COMMENT BY MANUFACTURERS. 9 



replied, but offered no criticism of the analyses: The Bovinine Com- 

 pany, 75 West Houston street, New York City; the Murdock Liquid 

 Food Company, Boston, Mass.; Fougera and Company, 90 Beekman 

 street, New York City, and the Liebig's Extract of Meat Company. 

 From the following manufacturers no reply was received: 

 Swift and Company, Chicago, 111.; G. H. Hammond Company, 

 Chicago, 111.; Cibils Company, New York City; Royalty Specialty 

 Company, New York City; The Bovox Company, Boston, Mass. ; The 

 London Essence Company (W. B. Hurd and Company), 18 Cedar 

 street, New York City; Ph. Rudisch (Cheppe and Schur, agents), 

 Third avenue and Sixtieth street, New York; American Malted Meat 

 Company, South Milwaukee, Wis. 



The Arlington Chemical Company. 



No. 16041. 



The analysis submitted by you evidently refers to the preparation, Beef Peptonoids 

 Powder, formerly manufactured by us, but which was superseded June 1, 1906, by an 

 entirely different form, under the name of Dry Peptonoids (Soluble). This was done 

 after several years' experimentation demonstrated that we could increase the nutrient 

 value, improve the taste, and render the powder entirely soluble. The old form, Beef 

 Peptonoids Powder, has been taken off the market and all stock in hands of the trade 

 taken up. 



Therefore we believe that the publication of an analysis of this obsolete preparation 

 can be of no possible interest to anyone, and that the composition of the form now in 

 use and on the market should be determined and published by you. * * * 



We believe, in view of the facts as given herewith, that in justice to us, and in order 

 that the object of the Bureau of Chemistry be accomplished, an analysis of the Dry 

 Peptonoids (Soluble) should be made by you and published in accordance with the 

 provisions of the act of Congress cited in your letter. 



[In accordance with the request of The Arlington Chemical Com- 

 pany, the following analysis of the "Dry Peptonoids (Soluble)," as 

 made by their chemist, December 15, 1906, is given in this connection:] 



Per cent. 



Moisture 5.6 



Nitrogenous compounds (N x G.25) 39. 5 



Total carbohydrates, after inversion 46. 7 



Ether extract (fats and lipoids) 0.3 



Mineral constituents (ash) 5.8 



Insoluble material 1.0 



Comment by authors. — The writer was informed that as the entire 

 report represented the samples on the market in the winter of 1905-6 

 it would not be just to other manufacturers to bring the work up to 

 date in one case alone. 



Armour and Company. 



Nos. 15869, 15870, 15910, 15904, and 15907. 



The results are very different from what we should expect, and from results which 

 we have obtained in our experience with these products. 



The most striking feature is the low results you report on kreatin and kreatinin. As 

 a matter of fact we find that it makes a great difference which method is used in deter- 



