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for our own satisfaction. Absolute purity is, we think, absolutely impossible. 
The percentage of sand in our last test was 4 '09, and we hardly expect to 
get below this. We trust your confidence will be renewed and your orders 
again placed with us, believing that we give as good an equivalent in value 
as any firm of crushers in the trade. — Yours truly, 
" Edwin Browk, Manager." 
Following these letters came three demands for payment, 
and ultimately Mr. Phipps paid the account on October 1st. 
Mr. Phipps stated that he relied upon the name of the Com- 
pany, " Pure Linseed and Cotton Cake Company, Limited," 
and had always their best cake, but did not take care that the 
invoice should describe it as " pure." 
12. Mr. E. H. Warner, of the Elms, Loughborough, sent on 
May 6th a sample of linseed-cake for opinion. This Dr. 
Voelcker reported on as being a very impure and inferior cake, 
and advised a full analysis of it being made. Mr. Warner sent 
on May 11th for analysis another piece of the same cake. The 
analysis and report were : — 
"May 22nd, 1886. 
" Linseed-cake. 
Moisture 10-01 
Oil 9-83 
'Albuminous compounds (flesh-forming matters) 23 •19 
Mucilage, sugar, and digestible fibre 31 • 36 
Woody fibre \cellulose) 9-60 
t Mineral matter (ash) IG'Ol 
100-00 
* Containing nitrogen 3-71 
t Including sand 10-10 
" This cake is very impure, it has over 10 per cent, of sand, and a large 
quantity also of starchy impurities. It is low in albuminous compounds. 
" J. Augustus Yoelckeb." 
One ton of this cake was purchased at 8/. 5^. a ton from 
Messrs. W. J. Cotton, Fennel Street, Loughborough, the word 
" pure " being stamped on each cake. iVIr. Warner had been in 
the habit of getting a cake called " D.S. Pure," and had ordered 
from Messrs. Cotton " the same cake as before." On inquiry, 
he found that a different cake and not the D.S. Pure had been 
sent, though the same price was charged and each cake branded 
"pure." ^Messrs. Cotton, in explanation, stated that thev 
bought 2 tons casually from a traveller whom they had not 
previously dealt with, and the one ton sent to ]\Ir, Warner was 
a portion of this. They did not know the manufacturer, but 
promised to find out. This information, they say, they have 
been unable to procure. Mr. Warner paid Messrs. Cotton 
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