Weak Milk.

Manawatu Herald, 2 November 1893, Page 2

Weak Milk.

« A curious case of mistaken analysis was heard in London. Gilbert and Sullivan have already informed ns that " Thiugs are not always what thf»y seem— milk frequently maequeradu3 as cream," but in this instance milk unadulterated masqueraded as ! being watered • J

Ifobert G-. Korm'an, farmer; Millfield Farm Dairy, Bushey, Herts, appeared to answer two summonses taken out by Reginald Greary, who produced samples of the defendant's milk, alleged to be adulterated by the admixture of six and saven per cent uf water respectively. — Greary, the Sanitary Inspector, deposed to lakiug > samples of the defendant's milk on "^ its arrival at the Kilburn Railway Station, on the 11th and 12th August. — Professor Stokes analysed the samples and certified them to contain 6 or 7 per cent of added water 1 Defendant said the milk was in the same condition as taken from the cows. The defendant in reply to the summons, said thafc having heard complaints as to the quality of * I his milk, he had himself seen the ; cows milked and milk sent away I precisely in the same condition as I yielded by the cow Last Sunday he called a witness who ?aw the cows j milked and a sample sent to Mr ■Lloyd, the analyst. The last named returned a certificate showing the milk to contain 9 per cent of added water. Afterwards he arranged for * 1 Mr Lloyd himself to see the cows j milked and make an analysis of that milk. That was done with the result that ifc was certified to contain 8 per cent of added water. — Mr Frederick J. Lloyd, an analytical chemist, said he ?aw seventeen cows milked in the middle of the field. All the milk was put into a large churn, and he took a sample. The result of his analysis showed 8 per cent of added water. Milk was supposed to have a standard composition. It fluctuated, bnfc was not known to do so more than 3 or 4 per cent of water ; bur- this fluctuated over the nominal standard, containing 8 per cent of water.— Mr Piowden : If this milk had come to you in the ordinary course you would have certified it as . containing 8 per cent of added water ? -Mr Lloyd: Yes ; but having seen the cows milked, it would be a mistake to call it "added" water. — Eventually the summons was dismissed.