Cod liver oil and Charles Fox. (Chemical History)

Chemistry and Industry | May 16, 1994| | Copyright

The words 'cod liver oil' usually bring back unpleasant memories to those who once took it by the spoonful. While the oil had been used for centuries for the preparation of leather, it also had widespread usage as a folk remedy for arthritis and gout, and as a spring tonic among fisher families in Norway, Iceland and Scotland, and later in Newfoundland.

Eventually, physicians at the Manchester Infirmary tried it clinically, with considerable success, from the 1770s on. Word spread, but the publication in 1841 of 'Treatise on the Oleum Jecoris Aselli or Cod Liver Oil as ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

Quartzite interior makes an impression: Although typically used for exterior applications, the design scheme for this office building specified quartzite tile for the interior flooring. (Commercial Architecture).(Credit Suisse Asset Management)(Warburg Pincus Asset Management)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Stone World ; ...was achieved with the help of Brazilian quartzite flooring. "The site they moved into...her into the space." Yang specified quartzite tile for these floor patterns. "The...stone for the treads. Originally Chinese quartzite was specified, however due to the short...
Recalling classic Sioux Falls architecture: once a prominent building material for architecture in Sioux Falls, SD, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, local quartzite makes a strong design statement for Cherapa Place--a six-story office building sitting on the East Bank of the Big Sioux River.(Stone in Architecture: COMMERCIAL)(Cover story)
Magazine article from: Stone World ; ...features a two-story base of regional quartzite, was created with the intention of achieving...Big Sioux River, adjacent to natural quartzite formations, one of the design objectives...is rising from the ground. Employing quartzite for the base assisted in developing this...
Stone creates an uplifting atmosphere: both Silver Blue slate and flammet quartzite were used to add new life to a commercial office building in Houston, TX. (Focus on Slate).
Magazine article from: Stone World ; ...Blue slate was combined with Flammet quartzite to update and modernize the commercial...only contrasts with the grayish-green quartzite, but it also blends with other elements...building a front entrance canopy, Flammet quartzite, primarily used for the floors in the...
AfriOre Limited: Witwatersrand Type Quartzites Intersected At The FSC Gold Project, South Africa
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire ; ...the continued drilling of quartzites below the current depth of...rocks overly the Witwatersrand quartzites and mineralized conglomerates...target Witwatersrand type quartzites, underlying these cover rocks...that may be present. This quartzite intersection in BH 48 is particularly...
AfriOre Limited: Witwatersrand Type Quartzites Intersected At The FSC Gold Project, South Africa.
Business Wire ; ...the continued drilling of quartzites below the current depth of...rocks overly the Witwatersrand quartzites and mineralized conglomerates...target Witwatersrand type quartzites, underlying these cover rocks...that may be present. This quartzite intersection in BH 48 is particularly...
Quartzite enhances look of corporate building: the interior and exterior of the IDX Systems Corp. headquarters, located in South Burlington, VT, are finished in South Bay Quartzite[R].(Commercial Architecture)
Magazine article from: Stone World ; ...expansion, which incorporated the use of quartzite for its interior and exterior, included...Studio in Burlington, VT, South Bay Quartzite[R],--manufactured by Champlain...its color. "The color of South Bay Quartzite[R] created a handsome mix, which...
Wits Basin Gold Exploration Work Continues; Quartzites in Drillhole Encourage Continued Deep Drilling.
Business Wire ; ...of the hole into the quartzites. It is not uncommon...Witwatersrand-type quartzite rocks beneath this...overlay the Witwatersrand quartzites and mineralized conglomerates...Witwatersrand-type quartzites underlying these cover...the discovery of quartzite rocks, creates an...
Wits Basin Announces Discovery of Witwatersrand Type Quartzites, Discovery Creates Great Hope for Mineralized Conglomerates.
News Wire article from: PrimeZone Media Network ; ...Witwatersrand type quartzites underlying these...the discovery of quartzite rocks creates an...Witwatersrand type quartzites. These quartzites are currently undergoing...The presence of quartzite rocks beneath this...
Wits Basin Announces Discovery of Witwatersrand Type Quartzites; Discovery Creates Great Hope for Mineralized Conglomerates.
Business Wire ; ...Witwatersrand type quartzites underlying these...the discovery of quartzite rocks creates an...Witwatersrand type quartzites. These quartzites are currently undergoing...The presence of quartzite rocks beneath this...
India: Mechel acquire right to Uvatsk Quartzite deposit.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo ; ...subsoil plot on the Uvatsk deposit of quartzite and quartz sandstones.The tender was...geological exploration and mining of quartzite and quartz sandstones. BFP OOO submitted...Uvat rivers. The explored reserves of quartzite in the Uvatsk deposit amount to about...

Find more facts and information related to the article "Cod liver oil and Charles Fox. (Chemical History)"