MILK TESTS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 944, 11 October 1910, Page 5

MILK TESTS.

r —•— . - •; INTERESTING EXPERT "* j SCIENTISTS DIFFER At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, be» ' ,' fore Air W. G Riddcll, SM, the case was concluded in which the Public Health ': Department proceeded against tho Fresh Food and Ice Co on a chaTgo of rolling milk on August' 10 that contained a greater quantity of water than is permitted liy the Sale, of Food' ancl Drugs Aot Mr, H. H. Ostler conducted tho ca« , for the Department, and Hon. T. W, His- 1 \ lop appeared for the defendant company."* At the previous heanng, Mr remarked that tho information, was based on the Sale of Food and Drugs Act. The ' \ analyst's certificate showed that the milk contained 13 per,cent, of water For the defence, Professor Easterficld, of Victoria College, had been called to state that he .had tested the sample of milk left with the Fresh rood and Ice Co to find if water had been added Ho stated that he found that no water had > been added. , On account of the evidence given by, | Professor Easterfield, Mt. Ostler had ob-' ' tinned an adjournment, in order that he ' might call Dt M'Launn. When the hearing was resumed yes- j I terday, Osthuxaskod that Professor ' Easterficld bo recalled Mr. Hislop ob-' \\ lected, but the magistrate'Tuled against i him. ' ' J In reply to a question by Mr. Ostler, 1 Professor, Easterfield stated \that he had , submitted the milk to the cryoscopio test* j and obtained the result which satisfied him that no wafer had been added Ho ' had taken two samples of milk from the j bottle supplied to hrm, and the results ' of tho tests were the same, except for the "■ \ difference of experimental error. Tho miik. J w.os sweet, but ho did not test it ,for' j acidity. The professor was proceeding to ' ] state the case m scientific terms when ( Mr. Ostki remaiked. "That is GieeTc to i me, professor." Dr. J S MTianno, Dominion. Analyst., ,{ 6aid that ho was of opimon that water ' had been added to the milk artificially. > 1 Tho lOrToscopic test was not an absorirte* - , test -unless the milk was absolutely 6weefc. j Witness was cross-examined at consider- '*j able length by Mr. Hislop as to the ' value of the tests, the aTOrago standard' , ] of milk, etc. In answer to one ijtrcstion, J Dr M*Laurin stated that of twenty-eight, j samples Tccentlv taken from wnUr J received into the Tresh Food and Ic9j j Company's premises there Trero only two "\ ] that wero 'not well above the standard j required ' After hearing legal -argument, thfl -I magistrate reserved decision. _ / J OTHER INFORMATIONS , ' | Informations against E Benge and Jas. - ' j Catheart for selling milk alleged to be ~ j adulterated were ad]Ourued until October \ 17, pending the decisioji in the Freshly Food and lee CompanyVcaso "An a.Vpli- " \ \ cation for rehearing of,the case against x j W W. Crnmp was also adjourned tjj? -~ * ] October 17 / ~, (v (,i