322 Quarterly Beports of the Chemical Committee, 1887. 
Mr. Hill wrote on June 5 : — 
" Dis. Boxes.— No. 882. 
" Deae Sir, — Having always had a good understanding with the man 
of whom T bought the dis. bones, and he having accepted my offer of 41. for 
the ton, which I bought at 6/., I cannot undertake to expose him. — I am, 
dear Sir, yours truly, "J. E, Hill.'" 
" J. A. Voelcker, Esq." 
December, 1887. 
In accordance with a resolution passed June 29, 1887, the 
Committee have now to report on a great number of cases where 
the word " Pui'e " with some qualifying prefix is stamped upon 
the cakes. They consider that the term " Pure " cannot be 
qualified by a prefix, and is not applicable to any cake which 
contains other materials than the article from which the cake 
professes to be made. 
1. Major E. C. Robertson, of Widmei-pool, Nottingham, for- 
warded for analysis on May 14, 1887, a sample of linseed-cake, 
the report upon which was : — 
" Jime 8, 1887. 
Moisture 9"10 
Oil . . 7-84 
^ Albuminous compounds (flesh-forming matters) . 27'43 
MucUage, sugar, and digestible fibre , . . 33'40 
Woody fibre (ceUulose) 14-73 
- Mineral matter (ash) 7-50 
100-00 
' Containing nitrogen ..... 4 39 
- Including sand ...... 2-25 
"Poor quality and impure. It contains rape. 
" J. AuGPSrCS VOELCKKR." 
Though repeatedly pressed to give the particulars. Major 
Robertson declined to give the names of the manufacturers, 
stating that the firm was an old-established one who had a good 
name, and that he was disposed to accept their explanation as 
contained in the following letter from the firm : — 
" June 28, 1887. 
"Since receiving your first letter we have gone thoroughly into the 
matter, and find that the parcel of seed worked at the time you were last 
supplied was not altogether satisfactory, as the cakes produced turned out 
dry and pooler in quality than our usual production. We know you have 
not had any irom us previously that would be of inferior quality, and it is a 
matter of much regret to us that you should have had this. 
" if Dr, Voelcker considers you did not receive money value, we ehall be 
glad to make a concession on this parcel, either upon his estimation or wh»^ 
you in ^our ewn judgment consider a fair allowanee/" 
