98 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION- I9I4. 



Table shozuing results of analyses of samples of spirit of nitrous 

 ether — Continued. 



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Name and Address of Dealer and Brand. 



Per cent. 



ethyl 

 nitrate. 



fPer cent. 

 U. S. P. 

 standard. 



12694 



11561 



11494 



11496 



11871 



11439 



11438 



Bradley. Clifford Groteau. "Sweet Spirits of Nitre. Alcohol 

 92%. Etyl Nitrite 17.5 gms. in oz" 



Brownfield Center. Thomas Harmon. Aug. 26, 1913. "Bak- 

 er's Pure Spirits of Nitre. Prepared March 20, 1913. Not 

 guaranteed after three months from date " 



Buxton. J. E. Leavitt. August 22, 1913. "Forest City 

 Brand Pure Sweet Spirits Nitre. Prepared by Henry W. 

 Goodwin & Co., Springfield, Mass. Date, May 26, 191 — ' 



Buxton. G. M. Sawyer. August 22, 1913. "Hay's Sweet 

 Spirits Nitre. Contains 4% Ethyl Nitrite and 92% alcohol 

 Serial No. 56. Prepared and guaranteed May 23, 1912." 



Camden. Ames Grocery Co. "Harrington Brand Sweet 

 Spirits of Nitre. Put up by F. Cobb & Co., Rockland Me. " 



Cumberland Center. J. Ij. Dunn. August 15, 1913. "Pure 

 N. S. P. Sweet Spirits of Nitre. Manufactured bv Frank E 

 Harris, Binghampton, N. Y., May 29, 1913." 



Cumberland Center. A. F. Russell, Aug. 15, 1913. "Forest 



City Brand Pure Sweet Spirits Nitre. Mar. 19, 1913. We 



■ do not guarantee it after three months from date." 



11446 Gorham. John S. "Watson. Aug. 15, 1913. "Forest City 

 Pure Nitre. Alcohol 95 per cent. March 22, 1913. We 

 do not guarantee after three months from date" 



11499 



11418 



11419 



12889 



11504 



11531 



11433 



11434 



11435 



Kennebunkport. Wilband & Co. Aug. 22, 1913. "Spirit 

 Nitrous Ether, U. S. P. Alcohol not over 90 per cent.". . 



Millinocket. M. D. Smart. July 29, 1913. "Hartshorn's 

 Spirits of Nitre. Contains 89% alcohol. E. Hartshorn & 

 Son. Serial No. 2936 " 



Millinocket. M. D. Smart. July 29, 1913. "Foss Pure Sweet 

 Spirit Nitre. 92% alcohol. Date of preparation July 22, 

 1912. Not to be sold after Nov. 22, 1912. Serial No. 685" 



Ogunquit. W. F. Cousins. July 11, 1914. "Gem Brand 

 Sweet Spirits Nitre. Prepared by J. E. Goold & Co., Port- 

 land, Me" 



Old Orchard. F. W. Merritt. Aug. 22, 1913. "Brewster's 

 Pure U. S. P Sweet Spirit Nitre. Alcohol 92%. Ethyl 

 nitrite 4% or ] 7.5 grains per ounce. Prepared by the C. E 

 Brewster Co., Dover, N. H " 



Portland. W. A. Bickford. Aug. 27, 1913. "Forest City 

 Brand Pure Sweet Spirits of Nitre. Alcohol 95%. Deo. 

 21, 1913. We do not guarantee three months from date." 



Portland. Clark & Griffin. Aug. 12, 1913. "Cumberland 

 Spirits Nitre. Ethyl Nitrite 2*%. Alcohol 62%. 1 oz. 

 above standard 



Portland. P. W. H. Littlejohn. Aug. 12, 1913. "Cumber- 

 land Spirits Nitre. Ethyl Nitrite 2i%. Alcohol 62%, 1 

 oz. above standard. " 



Portland. Long Island Market, August 12, 1913. "Spirit 

 Nitrous Ether. Alcohol 62%, Ethyl Nitrite 2i%" 



3.3C 



3.46 



4.13 



3.43 

 



4.27 



3.12 



2.31 

 2.82 



2.81 



2.10 



1.09 



3.65 



3.16 



0.57 



1.08 

 0.48 



82.5 



86.5 



103.3 



85.7 

 



106.8 



78.0 



57.8 

 70.5 



70.3 



52.5 



27.3 



91.3 



14.3 



27.0 

 12.0 



fin this column 100 means in accord with U. S. P. Goods from 90 to 100 are passed. 

 Outside of these limits hearings were recommended. 



