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dealers in these articles are quite in the dark as to the
proportion of copper present in any particular bottle or tin
They would, therefore, do well to have nothing to do with
these articles, at least until the proposed new Food and Drugs
Act comes into force, when the question will be dealt with.
Whiskey.—Eight samples were genuine and of the
following strength:— 13¼ 18°, 18½°, 19°, 20°, 23¾°, 23¾° and
24° under proof. One sample was watered down to 29¾°
under proof.
The total number of adulterated samples is 13 (out of
132), or almost exactly 10 per cent.
Of the milks, 5 out of 63 were adulterated = 7.9 per cent.
I am, Gentlemen,
Faithfully yours,
R. BODMER.
10, Southwark Street,
10th August, 1890.