TESTIMONY OF CHAKLES A. GOESSMANN. 57 



Q. There are a great many more ? A. Yes, sir ; every text book 

 on chemistry used 



Q. Can you designate any others ? A. Proskauer ; he is a 

 chemist on the Prussian experimental station. 



Q. Where can that book be found, where is it published ? A. I 

 have not his original work ; I derive this opinion from the publica- 

 tions in the leading journals. 



Q. What leading journals ? A. The Agricultural Gazette of 

 London, before mentioned, and the Milk Journal ; every agricultural 

 periodical in Germany might be found to contain facts on these 

 questions, and also the publication of the milk experiment station 

 at Thun. 



Q. You say that Quevenne made 6,000 tests of milk ? A. That 

 is stated by Christian Mueller, the Director of the experiment station 

 at Thun. 



Q. I do not understand you stating that of your own knowledge ? 

 A. No, sir ; derived from books. 



Q. Of those 6,000 tests can you tell how many fell below 1.029? 

 A. I do not know that one is recorded. 



Q. Will you be certain that not one sample below 1.029 is re- 

 corded in Quevenne ? A. I accept it on the authority of Mueller ; 

 I do not think that any is recorded ; that is all I can say. 



By the COURT Q. Is that your recollection ? A. My recollec- 

 tion is that none is stated in connection with that statement ; that 

 is all I can say. 



COUNSEL Q. Are you acquainted with Hassall's books on the 

 adulteration of food ? A. I am acquainted with it ; but I have not 

 examined it on this particular question. 



Q. Is that a book of good authority ? A. It is looked upon as 

 such ; it may be a good compilation ; I look upon these compilations 

 coming from chemists 



Q. Can you tell whether Hassall in that book records any milk 

 below 1.029 ? A. I have not opened the book for that purpose. 



Q. Now, in case milk, coming from cows in a good normal condi- 

 tion, can be found in a variety of instances of the specific gravity 

 below 1.029, will not you say that the lactometer as at present 

 graduated at the standard of 1.029, is graduated too high ? A. As 

 far as milk of an individual cow is concerned, I would not pro- 



