This Re-Edition Will Be Of Particular Interest To Students And Academics In Modern South Asian History And Politics And The Members Of The General Public Who Share A General Interest In These Fields.

This Is The First Volume Of The Selected Writings Of Allan Octavian Hume, The Founder Of The Indian National Congress. Allan Octavian Hume (1829-1912) Came From A British Liberal Radical Background, Spent Over 40 Years Of His Working Life In India And Grew To Identify Himself With His Adopted Country To An Extent Unequalled By Other Britons Of His Time. It Focuses On Hume`S Years In District Administration In The North-Western Provices, Which Today Forms The Western And Northern Portions Of Uttar Pradesh.

This vintage book contains a detailed handbook on the analysis of potable spirits. It was originally intended to "induce analysts to take up a more detailed examination of potable spirits", and is highly recommended for those with an interest in the history and development of alcoholic analysis. Contents include: "The Chemical Characteristics of Potable Spirits", "Methods of Analysis: Standards, and the use of Pure Alcohol in Analysis", "Distillation of the Spirit for Analysis", "The Estimation of Aldehydes and Acids", "The Estimation of the Higher Alcohols", "The Estimation of Compound Ethers", "The Estimation of Furfural", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on cocktail and beverage making.