milligrammes of potassic hydrate, while 73 to 76 milligrammes more are
necessary to saponify the myricine ether. The lower numbers in the one
usually occur with low numbers for the other, so that the proportions
remain 1 to 3.6 or 1 to 3.8.

For comparison he gives the following numbers obtained with one gramme
of the more common adulterants:


----------------+----------+----------+---------+--------+
| To | To | Total | |
|neutralize| convert |saponifi-| |
| the acid.|the ether.| cation. | Ratio. |
----------------+----------+----------+---------+--------+
Japanese wax | 20 | 200 | 220 | 10 |
Carnauba wax | 4 | 75 | 79 | 19 |
Tallow | 4 | 176 | 180 | 44 |
Stearic acid | 195 | 0 | 195 | 0/195 |
Rosin | 110 | 1.6 | 112 | 0.015 |
Paraffine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ceresine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yellow beeswax | 20 | 75 | 95 | 3.75 |
----------------+----------+----------+---------+--------+


The author deduces the following conclusions as the results of these
investigations:

1. If the numbers obtained lie between these limits, 19 to 21, 73 to
76, 92 to 97, and 3.6 to 3.8 respectively, it may be assumed that the