Excerpt from Blood Stains in Criminal TrialsWhen the stains are upon cloth, a piece is cut out, con taining the stain, or part of it, to be examined, and sus pended by a thread in a test-tube; and if the stain is recent, the red colouring matter will soon be imparted to the water, but if it is Old, a longer time is required for its solution. If porous substances, such as wood, stones, mortar, and bricks, with blood stains upon them, are put into water, the blood is dissolved and carried into the depths of the material without giving the colour to water.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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