DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 



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*Figured from 0.5% metallic As. 



PARIS GREEN. 



Twenty-one samples of Paris green were collected. The results are 

 given in the following table and it will be seen that the samples from 

 different manufacturers differ only slightly. The weight of all samples 

 in original packages was in excess of that guaranteed. In every re- 

 spect the samples comply with the legal standard. 



One sample of Paris green paste and four samples of Paris green and 

 gypsum mixture were collected and analyzed. 



