nisch-chemischen Analyse. 8vo. 432 pp. Breslau, 1871. 
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Hager, Dr. Hermann ; Untersuchungen. Ein Handbuch der Untersuch- 
ung, Priifung und Werthbestimmung aller Handelswaaren. Vol. I. 
8vo. 635 pp. Vol. II. 8vo. 647 pp. Leipzig, 1871. 
Fluckiger ; Grundlagen der pharmaceutischen Waarenkunde. Einleitung 
in das Studium der Pharmacognosie. Berlin, 1873. 
Hoffman, Fred., Ph. D.; Manual of chemical analysis as applied to the 
examination of medicinal chemicals. 8vo. 393 pp. New York, 1873. 
Hahn, Edward ; Die wichtigsten defbis jetzt bekannten Geheimmittel und 
Specialitaten, mit Angabe ihrer Zusammensetzung und ihres Werthes. 
8vo. Berlin, 1874. 
Planchor: Traite pratique de la determination des drogues simples 
d'origin vegetal. Paris, 1874. 
Soubeiran, J. Leon : Nouveau Dictionnaire des falsifications et des altera- 
tions des aliments, des medicaments, etc. 8vo. 634 pp. Paris, 1874. 
Springer, Julius : Ein Handbuch der Untersuchung, Prufungund Werth- 
bestimmung aller Handelswaaren, Natur- und Kunsterzeugnisse, Gifte, 
Lebensmittel, Geheimmittel, etc. 8vo. Berlin, 1874. 
Hahn, E.; Die wichtigsten d. bis jetzt bekannten Geheimmittel u. Speciali- 
taten. 3. A. 1876. 
Hoffmann, Frederick, Ph. D.; Manual of Chemical Analysis as applied 
to the Examination of Medicinal Chemicals. A Guide for the Deter- 
mination of their identity and quality, and for the detection of Im- 
purities and adulterations. 8vo. 393 pp. 2nd edition. New York, 
1877. 
Liebermann, Leo ; Anleitung zu chemischen Untersuchungen auf dem 
Gebiete der Medicinalpolizei, Hygiene fiir Arzte, Medicinalbeamte und 
Physikcandidaten. 8 vo. 274 pp. Stuttgart, 1877. 
United States Dispensatory: Wood & Bache. 8 vo. 1879 pp. 
14th ed. Phila., 1878. 
Allen, Alfred. H. : Commercial Organic Analysis. Vol. I. Cyanogen 
compounds, alcohols, and their derivatives. Phenols, acids, etc. 8vo. 
360 pp. Phila., 1879. 
Blyth, A. Wynter: A Manual of Practical Chemistry; the Analysis of 
Foods and Detection of Poisons. 8vo. 468 pp. London, 1879. 
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Muter, Dr. John : A key to organic Materia Medica. 8vo. 469 pp. 3d 
ed. 1879. 
Fliickiger, Friedrich A., and Hanbury, Daniel: Pharmacographia. 
A History of the Principal Drugs of Vegetable Origin met with in 
Great Britain and British India. 8vo. 803 pp. 2nd ed. London, 
1879. 
Squibb, Edward R. ; Proper Legislation on the Adulteration of Food 
and Medicine. 8vo. New York, 1879. 
Duflos, A. : Chemisch. Apothekerbuch. 6. Ausgabe. 1880. 
Muter, John ; An introduction to Pharmaceutical and Medical Chemistry. 
8vo. 398 pp. Part I. Theoretical and Descriptive. 8vo. 216 pp. 
Part II. Analytical and Practical. Phila., 1880. 
Schnacke, Dr. ; Die Priifung verfalschter, verunreinigter und imitirter 
Waaren nach alphabetischer Ordnung der letzteren. Ein Waaren 
Wbrterbuch. 8vo. Leipzig, 1880. 
Pennetier, Dr. Georges : Lemons sur les Matieres Premieres Organiques; 
Paris, 1881. 
Post, Dr. Jul. ; Handbuch der analytischen Untersuchungen zur Beauf- 
sichtigung des chemischen Grossbetriebes. 8vo. 528 pp. Braun- 
schweig, 1881. 
Fleck, Dr. H.: Die Chemie im Dienste der bffentlichen Gesundheits- 
pflege etc. Dresden, 1882. 
Luerssen ; .Medicinisch-pharmaceutische Botanik. Leipzig (in progress).