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But, when a butter contains 13 per cent. of water, and
8 per cent. of salt, it cannot be considered cheap at
one shilling per pound.
In the butters examined by me, there were only
two cases of the least suspicion, but the quantity of
fat other than butter was so trifling as to be obviously
accidental.
Of Alcoholic Liquors I have as yet only
analysed three. The Gin was of good quality,
sweetened with lump sugar, weak as to alcohol and
free from Amylic alcohol. A bottle of Stout, suspected
to have been other than Guiness's, was
somewhat sour from the conversion of a portion
of its alcohol into vinegar. It only contained 5½
per cent. of alcohol, but (except as to vinegar) was
otherwise unobjectionable. The Porter was very
good, as far as I was able to examine it.
Lastly, I may mention the examination of certain
Drugs.
Eight samples of Rhubarbs were of good
quality. But, although they were sold as Turkey
Rhubarbs, the public should be informed that on
such is to be purchased in the markets.