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enterprising tradesman empty the contents of the two
vessels, which he had declared to them to be milk and
water, into the churn which he had previously stated was
milk, and then proceed to serve the resultant mixture in
small cans left on the doors of his various customers.
About noon on the same day Mr. Weeks again met this
dairyman in another part of the borough, and then and
there proceeded to demand samples Nos. 370, 371 and
372. Mr. Weeks divided these up, and submitted them
to the analyst in the ordinary way.
We now arrive at the point where six samples of
milk have been taken from this dairyman in one day
within the space of some six or seven hours. Prior to
this, Mr. Weeks and the officers assisting him had ascertained
by observation kept in the early morning that all
the milk in this Vendor's possession had been received
by him from one delivery by his wholesale man.
The Analyst's certificates are as follows :—
Milk No. 367 ... 13 per cent. of water beyond that
present in Genuine Milk.
,, ,, 368 ... 9½ per cent. of added water.
,, ,, 369 ... 22 per cent. of water beyond that
present in Genuine Milk.
,, ,, 370 ... 8 per cent. of added water.
„ ,, 371 ... Genuine.
,, ,, 372 ... Genuine.
The next interesting point which should be borne in
mind throughout all these various transactions is that the
tradesman is purporting to be a dairyman selling milk
to the public, and no customer of his has yet been
discovered who had any impression that they were purchasing
anything but legitimate and genuine milk. The