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in the other? A. There is frequently added to the milk burnt 

 sugar and a saline solution of the same specific gravity as milk. 



Q. I am not talking about the weight, I am talking about the 

 thickness of the fluid ; I am told the scientific term is viscosity ; 

 would there be any difference between the two ? A. I understand 

 your question ; I say that burnt sugar has a tendency to approxi- 

 mate that color ; it is added for the purpose of deceiving the eye. 



Q. I am talking of what I call thickness in vulgar language ; 

 now, sir, how about that ? A. I say it is rather difficult to see the 

 thickness pouring from one can to another ; you would get the 

 difference by determining its specific gravity, either, if it were rich 

 in cream 



Q. Suppose you observe it on the glass lifting the lactometer, 

 would there be a difference ? A. Yes, sir ; there would be a differ- 

 ence. 



Q. Now, sir ; you have published annual reports, have you not ? 

 A. Yes, sir ; they should be annual; they have not followed every 

 year. 



Q. Will you be good enough to look at these two and see if they 

 are your reports ? (Papers shown to the witness.) A. Yes, sir ;. 

 they are. 



Q. "Will you be good enough to say if this is your own report : 

 "It is found that good milk has a specific gravity from 1.029 to 1.033, 

 water being 1.000 ; in testing milk, the lower number is selected as 

 a fair gravity for pure milk, and whenever the gravity falls below 

 this number, it may be considered as containing an excess of water" ? 

 A. You will pardon me one moment ; I think that the following 

 sentence has a bearing upon the other one ; I cannot say that it 

 does, but it is my impression. 



Q. You have a right to make any explanation. A. I think I 

 can possibly answer the statement and bring out what you wish to 

 get at without any further questions possibly, that it is rather un- 

 common to find a milk of a lower specific gravity than 1.029. 



Q. My question was, is that your report and are those your 

 words ? A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Was that correct ? A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Those were your words ? A. Yes, sir. 



By the COURT Q. You are a public officer? A. Yes, sir. 



