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TAltl.K XXII. CltMi'OSIiKiN t»l ITA.Ml SAKK '(JAIKA" 

 ItK|-(tKK AND AUKU STAXDIN«. 





Ik>r»ru ulanding 

 Feb. 6lh !««>. 



After ulnnilinK 

 Jan. 17ÜI 18H1. 



Alcohul 



Dcxlrme 



Hcxtrin 



I2.S 



.145 

 .015 



86.1 8.'> 



11.90 

 .W5 



(ilvceriii, anli ^c . . . . 



1 .0157 

 .800 





.002 



Uutyric acid 



Woler 



.000 

 85.T80 





100.000 



100.000 



TAHLEXXIII. COMPOSITION OF NISHINOMIVA SAKfc "IIIOZAKAK! 

 HKFORK AND AFTER STANDING. 





Fell. Clh 1880. 



Nov, liil 188J 





1S.73 

 .401 

 .180 

 1 .83.1 

 .143 

 .020 



88.684 



12.48 



Devtroso 









Glycerin, ash kc ■ . . 

 KixchI acid ... . 



l.'J2 

 .885 





.«»28 



liulvric ftcitl 



.0Ü3 



Water 



H&ASJ 





100.000 



100.000 



III both cftscs ii diminution in tlic jHjrccntjipe of nla-hnl Uiok jilncc nftcr kirpin};, 

 and at llie fwinc time tlie pmnll quantity of dextrose present in tlio oripniil wike 

 disappeared. Tlie jirincipal aji|>arent cli.tni^c is tlie large increase in the |«Tcen- 

 tagc of fixed iicid, whilst at the same time a small (juaiitity of butyric acid in alao 

 forfned. It is the presence of this acid togetlier witli tlio volatile body lieforc 

 mentioned whicli causes t)ie disgusting smell jiosiiefwe«! by such 'Murne<l" sake, 

 notwithstanding the very sniall jH-rcentage containol in the liquid, but the »our 

 tuste of s|Niilt sakr is due to the fixed acid, mainly hictic acid. The ipiaidities of 

 alcohol and dextrose wliich liave di."sapjieare«l are uutcli gro-iler than the weighlH 



