[42]Alumfinelypowdered,ormixedwithsalt,isanormalarticleofcommercebearingthesignificantnameof\"bakers’stuff。\"
[43]Sootisawell—knownandveryenergeticformofcarbon,andformsamanurethatcapitalisticchimney—sweepsselltoEnglishfarmers。Nowin1862theBritishjurymanhadinalaw—suittodecidewhethersoot,withwhich,unknowntothebuyer,90%ofdustandsandaremixed,isgenuinesootinthecommercialsenseoradulteratedsootinthelegalsense。The\"amisducommerce\"decidedittobegenuinecommercialsoot,andnonsuitedtheplaintifffarmer,whohadinadditiontopaythecostsofthesuit。
[44]TheFrenchchemist,Chevallier,inhistreatiseonthe\"sophistications\"
ofcommodities,enumeratesformanyofthe600ormorearticleswhichhepassesinreview,10,20,30differentmethodsofadulteration。Headdsthathedoesnotknowallthemethodsanddoesnotmentionallthatheknows。Hegives6kindsofadulterationofsugar,9ofoliveoil,10ofbutter,12ofsalt,19ofmilk,20ofbread,23ofbrandy,24ofmeal,28ofchocolate,30ofwine,32ofcoffee,etc。EvenGodAlmightydoesnotescapethisfate。SeeRouarddeCard,\"OntheFalsificationsofthehlaterialsoftheSacrament。\"(\"Delafalsificationdessubstancessacramentelles,\"
Paris,1856。)