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that, although only thirty milks were brought to me
by our Inspectors, by your orders, forty-two analyses
have been made. Exclusive of the abstraction of
cream we have then 40 percent. of watered milks.
During the very severe and the very bad weather,
no samples were taken, so that there is no reason for
charging the season with the occasion.
A sample of Self-raising Flour has been examined.
In this article soluble phosphates have been
added, with a view of supplying what has been removed
in the bran. As the stomach can scarcely be
regarded as a simple chemical laboratory, and as no
account is taken of the nitrogenised constituents
which are removed at the same time, consider it
altogether doubtful whether any good object is served
by the addition.
One sample of Whole Meal Flour has also been
analyzed. At the present time much has been written
about the advantages of whole meal, and the waste
occasioned by the removal of the husk and bran.
Now it is perfectly in accordance with science that
both the husk and the bran are rich in Nitrogen and
in Phosphates, but it does not necessarily follow that
these should become a portion of our bodies, in other