On Faulty Rum and its Alleged Cause, n 
After giving most careful consideration to the subjc6l 
of the alleged conne6lion of the microbe with the '' faulti- 
ness" of rum, we are forced to the conclusion that there 
is no evidence that the organism in question is the sole 
or even the major cause of the complaint and only con- 
je6lure that it is in any way conne,6led with it. 
Note. — In the later communication to the Sugar Cane 
the term " fluorescence" appears to have been used to 
designate an internal dispersion of light due to particles 
(microbes?) suspended in the liquid, and not in its re- 
ceived meaning of the more refrangible rays of light being 
rendered visible or altered in colour by the lowering of 
their refrangibility by a fluorescent substance. 
J. B. H. 
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