194 Quarterly Report of the Chemical Committee, March, 1890. 
ton, delivered to Micheldever. The following was the analysis, sent 
on January 21, 18i*0. 
Moisture ........ 
Oil . 
1 Albuminous compounds (flesh-forming matters) . 
Mucilage, sugar, and digestible tibre . 
"Woody fibre (cellulose) ..... 
2 Mineral matter (asb) 
1 Containing nitrogen . . . 3 84 
' Containing sand . . . . 4 89 
This cake contains an excessive quantity of sand. 
Mr. Stirton, in reply to inquiries, wrote as follows : — 
"I may say that I bought the cake on the understanding that it 
was pure, and of high cpuality, although it is not invoiced as such." 
The following correspondence ensued between the vendor and 
Mr. Stirton : — 
1. Stirton, Esq., Estate Office, Stratton. January 24, 1890. 
Dear Sib, — Thank you for letter to band. The cake sent you was 
's best make, and is undoubtedly one of the best cakes in the market, 
notwithstanding chemist's report. 
1 do not consider a small s imple sufficient to test the quality of any 
cake, and if two or three samples from any one bulk were sent up, and 
properly analysed, a different report would be given in each case; or, if same 
sample were sent to another analyst, result would not be the same. 
The address of the firm is , and I am sending them a copy of 
your letter, with analysis, and will give you their reply thereon. . . . 
Copy of letter from Messrs. : — 
Mr. . London : January 25, 1890. 
Dear Sir, — We are exceedingly annoyed about the enclosed, as we 
have always, and we think justly, prided ourselves of the cood quality of 
our — cake. In this case we may say at once that we have been d>-ct ived 
bv the shipper. We bought 4 per cent. Calcutta, of which, and Bombay, 
our cake is invariably made ; but we found, after a great many bags bad been 
shot, that some of it contained m->re than '28 per cent, of dirt. It was too 
late then to stop the cake which had gone away, but the shooting of this 
dirty seed was at once stopped, and we ore new Having an arbitration on 
the matter. It is a most shameful affair, and whatever allowance we may 
get will never recoup us for the damage which our reputation wiil sutler 
from such a report as you have sent us. We may say that we did not know 
for more than a week after the cake was made and sent out that the seed 
contained such a large admixture of dirt, as it had not been analysed. We 
will show you on Monday samples of linseed shipped as 4 per cent. We 
shall, of course, be willing to allow your customer anything that he thinks he 
is entitled to under the circumstances We will give you the htter contain- 
ing the analysis on .Monday, as we should like? to show if, if you have" no 
objection, to the gentleman who is going to represent us at the arbitration, 
We may add that we never had sujh a complaint before.— Yours truly, 
(Signed) . 
13-18. 
10-90. 
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