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the two gills make ? A. That would depend entirely upon the com- 

 position of the milk originally. 



Q. You do not understand me ; this same quantity of water is 

 added to each specimen of milk ; I want to know if you can state 

 what would be about the probable difference of the gravity ? A. 

 You can add about 15 per cent, of water to milk standing at 120 

 before it goes below 100. 



Q. Do you mean to say that that carries it 15 per cent, below ? 

 A. If the milk stands at 120 and you add 15 per cent, of water, it 

 will bring it down to 105, and therefore, you reduce it 15 degrees. 



By Mr. WAEHNER Q. But it would be impossible to state accur- 

 ately without making an accurate experiment, what the result would 

 be ? A. If I did not know what the specific gravity of the milk 

 was 



(Objected to.) 



By the COURT Q, You took samples of milk, you had tested 

 them with the lactometer, you leave your laboratory, you returned 

 not knowing whether water had been added, you put in your lac- 

 tometer, you find that the specific gravity had gone down 10 or 15 

 per cent., what would be your conclusion? A. I have taken 

 samples and sealed them up so that nobody could put water to 

 them, and they had lowered in gravity ; I could not tell whether 

 water had been added. 



Q. What would be your conclusion as to the gravity ? A. 

 Either that the milk had changed in and of itself, or that water or 

 cream had been added. 



Q. Which would you think would be your natural conclusion ? 

 A. I should think that the milk had undergone some change. 



Q. Fifteen per cent, in gravity you mean by chemical change ? 

 A. I have known the chemical change to go almost as far as that, 

 your Honor ; from actual experiment I have known the milk to vary 

 that degree. 



Q. If the gravity had lessened 15 per cent. I want to know what 

 your conclusion would be ? A. I. stated either one of three things, 

 either that the milk had changed or that water had been added, or 

 that cream had been added ; I could not tell from the indication of 

 the specific gravity which had been done. 



Q. If there was a pump near by would not you think water had 





