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These were suspicious samples, and the chemist felt that there 

 was a strong probability that the milk had been artificially watered. 

 The producer of the milk, however, testified under oath that the 

 milk had been under his control and supervision every moment 

 from the time it was drawn from the cow — a Holstein — until the 

 detective officer took the sample, and that no water had been added 

 to what the cow put in it naturally. This did not save him from 

 being adjudged guilty, because it is against the law to sell milk of 

 less than average quality even if it is honest (?) milk. 



For the purpose of enforcing the law milk that has been artifi- 

 cially watered from the pump or faucet, and that which has been 

 naturally watered to an unreasonable extent, are treated alike ; 

 but there is a possibility that the above producer told the truth, and 

 that the milk alluded to may have been free from artificial water- 

 ing, because the solids not fat are considerably over 8 per cent. 



In contrast with this was a case which the board of health had 

 last year. It attracted considerable attention and sympathy in the 

 town where the case was tried on account of the high standing of 

 the farmer. The milk which he sold analyzed as follows : — 



Although these three samples analyzed higher than the Nos. 

 1 and 2, alluded to above, the figures tell a more emphatic and 

 unquestionable story of adulteration, because in each of these three 

 latter samples the solids not fat are less than 8 per cent, which 

 indicates very clearly that the milk was watered, especially when 

 compared with such amounts of fat as 4 and 3.60 per cent. 



The Dairy Bureau secured the conviction, a few weeks ago, of a 

 restaurant keeper at Revere Beach for milk which tested : — 



Fat, . 



Solids not fat, , 



Total, 



2.20 

 7.20 



9.40 



