9 



the milk lie was offering for sale was " adulterated" with cream. 

 Their witness, Dr. Vaughan, said that, to show a different rate 

 on the lactometer by the addition of cream, we would have to 

 put in an immense amount, and then it would show " viscosity." 

 There is no question of viscosity in this case ; it is a question 

 whether the milk was watered or not. It has been shown that 

 the milk found in the defendant's place looked blue, it ran off 

 the glass, and the inspector tasted it ; so that, without even 

 testing it with the lactometer, he could have said that it was 

 watered milk. It was, as the learned professor who has distin- 

 guished himself for the defense, upon whom they place their 

 whole reliance, has said, and you will remember the graphic 

 style with which his evidence was given it was " rich in water." 

 This is a sample as he said which ike Court will observe was 

 " rich in water" It occurred to me this morning, as I was 

 taking my milk, that I had read of another sample of milk that 

 was " rich in water." Without detaining you any length of time, 

 I will refer to the incident told by Charles Dickens in present- 

 ing to the people of England the enormities of the so-called farm- 

 ing-schools and boarding-schools, where step-sons and orphans 

 were put away in the country at Dotheboy's Hall, ruled over by 

 Mr. Squeers, who exercised there a most vicious tyranny. Mr. 

 Dickens, by this graphic story of Nicholas Nickleby, which 

 burned its moral into the heart of the English people, produced 

 a great reform such a reform as I trust, in some measure, will 

 follow your verdict in this case. In the story, Mr. Squeers 

 goes to London to get pupils. Mr. Nickleby meets them at an 

 inn. Mr. Squeers calls for breakfast for the boys, while he is 

 having meat and coffee. 



" This is two penny'orth of milk is it, waiter ? " said Mr. 

 Squeers, looking in the large blue mug, and slanting it gently, 

 so as to get an accurate view of the quantity of liquid contained 

 in it. 



" This is two penny'orth, sir," replied the waiter. 



" What a rare article milk is to be sure, in London," said Mr. 

 Squeers with a sigh. " Just fill that mug up with hike-warm 

 water, William, will you ?" 



