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terested in the matter propose to reduce the garbage with 

 sulphuric acid, remove the fat, add to the refuse natural 

 phosphates to combine with the excess of sulphuric acid, 

 and add potash compounds if needed. This interesting 

 process is apparently still in the experimental stage. A 

 sample of the product sent here for examination gives the 

 results found below. Modern views regarding the require- 

 ments of sanitary condition in our centres of population 

 cannot fail to recognize the efficiency of both processes to 

 dispose of objectionable material. The economical advan- 

 tages derived from these modes of operation experience 

 alone can determine. The product of either mode has its 

 special claim for consideration. The agricultural interests 

 of the country cannot fail to benefit by a successful develop- 

 ment of either mode of operation. 



Analyses of Ashes from a Crematory Furnace, Lowell, Mass. 



* Not determined. 



