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Oil,  codliver:  (i)  Mixed  with  seal  oil;  (2)  mixed  with  coast  or 
shore  oil,  or  substituted  by  it. 
Oil,  hemlock  No.  I  :  Sp.  gr.,  0-8757 ;  optical  rotation,  +  2°  40'. 
Should  be,  Sp.  gr.,  0-907  to  0-913,  and  optical  rotation — 200  to  240. 
Oil,  hemlock,  No.  2:  Sp.  gr.,  0  9001  ;  optical  rotation,  — 90  36'. 
Contained  13  per  cent,  of  bornyl  acetate. 
Oil,  lavender,  No.  1  :  Contained  salicylic  acid. 
Oil,  lavender,  No.  2 :  Contained  oil  of  turpentine. 
Oil,  lemongrass  :  Mixed  with  acetone. 
Oil,  lime,  expressed:  Rank  odor.  Optical  rotation,  u°  48'. 
Should  be  35 0  to  380.  Solubility  normal.  Corresponds  to  a  dis- 
tilled oil. 
Olive  oil  (1)  :  Substituted  by  paraffin  oil;  (2)  a  large  portion  of 
the  cheaper  grades  is  adulterated.  Admixtures  with  cottonseed  oil 
are  less  frequent,  but  the  use  of  peanut  oil  is  very  common. 
Oil,  peppermint:  Mixed  with  acetin  [C.  &  D.y  April  n,  1903,501). 
The  addition  of  acetin  raises  the  apparent  content  of  ester. 
Oil,  rue,  No.  I  :  Abnormal  in  every  point.  Sp.  gr.,  0-855  ;  opti- 
cal rotation,  — 30-72.  Insoluble  in  70  per  cent,  alcohol.  Does  not 
congeal  at  — io°  C.  80  per  cent,  distills  1600  to  2000  C.  Adul- 
terant, French  oil  turpentine. 
Oil,  rue,  No.  2 :  Abnormal  in  every  point.  Optical  rotation, 
— 27*68.  85  per  cent,  distilled  between  1600  and  200°  C.  Adulterant, 
French  oil  turpentine. 
Oil,  sandalwood  (1):  Mixed  with  cedar  oil;  (2)  adulterated  with 
chloroform,  raising  the  sp.  gr.  and  increasing  the  apparent  content  of 
alcohol. 
Oil,  sassafras,  No.  1  :  Sp.  gr.,  1-024.  Should  be  1*07  to  1-09. 
Contained  oil  of  camphor. 
Oil,  sassafras,  No.  2 :  Sp.  gr.,  1-048.    Contained  oil  of  camphor. 
Oil,  turpentine,  rectified:  Sp.  gr.,  o-86oo.  Gave  2  per  cent,  of 
resin.    Should  be  free  from  resin. 
Pepper,  black :  One  sample  contained  70  per  cent,  ground  rice, 
and  another  18*^  per  cent,  inorganic  matter. 
Petroleum  ether,  boiling  point  6o°  to  65 0  C:  Not  obtainable. 
The  commercial  article  boils  anywhere  from  300  to  1 20°  C,  owing 
to  the  cracking  of  the  hydrocarbons  during  distillation. 
Phenacetin:  Claim  made  that  315  samples  consisted  largely  of 
acetanilid.  (N.  Y.  Board  of  Health.  Drug.  Circular,  February, 
1901.) 
