780 Qaarterhj Reports of the Chemical Committee, 1880. 
" The ]insi;ed-cake is a very bad one, and is an adulterated cake. TLe 
fibre is very liijjh, and the mineral matter excessive in amount. It is a cake 
I would have nothing to do with. " J. Augustus Voklcker.'' 
On account of there being no explicit guarantee nothing 
further was done. 
2. Mr. J. Godman, of Park Hatch, Godalming, sent on 
July 16, 1889, a sample of linseed-cake, a ton of which had 
been purchased, at 8^ delivered, from a Loudon firm of cake 
manufacturers. The following analysis was returned : — 
" July 31, 188!), 
Moisture II- 1.5 
Oil . . ... . .... 10-21 
' Albuminous compounds (flesh-forming matters) . 25-56 
IMucilage, sugar, and digestible fibre . . , 30'42 
AVoody fibre (cellulose) 13-68 
2 Mineral matter (ash) 8-98 
100-00 
' Coniainiag nitrogen ..... 4-09 
- Including sand ...... 2 03 
" Not a pure cake. It has too much woody fibre, and also admixture of 
foreign seeds. "J. Augustus Voelcker."' 
3. Mr. M. Falcon, of Horstead Hall, Norwich, sent on June 
22, 1889, on behalf of Sir Edward Birkbeck, a sample of linseed- 
cake, of which half a ton had been purchased from Mr. Robert 
S. Amies, of Coltishall, the price behig 8/. 10s. per ton. Dr. 
Voelcker's report was : — 
"July 3, 1889. 
Moisture . ' 11-58 
Oil 10-37 
' Albuminous compounds (flesh-forming matters) 21-94 
Mucilage, sugar, and digestible fibre . . . 39-1 (! 
Woody fibre (cellulose) 8-57 
« Mineral matter (ash) 8-38 
100-00 
' Containing nitrogen ..... 'i ol 
- Including sand ...... 3-91 
" A bad impure cake. " J. Augustus Voelckdr." 
4. Mr. W. H. Webb, of Cranmere, Bridg7iorth, forwarded 
on June 14, 1889, a sample of dissolved bones, stating that he 
had bought 3 tons as Pure Englisli Dissolved Bones containing 
o2 per cent, of phosphates and 3 per cent, of ammonia, the 
price being 5?. 15s. per ton delivered. Dr. Voelcker's report 
was : — 
