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Summing the results from the table, it is found : 

 First. That eleven, or 100 per cent, of the druggists are selling 

 high grade cream of tartar, fully up to the standard demanded by 

 law, at a uniform price of five cents per single ounce. 



Second. That 33 of the 34 grocers are selling cream of tartar 

 that meets the legal requirements, at a price ranging from 5 cents 

 to 10 cents per single ounce. 



These samples, when treated with water, all have a minute quan- 

 tity of insoluble woody matter. This indicates that the grocers 

 are supplying a very slightly lower grade article than that supplied 

 by the druggists. 



Third That but one adulterated sample was found in the town- 

 Comparing this investigation with the one eight years previous, 

 the following important points are noted : 



