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FOOD AND FOOD ADULTERANTS. 



Analyses made in 1873 of New York l)eers for the "Moderation Society" by Professor 



Doremus. 1 



Analyses made by Professor Engleharclt for same society. 



The tables furnished above constitute about all the analyses of 

 American beer I have been able to find in the literature I have access 

 to. Probably more have been published in the trade journals. 



ANALYSES OF BEERS BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRI- 

 CULTURE. 



The analyses made by this Department comprise 32 samples, this be- 

 ing about all the different brands and varieties of beers of domestic 

 manufacture obtainable in Washington. The investigation was made 

 principally with a view to ascertain the extent and nature of their 

 adulteration, if any, and especially the use of antiseptic- and preserva- 

 tive agents. As a basis for determining adulteration, however, it is 

 necessary to know the norm il or average composition, so a fairly com- 



1 An.. \n:.lyst, April 1, 1887. 



