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The amount of condensation in No. 151 is as 3½
to 1; in No. 170 as 3 to 1.
Two Butters and three Lards were of good
quality.
Nine Breads have been analyzed, several with
especial reference to alum, but, on quantitative
analysis, were found to contain only at the rate of one
grain to the 1-lb. loaf.
Oatmeals, three in number, were unmixed.
One of them contained excess of husk, but no adulteration.
Two Pickles need but be mentioned. The complete
freedom from sulphuric acid in the vinegars is
one of the many proofs of the advantage of the Adulteration
Act, as it used to be contended that vinegar
could not keep without the aid of sulphuric acid.
The pickled onions contained a trace of lead, but
nothing to signify.
Of Sweetmeats, four have been analyzed. The
carraway comfits and sugared almonds were of
excellent quality. But one kind of sugar plum, No.