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of apparatus. It is respectfully recommended that a first premium 

 be awarded for this article. 



No. 870. Soda Water Apparatus, manufactured by Eobert Grant, 

 is entitled to a first premium for ingenious and practicable portable 

 apparatus. 



No. 944, Somer's Patent Tumbler Washer, your judges regard 

 entitled to a third premium. 



No. 1117. Concentrated Alum, manufactured by the Pennsylvania 

 Salt Manufacturing Company, is an article worthy of encourage- 

 ment, and in the opinion of your judges, entitled to a second pre- 

 mium. 



No. 1118. Bi-carbonate of Soda, manufactured by the Pennsyl- 

 vania Salt Manufacturing Company, is regarded as a meritorious 

 preparation. It is mechanically fine, and commercially pure. 

 Your judges would recommend that it be awarded a second pre- 

 mium. 



No. 1098. Fifty samples of Chemicals manufactured by Charles 

 Pfizer & Co., are regarded as first in order of merit, especially 

 iodide of potassium, gallic acid, per manganate of potassa and 

 borax. It is recommended that a first premium be awarded. 



No. 1272. Forty samples of Chemicals, manufactured by Eosen- 

 garten & Sons, Philadelphia, Pa., are regarded as second in order of 

 merit. The salts of quinine and morphia, bromide of potassium 

 and iodide of mercury, are especially fine, and entitled to a first 

 premium. 



No. 765. Chemicals manufactured by L. Martin & Co., Phila- 

 delphia, Pa., are regarded as third in order of merit, especially for 

 purity of acids, iron by hydrogen, nitrate of silver, and salts of 

 bismuth. Your judges would recommend that a first premium be 

 awarded. 



No. 725. Chemicals, Powers & Weightman, Philadelphia, Pa,, are 

 regarded as fourth in order of merit. The samples of oxide of 

 zinc, morphine salts, and salts of quinine, are entitled to a first 

 class premium. 



No. 298. Fertilizers, manufactured by the Mapes Superphosphate 

 of Lime and Guano Company, are decidedly first in order of merit. 

 The "Improved" superphosphate is the best article of its class 

 known to the judges, while the " Nitrogenized " superphosphate 

 is fully equal to the best manufactured. These fertilizers are enti- 

 tled to the highest award for this class of products, as they, are far 

 superior to all others in the exhibition. 



