MICROANALYTICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL LABORATORY 411 



The following is a sample report analysis using the proposed report 

 card: 



No.: 5432- 



Label: Broken Senna, U. S. P., John Smith & Co., Kalamazoo, Michigan. 

 Sample received: August 15, 1912. Sample examined: August 20, 1912. 

 Conditions of wrappings and seals: Good. 



Organoleptic Tests 



Consistency or Feel: Dry, gritty, sandy, dirty. 

 Color: Not unusual. 

 Odor: Senna-like. 

 Taste: Sandy, gritty. 



Adjunct Tests 



Ash: 19.6%. 

 Acid-insoluble: 9.4%. 



Sand (beaker test): 9%, sand and small pebbles. 

 Special Tests: Pebbles picked out by hand. About 4% senna seeds and pod fragments 



and stems present. 



Microscopical Findings: The histological characters of African senna. Stem tissue 

 excessive. Sand and dirt excessive. Senna seeds and pods present in considerable 

 quantity. 



Conclusions: Adulterated with sand, pebbles, senna seeds, senna pods and stems 25%. 

 Misbranded becauses labeled U. S. P., whereas it is below the U S. P. standard. 



RICHARD ROE, Analyst. 



Form No. II. Blank report sheet for the microscopical examination of catsups, 

 jams, jellies, etc. : 



(No., label, dates, condition of seal and organoleptic tests, as for Form No. i.) 

 Adjunct Tests. 



Sublimation tests for 



Benzoic acid 



Salicylic acid 



Boric acid (curcuma thread) 



Iodine reaction 



Intracellular 



Extracellular 



Special Tests 



Microscopical Findings. 

 General. . 



Cytometric counts. 



Dead yeast cells per cc. 



Living yeast cells per cc. 



Bacteria * . . . .' per cc. 



Mold (hyphal fragments and clusters) per cc. 



Mold spores per cc. 



Living yeasts per cc. 



J The total count, inclusive of rod shaped forms, coccus forms, etc., should be 

 given. 



