lOO MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION- I9I4. 



Table showing results of analyses of samples of spirit of nitrous 

 ether — Concluded. 



08 A 



Name and Address op Dealer and Brand. 



Per cent, 

 ethyl 

 nitrite. 



fPer cent. 

 U. S. P. 

 standard. 



11308 



11309 



11445 



11442 



11443 



11279 



Westbrook. Ernest LeBel. June 3, 1913. " Sweet Spirit of 

 Nitre. Made by Nathan Wood & Son, Portland, Me.". 



Westbrook. J. W. Welch. June 3, 1913. " Hall Brand Spirit 

 Nitrous Ether. Below Standard. Prepared at 36 & 38 

 Brown St. , Portland , Me. " 



White Rock. A. D. Larkin. August 15, 1914. "Hay's Pure 

 Full Strength Sweet Spirit of Nitre. Oct. 12, 1912" 



North Windham. H. H. Boody Co. Aug. 15, 1913. "Hall 

 Brand Spirit Nitrous Ether. Prepared at 36 & 38 Brown 

 St., Portland. One-third standard strength" 



North Windham. H. H. Boody Co. Aug. 15, 1913. "Bak- 

 er's Pure Spirits of Nitre. Prepared by Baker Extract Co. 

 Jan. 31, 1913. We do not guarantee it after three months 

 from date " 



So. Windham. Wm. Bickford & Co. May 12, 1913. "Solar 

 Brand Sweet Spirits Nitre. Put up by C. A. Weston Co., 

 Portlard, Jan. 18, 1912" 



11282 South Windham. James A. Magnusson. May 12, 1913. 

 "Forest City Pure Sweet Spirits Nitre. Nov. 20, 1911. 

 Serial No. 1510" 



11280 



11817 



11356 



11440 



So. Windham. A. G. Peabody & Son. May 12, 1913. "Bak- 

 er's Pure Spirits of Nitre. April 17, 1912" 



Woolwich. Harry P. Hathorne. Jan. 26, 1914. "Stickney 

 & Poor's Sweet Spirits of Nitre. U. S. P. Alcohol 91%. 

 Guaranteed by Stickney & Poor Spice Co., Boston, under 

 the Food & Drugs Act. June 30, 1906" 



Yarmouth, W. H. Rowe. July 11, 1913. "Sweet Spirits 

 Nitre. Each fluid ounce contains alcohol 92%, ethyl 

 nitrite 4% or 18 minims. W. H. Rowe, Yarmouth, Me." 



No. Yarmouth. H. H. York. Aug. 15, 1913. "Cook's Pure 

 Spirits Nitre. Manufactured by Cook, Everett & Pennell, 

 Portland, Me. Manufactured July 2, 1913' 



0.9 



0.02 



3.27 



0.03 



2.74 



4.02 



3.81 



3.72 



3.84 



1.25 



3.18 



2.3 



0.5 



81.7 



0.7 



68.5 



100.5 



95.2 

 93.0 



96.0 

 31.2 

 79.5 



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

 passed. Outside of those limits hearings were recommended. 



Tincture of Iodine. 



Two samples of tincture of iodine, put up in packages and sent 

 out by the John W. Perkins Co., Portland were examined. 



11205 was found to be 102 U. S. Pharmacopeoia strength. 



II 505 was found to be 94.6 U. S. P. strength. 



11205 was obtained from Blake Brothers, Oakland, and 11 505 

 from F. W. Merritt, Ocean Park, Old Orchard. 



