Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1878
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183 ANALYSIS OF POTATOES BY MAEY L A E N E D . Water Fiber. Starch Ash Total .. 81.76 0.87 17.60 2.21 102.44 The variety analyzed was the early rose. Among the very interesting analysis made at the chemical laboratory for the purpose of finding out the extent of adulterations in commercial drugs and articles of food, is the following series of analyses of commercial cream of tartar and baking powders, by A. H . Moore : BAKING POWDEE. IMPURITIES. CARBON DIOX- SODIUM CARS. CREAM TART' R IDE. White Lilly Gillette Arenal Our own 11.30 7.72 10.30 8.87 9.14 21.5 14.5 19.7 16.9 17.4 48.3 32.4 45.1 37.8 38.9 30.2 53.1 35.2 45.3 43.7 CREAM O F TARTAR. SAMPLES. ! CREAM TARTAR FOUND IMPURITIES. TOTALS. 1... 2... 3... 4... 5... 6... 7... 9... 10... 11... 12... ..89.5.... ..20.6.... ..12.4.... ..89.6... ..16.4.... ..90.4.... ..19.2.... . 16.4.... ..16.1.... ..91.4.... ..14.9.... .10.5. 79.4. 87.6 .10.4. 83.6. .9.6. 80.8. 83.6. 83.9. 8.6 85,1 ...100 ...100 ...100 ...100 ...100 ...100 ...100 ...100 ...100 ...100 ...100 These samples were obtained from the different dealers in Champaign, Illinois; numbers 1, 4 and 11 coming from drug stores; the others from grocery stores. ANALYSIS OF K A N K A K E E LIMESTONE. Silicious matter Iron and alumina Lime Magnesia Carbonic acid Total . 2.71 2.60 28.32 20.48 45.19 99.66
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