acid-water

Updated: June 21, 2025

They weigh dirty little powders in apothecaries' scales; steep sheets of copper in acid-water; and watch air-bubbles passing through bent glass tubes, some of which are as dangerous as cannon balls. They scrape old bones, and slice scraps no bigger than a pin's head.

Jean Macé - The History of a Mouthful of Bread : And its effect on the organization of men and animals