so TEE ANALYST. €'AR,IX MUNICIPAL LABORATORY. On another page we print the report of the Paris Municipal Laboratory for the month of February. We should be glad to print these returns every month if our spaco alIowed of it, as they shew strikingly the activity with which this useful legisla- tion is enforced in Paris, as compared with the apathy shewn in England, and espscially in the metropolis. There are several points in the return which will be of interest to our readers, in view of the amendment of the Act, which must naturally take place in this country in a short time. Milk adulteration appears to be almost as prevalent in Paris as in London, for we find that more than 30 per cent. of the samples bought by the Inspectora were watered and skimmed. The most reniarlcahls feature in tho return is the extent to which the falsification of wine is practised in Paris, and the stringent standard set up by the Municipal Laboratory f o F judging by.Thus me find that a disagreeable flavour, fortification with alcohol or sugar, or the addition of salicylic acid, are all sufficient to place samples in the '' C " or '' Bad '' class. We notice also that more than 25 per cent. of the samples of wine were condemned on the ground that they were plastered with two grammes per litre, and ,that 24 samples nre condemned as adulterated with €oi*eign colouring matters. It mill be observed that in chocolates, 8 samples were condemned on the ground of the acldition of the debris froin the shell and starch, and 9 samples are condemned for the addition of foreign fats, which we ppesume have been added to replace the cocoa butter. This adulteration is said to be very common in this country, but we have not yet met with a case of prosecution SOT it.Thirty-two samples of tin ware and glazed pewter were examined, and 27 of them mere condemned on account of the presence of lend, Colouring matters, toys, and colourecl papers and wrappers me dealt with very stringently, though, in our opinion, not too much so. Only two samples out of 3 1 rmmineci passed satisfactorily.81 l__l--- - THE ANALY8T. --_ -----I- --- ANALYSES MADE DURING THE NONTH OF FEBSUARY IN THE MUNICIPAL LABORATORY O F PARIS. Nature of the sumplcs Total Good The other samples are classed as follows :- B. C. I 72 Sickness of wine (bitter, acid, fusty, &c.) : 11 7 Flavour disagrceablc.I 200 Plastered abovc two grams per litrc. ' 79 Fortified or sugared. (raisins). 234 Adulterated with water. 7, with forei,p colourmg matters. Wines 752 136 62 1 Adulterated with dccoction of cbicd grapes . . . . . . . . . . analysed : - I, ,, with salicylic acid. Substi,tutioii of alcohol vinegar for wine . . . . . . Vinegars 1s 1 1 7 f vmegar. Beers . . . . . . Cidors . . . . . . lilcoliols and Liquoura syrups ,. * * *. Waters Milks .. Butters Oils . . Zlours ,. Doughs Meats , , Sugrws , . .* .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .I .. .. * . * . .. .. .. .. Preservw . . . . . . 1 ?1 G 231 3.j 3 S 2 G .. l j 3 4 Adulterated with water. 3 3 Adulterated with watcr. LP ,, with salicylic acid.- 8 Adulterated with forbidden colouring matterg. 7, with glucose and various add- - 3 Adulterated By adding glucose. 3 with forbidden colouriag matters. ,: various causes. o \ 2 k 2 5 Contaminated with organic matter. 2 ; 4 ,, with mined matter. 364 Ti Watcrcd and skimmed. --- - 28 7 Addition of foreign fats. 1 2 Addition of forcign oils. (j 2 Datnagecl fl0~u.s. 2 3 3 Tainted. -- -- - -- .. 1 Green with C~PFW. { I7 ] 1 Tainted. -- - . . . . . . 7 3 4 Addition of flour and dust. - Peppers Salt . . . . . . . . . . . . Coffccs, chicorys, Tcas . . 13 13 Honeys . . . . . . 2 2 . . . . . . . . 3 2 1 Addition of glucosc. Jims 22 1 21 Forbiddeli colouiing matters. Colouriug metcrials , , . . . . . . . . Z . 5 Worbiddcn colouring mattors. Toys Colourcd papcr~ and wrappers 10 1 19 Coloured with forbidden colourjng niatters. Tin and glazed pottery , . 22 G 2 Presence of 1cad. Spices . . . . . . . . 1 1 Pharmnccutictcl prcprit tions 11 11 S Addition of thc debris fyom the &dl & starch. Chocolates . . . . . . [ 25 5)-2 ,, of foreign fats. - -- -- . . _- . . . . . . Y i I E'orbidden mbstances. . . . . . . 11 7 1 Iirflaurimble below 35" C. - Pcrfuincry Petrolcuins Various . . . . . . ,lZ 17 28 Various o ~ t u ~ e s . ____- _I .----A I h X 668 -Y5z%!!? Ku'orc.-The lotaIs of tho cdumiis l3 and C will iiot agroc with the number of the aunlysob made, for the sunie sample may be counted uiiiler seveml li~uliug-tj h column C.