The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-07-15

goods hal $50 pounds Of animal
bone and You undertake to make
him say i roN Of these goods had
$50 pounds of animal bone, thing
ne dill not say He said that this
particular '.lotn Of goods made ac-
cording to the FORMULA his superin-
tendent showed you, and which You
are unkind enough to publish in full
for the benefit of other manufactur-
ers, containing 2175 pounds, when
the figures of the ingredients are ad-
ded up (which sou omitted to do in
writing your article for the Bulletin
these goods had $50 pounds Of ami,
NAL bone testing over thirty per cent.
bone phosphate. Your argument
upon your ton theory and calcula
tion must. asany man Of ordinary in
telligence can see, fail to the ground
and goes for nothing, because you
have based il yourself on false premis-
es. Does it take 2l75 pounds Of
fertilizer to make a ton by the
standard of ''official control at your
Department. Any where else it il
understood that il takes only (2000)
+ a
two thousand pounds and not (2175l
two thousand one hundred and sew
enty-fve pounds to make a ton Of
fertilizers. Surely you have not been
making your estimates Of CONNER
cial values referred to in your analy-
sis and estimating 2l75 pounds in
stead of only 2O0O pounds to the tonl
SO, Doctor, when you undertake
again to prove respectable gentlemen
to be guilty Of lying would it not be
better for you yourself to quote their
language correctlyl Would it not
give your own words more weight
with all fair minded criticsl Do
you deny that this animal bone would
test over thirty per cent of bone
phosphate as Mr.. Morgan represent
ted it would! Ifso, you only have
to refer bacl; TO your own analysis in
the May Bulletin and look at your
own foot note to see that by analysis
then and there made it contained
3o,99 per cent of bone phosphate or
phosphate ol lime, which you did not
include III the valuation as you your
self there state. You say: 1T is not
LIKELY that Il much as one-fourth Of
this tankag II the Mebane Alliance
goods Il composed of animal bone.
How do you knowl Have you an.
allied this lot and found it different
from your May Bulletin Of same arti.
cle which showed 3O.99 per cent Of
phosphate Of limel Or have you
compared it with another sample Of
animal bone of another manlifactur
or in the May Bulletin which raj
only III. 40 per cent of phosphate oi
liinei Or have you compared it witt
another sample Of Bone Meal, or an
! imal bone. in the June Bulletin
which ran 1853 per cent Of phos.
phate Of limel Or have you made any
analysis at all of the Mebane snip
ment for phosphate Of lime from ami.
NAL bone! Doctor, do YOU really
know the composition of Arlnour's
tankagel If so why don't you quit
guessing about il and instead of say
ing it NAY ha or it is NOT LIKELY, say
Il is shown by analysis! What Is
the use 70 guess at il and by mere
guessing attempt 10 contradict the
published statement Of the President
DO you think ii right, and impartial
touse your official position 10 hazard
a mere guess in order 10 try 20 re-
fleet on gentlemen Of characteri
Don't 20 off half cooked. Doctor,
by misquoting the published state.
ment Of Mr.. Morgan and thus being
/ led into error yourself draw wrong
conclusions as u others even though
YOU have setup in your Department
! a standard which you emphasize
and italicize as Official Control" and
are pleased To say lit III useless to
compare this standard with analysis
made BY Commercial chemists or
those not charged with official con.
troll. Have no fears, dear Doctor,
| that wisdom shall die with ya,l. )"
! As much as you undertake to dis,
credit chemists not charged with
..oiiicial control. if you will read
Commissioner Rohinson's article
lagain June Bulletin page 6, about
middle Of second column you viii see
Mr.. Robinson SAYS he acted upon an
analysis made outside Of the State
and Immediately an Inspector wa.
sent to Mebane with Instructions u
draw sampleof the fertilizer, and tC
withdraw from sale thewhole lot un
ltil an investigation could be had and
an official analysis made"
You and Mr.. Robinson do not seem
i 10 accord In your estimates of the
value Of outside analysis made by
those not charged with ofiicial
eontrol.s
The Commissioner and STATE
| Chemist work together 50 beauti
fully in administering the customs
Of the Department it would really
be unfortunate and distressing &
have them separated upon anything
either IN life or death. II you can
not BE- persuaded 70 write tis again
/ NFa - f.Es.a.s x.fassas. a. "a r.5.ssss.i