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samples will be again taken to ascertain the normal
of adulteration.
Five Butters and three Breads have passed the
ordeal of analysis without the discovery of anything
deleterious or anomalous.
Five Violet Powders have again been examined.
All of them consisted of more or less finely pounded
selenite, scented with orris root. I would again
venture to advise the purchase of such powders of
the chemist, as it is now my experience that oilmen
only sell the cheap, harsh substitutes for the genuine
article.
As has been suggested by the authorities, we
have commenced a more systematic examination of
Drugs. These, in addition to violet powders, have
been fourteen in number. Eleven of these drugs have
been proved to be excellent in quality. The only
exceptions have been one Calomel containing a trace
of corrosive sublimate, one Citric Acid more than a
trace of lead, and one Tartar Emetic (198) altogether
abnormal. This sample was sold in powder, and was
probably so purchased. It seems to have been
carelessly prepared, as its composition corresponds
with 77 per cent, of tartar emetic and 23 per cent, of