Silver moon-shaped talismans, for example, were much in vogue as preservatives from fleshly ills; and they were also believed to insure travellers against mishaps.
The I is probably the initial of the Saviour's name, such rings being worn from a belief in the efficacy of holy names as preservatives from evil.
The consumers have a right to demand milk low in bacteria, for if nopreservatives have been used, that means clean milk.
Salt and other preservatives often conceal age and corruption of foods.
Sugar is a preservative, and like all other preservatives it delays digestion, if taken in great quantities, and four ounces per day make a great quantity.
This milk is practically free from bacteria, for without adding preservatives it will remain sweet, for as long as thirteen days.
It is splendid for pickling and preserving, but health and life in abundance are the only preservatives needed for the body.
And so much harm has been done by food preservatives that the pure food laws require that cans and bottles contain a labeled statement of the kind and quantity of chemicals used.
The most popular and widely used preservatives of meats are borax and boric acid.
The only wise preservatives are those long known and employed by our ancestors; salt, vinegar, and spices are all food preservatives, but they are at the same time substances which in small amounts are not injurious to the body.
Let us now pass to the other preservatives in liquor, less generally employed, at the present time, although some of them may be very useful.
Such are the preservatives which have been employed in France, but which do not possess, to any extent, the efficacy of the arsenical soap of Bècoeur.
The bow and the horse were easily mastered, but it would have been happy if we had been informed by what arts veracity was cultivated, and by what preservatives a Persian mind was secured against the temptations to falsehood.
The precise date when the Kings of England commenced to bless rings, regarded as preservatives against the cramp or against epilepsy, the morbus Sancti Johannis, is uncertain.
These papers, placed in a little bag, and hung about the person, are deemed infallible preservatives from the 'evil eye.
But it is necessary to remark that such also is the dress of the chalans, and of the muleteers, except that the latter are in the habit of wearing broad sombreros as preservatives from the sun.
Such a heart is continually fortified, and carrieth its preservatives within itself, as a wrathful man carrieth his incentives still within him: there is the main cause of wrath or meekness.
And God hath given the world sufficient preservatives against them, in the nullity of the proof of them, and the evident foppery of the writings and the things themselves.
Coal-tar and wood-tar or pitch, applied hot in thin coats, are also good and cheap preservativesfor exposed wood-work.
In not a single case did I ever fail to collect a desired specimen through lack of implements and preservatives with which to care for it, and only three or four specimens spoiled on my hands in course of preservation.
The color of beef should be dark purplish when fresh cut but this changes quickly to a bright red; it should contain preservatives of no kind and must be cut from animals free from all disease.
Boric acid, borax, and formaldehyde are the preservatives more often found in milk.
Thus, they have been much worn as talismans or charms, being thought to be infallible preservatives against unseen dangers of every kind.
Thus, according to a common idea, one of the best preservatives is a horse-shoe nailed to the threshold.
Foods are particularly susceptible to putrefaction changes, and chemicals and preservatives added as preventives, with a view of retarding these changes, are objectionable, besides failing to prevent all fermentation from taking place.
What preservatives are sometimes used in the preparation of canned fruits?
Among the prohibitions, which the Quakers have adopted in their moral education, as barriers against vice, or as preservatives of virtue, I shall consider that next, which relates to the perusal of improper books.
They consider their prohibitions, when duly watched and enforced, as so many barriers against vice orpreservatives of virtue.
Harmful preservatives and adulterants in foods, such as saccharin, should also be avoided.
The Committee report that in Denmark the use of preservatives is strictly prohibited, and the prohibition is strongly enforced; neither are preservatives permitted in Belgium.
A Departmental Committee of the Local Government Board was appointed in this country to inquire into the use of preservatives in foods.
See Chapter XVII for the discussion of preservatives and pure food laws.
Preservatives are forbidden by law in most states.
Fruit and vegetables sterilized, vinegar, spices, and sugar thepreservatives used.
Poor, even decayed, fruit may be used, the whole process may be unclean from beginning to end, and undesirablepreservatives or an excess of sugar or spice may be introduced to cover the use of poor materials or methods.
Experiments in wood preservation have to do with the kind of preservatives it is best to use, the character of the wood to be treated, and the methods of injection.
Many new preservatives are being proposed or marketed each year by various companies or individuals.
Also in the construction of National Forest improvements the Forest Supervisor may need assistance in applying wood preservatives to telephone poles, fence posts, and other material.
The ordinary "salad oils" obtainable at grocers are seldom to be recommended; they almost invariably contain chemical preservativesand other adulterants.
From which it would appear that the use of some kind of preservative is essential with such a rapidly deteriorating liquid as lime or lemon juice; and if not alcohol, there are innumerable chemicalpreservatives available.
If, however, the timbers are to be treated, sapwood is not a defect; in fact, because of the relative ease with which it can be impregnated with preservatives it may be made more desirable than heartwood.
More depends upon the method of treatment than upon the preservatives used.
Preservatives are of two kinds, those harmless to man and those that are poisonous.
The national government in 1906 passed what is known as the Pure Food Law, which makes it illegal to use any of these preservatives (excepting benzoic acid in very small amounts).
Such preservatives are harmful, and it is now against the law to add anything whatever to milk.
Infrequently formaldehyde or other preservatives are used in milk.
The surface of redwood lumber absorbs water quickly, yet, for some reason, creosote and other preservativescan be forced into the wood only with the greatest difficulty.
The ties do not last well in their natural state, but they are easy to treat with preservativesby which several years are added to their period of service.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "preservatives" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
