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where he suspected that adulterated articles were sold before he could obtain a
sample that could be accepted as a true standard of the article. \\ hen at
last he found that an adulterated article had been sold, he came on the scene
officially to the consternation of the offender, who in one case said, "Whoever
would have thought it—why, a little boy bought it! "In another case the
delinquent exclaimed in an injured manner, "I made a friend of that woman
too ! " Nevertheless, if fraud is to be detected, police methods, however distasteful,
must be adopted. There is no other way when one is dealing with
tradesmen who do not hesitate to sell adulterated goods, and whose offence is
all the greater because they generally cater for the very poor, who need all the
nourishment they can obtain from their food, for which they are always
charged full price.