Part 1 of this book deals with “the chemical processes in the nutrition of vegetables”, and the shorter Part 2 with “the chemical processes of fermentation, decay, and putrefaction”.

Sometime before 7:30 p.m. on April 17, 2013, in the small town of West, Tex., a fire broke out at the West Fertilizer Company plant. Thirty volunteers made up the town’s fire department. They ...