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Show FEW OF 10,000 ANALYSES. Among Them Artificial Water Submitted Sub-mitted to New York Health Board. Thero Is an analytical department connected with the division of laboratories labora-tories of the hoard of health, nnd any person who does not think that It Is a busy department Is mistaken, says the Now York Sun. As many as 10,00.) demands for analyses are made upon It each year, nnd tho diligence of those in charge is shown by the fnc 'that nt the end of the year there nro never more than 23 or 30' cases avai lng a report. Borne of tho demands nre peculiar. One applicant demanded and obtained an analysis of a p'lece of soap; another, of a "pan said to contain pudding" There were two analyses of ginger, one ot honey, one of hair restorer, oi e oi orange marmalade, two of olive oi., cne of pie, seven of opium, nnd one only one of whisky. Only three specimens. of enndy woie tnit In for analysis during the period covered by the Inst .report, only two of butter nnd only two of bread, but there was one nnalysls of an artlflchl n-ntermelon, two or ground mustard, two or theater entr'acto cloves, one of "tea in pitcher," and one of a piece of clay. There does not appear to have been rmy analysis of wood alcohol, but thero were four of Ice rrenm. There vfi one official analysis of "beef ana." The chief work of this department of the division ot laboratories Is the analysis of milk and of water. |