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Thirty-two of the samples contained traces of tin, 10 traces of cop- 

 per, and 3 were not tested for these rnetals. In most cases only a small 

 quantity of the metals was found ; not enough to threaten the health 

 of the consumer. 



Many of the samples contained large quantities of ash, in one instance 

 reaching 9.29 per cent for the sulphated ash. 



Twenty-five samples of sirup were bought in Washington nd 32 in 

 Baltimore. Of these, 14 of the Washington samples (Nos. 8500, 8561, 

 8562, 8568, 8569, 8575, 8582, 8585, 8612, 8613, 8614, 8616, 8617, and 8618) 

 gave evidence of the presence of commercial glucose or starch sugar. 

 Of the 32 Baltimore samples, 13 contained glucose (Nos. 8646, 8649, 

 8652, 8654, 8655, 8659, 8660, 8662, 8667, 8670, 8671, 8675, and 8677.) 

 Of the 57 samples examined, 27, or 47.3 per cent, showed the presence 

 of glucose. 



Eleven of these samples were sold as maple sirups (Nos. 8572, 8573, 

 8579/8580, 8645, 8646, 8647, 8559, 8665, 8667, and 8677). Four showed 

 evidence of glucose (Nos. 8646, 8650, 8659, and 8667). Nine samples 

 were sold as New Orleans molasses or sirup (Nos. 8561, 8576, 8588. 

 8597, 8613, 8618, 8653, 8656, and 8658). Three of these (Nos. 8561, 

 8613, and 8618) had been let down with starch sirup. .Two samples 

 were sold as Porto Rico (Nos. 8560 and 8614) ; both contained glucose, 

 Two samples (Nos. 8615 and 8668) were sold as " black strap." Neither 

 contained glucose. A sample called " vanilla sirup " (No. 8562), 1 of 

 "Golden Eagle" (No. 8545),! of "honey sirup" (No. 8569), 1 of 

 " crystal sirup " (No. 8617), and 1 of "strawberry sirup "(No. 8616) 

 were found to contain glucose. Seven samples called " golden drips " 

 and " golden sirup " (Nos. 8566, 8568, 8585, 8592, 8648, 8649, and 8657) 

 were tried and 3 (Nos. 8568, 8585, and 8649) were found to contain glu- 

 cose. Two samples of "bright sirup" (Nos. 8611 and 8612) both con- 

 tained glucose. A sample called "sugar-house sirup " (No. 8672) con- 

 tained no starch sugar. Two samples (Nos. 8650 and 8671) were called 

 "second-grade sirup." One (No. 8671) contained starch sirup. A 

 sample of " best sirup " (No. 8651) contained none. A sample called 

 " No. 3 sirup " (No. 8655), 1 called " No. 6 sirup " (No. 8654), 1 put up 

 in a fancy bottle and called "queen sirup" (No. 8660), and a sample 

 called " corn sirup " (No. 8662) consisted almost entirely of starch sirup. 

 A sample of " No. 1 sirup " (No. 8675) contained a slight admixture, 

 Two samples of " rock-candy sirup " (Nos. 8661 and 8676) were free 

 from starch sugar. Three samples of " sugar sirup" (Nos. 8663, 8673, 

 and 8674) were free from admixture. One sample (No. 8582), contain- 

 ing starch sugar, was called "sugar sirup," and another (No. 8570), 

 likewise containing glucose, was called " sugar drips." Two samples 

 (Nos. 8652 and 8666) were called simply sirups, one of which (No. 8652) 

 contained glucose. " Eevere sirup " (No. 8669) contained no starch 

 sugar. 



