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Three Clarets and two other Red Wines complete
my list. These wines have one very great
advantage; they are very uniformly alcoholic ; they
contain from 19 to 20 of proof spirit. Of the Clarets,
No. 109 was the best; No. 124 was the worst
The latter was heavily plastered, and every way a
very inferior manufacture. The colouring matter
was genuine; the astringency sufficient to satisfy
the least fastidious. From the presence of iron and
phosphoric acid, I presume the two other red wines
to be of the kind called Carlowitz.
The certificates are all in the hands of your
Inspectors.
Lady-Day, 1882.
During the past quarter I have analyzed
twenty-eight Milks. Of these seven were adulterated,
with respectively, 8, 43, 20, 25, 18 and 20 per
cent. of water. Besides these, five were not of the
nature and quality demanded, although the amount
of added water was too small to run the risk of a
prosecution. In all such cases it is advisable to