Excerpt from Report on the Examination of Foods, Drugs and Public Water-Supplies ("Water Survey"): May 1st, 1903Three samples of acetic acid were received and examined for the U. S. Pharmacopoeia standard of strength (36 per cent. Absolute acetic acid) and purity. All three proved to be of required purity. One, however, was deficient in strength, containing only 31 per cent. Acetic acid.Method of Analysis: The U. S. Pharmacopoeia being a standard recognized by the state, it is of course necessary that the tests described therein be used, when examining a drug mentioned in that book. Additional tests may be used how.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.