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Hygroscopic water 3.73 Volatile constituents 45.49 Coke Fixed carbon 48.20 Ash Silica 12 Aluminic 2.46 Ferric, calcic Magnesic Chloric Sulphuric acids, etc.

From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.

Sulphuric acid should be closely stoppered and used with care, as it is corrosive, eating holes in cotton or linen fabrics.

From Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home by Todd, Mattie Phipps

Sulphuric acid is often necessary as a manure, and is usually most available in the form of sulphate of lime or plaster.

From The Elements of Agriculture A Book for Young Farmers, with Questions Prepared for the Use of Schools by Waring, George E. (George Edwin)

Sulphuric acid and the sulphates, with generous diet, will constitute the treatment; and if the case be not too far advanced, these will ultimately restore the strength.

From The Dog by Dinks

Sulphuric acid will attack any metal and if you are not careful, your motor-generator may be damaged seriously.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.