Chapter I Silver
| Silver, Characteristics of | 5 |
| Silver for Filigree Work | 5 |
| Indian Filigree Workers | 5 |
| Malleability of Silver | 6 |
| Ductility of Silver | 6 |
| Test for Pure Silver | 6 |
| Silver known to the Ancients | 6 |
| Silver Currency | 6 |
| Polished Silver | 7 |
| Tarnishing of Silver | 7 |
| Density of Silver | 7 |
| Fusibility of Silver | 7 |
| Heating Power of Silver | 7 |
| Action of Silver under Great Heat | 8 |
| Hardness of Silver | 8 |
| Nitrate of Silver | 8 |
| Silver resists Aqua-regia | 8 |
| Chief Places of Filigree Manufacture | 8 |
| Chief Uses of Silver | 9 |
| Price of Silver, Commercial | 9 |
| Ores of Silver | 9 |
| Dissolution of Silver | 9 |
| Caustic Alkalies | 10 |
| Nitre | 10 |
| Vegetable Acids | 10 |
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