| Alcohol : glycerine | = | 100 | : | 10·5 |
| Extract : acidity | = | 1000 | : | 16·6 |
| Acidity : ash | = | 10 | : | 3·4 |
| Ash : extractives | = | 1 | : | 11·2 |
| Phosphoric acid : ash | = | 1 | : | 6·8 |
[111] ‘Nahrungs u. Genussmittel,’ 1st part, p. 187.
[112] ‘Comptes Rendus,’ 102, p. 217-219.
[113] Am. Chem. 1876, p. 46.
[114] Blyth, op. cit.
[115] ‘Wieder die Nahrungsfälscher,’ 1881, p. 105.
[116] See Report by Dr. F. E. Engelhardt, New York State Board of Health, 1882.
[117] Hager’s ‘Untersuchungen.’
[118] ‘Berichte,’ 1882, pp. 1370, 1661.
[119] This test presupposes the existence in the water of the substances necessary for the support of vegetable growth.