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110TICRETs.—Twelve 'Months, 51.08. ; Six Months, 31. Os.;
-14 ts; Iltbs, Mon, Terrace the Collectors on board the
Ns or Mr. pier, Gravesend.
21, 1852.

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thlf , GA R. —ln consequence of the publication
th, e "Lancet" of 28th ultimo of a Series of Analyses of
it , article,_ In Which the Vinegar made by us is reported to contain
Wiriolloi'cicis we-have addressed to the editor of. that periodical
101ollivrthg letter. and hope from his sense of justice the adoption
tiltZVe 7.,, '°nourable alternative—an acceptance of the challenge
104.61ven, or an unhesitating withdrawal of the calumnious im-
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°Ns*. ' HILL, EVANS, and Co.
'September 9,1852.

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tl TO THE EDITOR Or THE LANCET' 1852.
Worcester, September 8,
he
Utttv attention has been called to an article in the " Lancet"
44 til, of
ht rein ~August last, on " Vinegar and its Adulteratatetions to
Ssitl.4en—f.escribe the samples of Vinegar, which you s
S% fished to you by retail dealers as our Vinegar, as con-
4thilte ii..nslderable quantity of sulphuric acid. You also state
l'ithettlitiruiPles were not procured direct from the makers, because
te trad tY experienced in obtaining them by parties not engaged
4 .e•
ktl4 , %Ili remember
,__e ofre„ ember that, by a letter dated the 3d day of January
L'lli""taraZ,d for your inspection several bottles of our Vinegar,
,t4rtiot4 r. them to you through your publisher, Mr. Churchill,
Opt Ver„tr"l Sir Charles Hastings, M.D., of Worcester, vouching
ITtlkitkr4v"altY.
t oso also an authorised agent in London, Mr. Waters, of 15,
ISrt4Y di-,-,,street ;we are, therefore, surprised at your statement
pi, eon '.cult existed inprocuring samples as far as our Aria
i t ceroed P
. „reiterate.
't '', positively our assertion in our letter of the 3d of
lilt that
, ere% no sulphunc acid is employed in our manufacture, and
i, ,„.. re assert
tt,s's acre . that the results of the analysis published your test
I,p(lt o,l' mistaken, or that the Vinegar subjected to your test
Stps e
,_,Rroduct of our manufactory.
3,4 t Willing to have samples of our Vinegar subjected to the
141,,°,',1'self Ysis by any two eminent chemists, the one to be named
Nies to and the other by ourselves--the mode of procuring the
N t tor Vinegar
decided by the gentlemen appointed or we will
Voe E., to any one of the undermentioned gentlemen :
k 1 Ebyro4aYfair, Dr. Graham, or Dr. Hoffman.
vino: that the expenses of the investigation should be
OA ',ld a„,',,e, provided it should be found that there is any free
"kilhe fermentation
in our Vinegar, or any acid other than results
!etri, y3,0,..rin, tation of our grain wort ; and that they should be
Itter otr,_
.provided it be found that there be no such free sulphuric
,lettsoritqacid than that resulting from the fermentation as be•
Nit,,. °e Lute._
`4kieed to r case we should expect a notice of the result to be
It:tillst .the " Lancet," as our sole object is to be vindicated from
`l,lvri'l Pension.
1,44, latoto..this letter without prejudi provided ny ulterior proceed
may think fit to adept, our offer be not com-
Your obedient servants,
•
) Itittii th. HILL, .EVANS, and CO.
i, to . "Lancet,"
IN? the ,-Sept. 18th, p. VO, in reply to the foregoing
,114,tt , ha_ zditor.
I Wilt„,v,e therefore very great satisfaction in adding to the four
iEirs s‘ do not use Sulphuric Acid in the manufacture of their
1 , ' and whose names have been already published, those of
iN. MESSRS. HILL, EVANS, AND CO."