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of the insoluble residue further gives information concerning the proportion of in- 

 organic constituents in the civet. We have so far observed the following figures in 

 good commercial articles. 



Acid value 



118.2 to 147.3 



Ester value 



29.0 to 53.0 

 64.9 „ 89.7 

 78.0 ,,155.0 



Sap. value 



155.4 to 182.8 



75.9 „ 96.9 



98.0 „ 160.9 



Per cent. 



Alcohol extract . . 45.8 to 58 



Ether extract . . . 12.6 „ 19.9 7.9 „ 18.0 



Chloroform extract . 0.3 „ 6.4 5.9 „ 20.0 



Residue ..... 5.4 „ 9.5 — — — 



Water 13.5 „ 21 — — — 



Ashes 1.09,, 2.15 — — — 



The analytical results of the above-mentioned samples which we subjoin were 

 very different from the figures given. The discordant values have been distinguished 

 by bold type to make them more conspicuous; no notice has, however, been taken 

 of minor discrepancies which might bee due to defects of the methods applied. 



Civet, adulterated. 



Extract: Alcohol 



N ° ||p. c. jA.V.jE.V.jS.V. 



Ether 





Chloroform 



Resi- 

 due 



Water 



Ashes 



Mode of 



p. c. 



A. V. 



E.V.jS.V. 



p. c. 



A.V. 



E.V. 



S.V. 



p. C. 



p. C. 



p. C. 



adulteration 



*• 



28.4 



122.3 



38.7 161.0 



25.2 



6.7 



28.0 



34.7 



0.2 



- 



- 



- 



16.9 



29.3 



1.2 



Vaseline, organic 

 substance, water 



2. 



30.6 



119.3 



31.2 



150.5 



29.2 



10.5 



38.9 



49.4 



2.0 



8.4 



111.9 



120.3 



15.4 



22.8 



1,0 



vaseline, organic 

 substance, water 



3. 



34.6 



127.8 



33.2 161.0 



9.3 



21.1 



66.2 



87.5 



0.1 



- 



- 



- 



49.3 



6.7 



43.0 



talcum 



4. 



43.8 



120.9 



17.9 



138.8 



38.2 



13.2 i 34.4 



47.6 



43 



6.5 



97.7 



104.2 



6.6 



7.1 



- 



vaseline 



5. 



29.8 



101.0 



16.8 



117.8 



53.9 



8.4 



30.5 



38.9 



7.2 



— 



- 



- 



6.8 



2.3 



- 



vaseline 



6. 



26.9 



120.8 



50.0 



170.2 



27.6 



6.1 



26.4 



32.5 



0.3 



- 



- 



- 



16.8 



28.4 



1.04 



vaseline, organic 

 substance, water 



7. -28.3 



130.6 



39.6 



170.8 



23.2 



18.2 



40.6 



58.8 



0.5 



— 



— 



— 



17.6 



30.4 



- 



vaseline, organic 

 substance, water 



8. 29.8 



122.2 



32.0 



154.2 



25.8 



9.8 



35.8 



45.6 



2.3 



12.2 



97.4 



109.6 



16.0 



26.1 



1.2 



vaseline, organic 

 substance, water 



9. 



41.4 



- 



- 



- 



41.6 



- 



- 



- 



3.4 



- 



- 



- 



5.8 



7.8 



- 



vaseline 



10. 



41.5 



119.1 



36.9 



156.0 



12.5 



28.0 



56.0 



84.0 



0.5 



- 



- 



- 



20.2 



25.3 



1.5 



vaseline, organic 

 substance, water 



11. 



35.3 



115.8 



38.9 



154.7 



12.8 



26.2 



65.6 



91.8 



0.3 



- 



- 



- 



45.0 



6.6 



39.0 



talcum 



12. 



33.3 



— 



— 



— 



13.4 



— 



— 



— 



0.2 



— 



— 



— 



44.9 



8.2 



— 



organ, substance 



13. 



34.0 



- 





10.8 



- 



- 



- 



0.2 



- 



- 



- 



48.7 



6.3 



- 



organ, substance 



14. 



33.5 



128.7 



29.2 



157.9 



11.0 



20.4 



68.7 



89.1 



0.5 



— 



— 



— 



48.1 



6.9 



42.2 



talcum 



15. 



37.6 



119.9 



53.6 



173.5 



19.6 



28.6 



71. 4 



100.0 



0.6 



- 



- 



- 



19.3 



22.9 



1.7 



vaseline, organic 

 substance, water 



This table gives a sad picture of the position of the civet trade. Vaseline figures 

 in the first place among the additions. People have not at all been shy in that respect; 

 for vaseline has been added up to nearly 50 per cent, (sample 5). -More frequently 

 we meet with organic substances, about the nature of which we can only affirm that 

 they did not consist of starch. The water percentage, very high in some cases, 

 indicated that in several instances water must actually have been added. Talcum has 

 only three times been met with, but then in quantities which could not be called 

 modest, since they approached 40 per cent. 



Will a better state of affairs once more be established? We will not give 

 up the hope. 



