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Department of Public Health, New South Wales, certificates of analysis. Analysis Register No. £539. The sample of " Tuberculozyne, "sealed in the original package, or labelled " No. 1 Tuberculozyne Yonkerman," received on 20/9/6, from Constables Lonsdale and Blair, has been examined, with the following results: — Percentage Composition. Water ... ... ... ... ... ... 8530 Solid matter, &c, comprising sugar, potassium-bromide,* cinnamon, cochineal, glycerine, balsam... ... ... 1470 100-00 Specific gravity of the liquid, 1047 William M. Hamlet, Sydney, 18th October, 1906. Government Analyst. * Containing 067 per cent, of potassium-bromide. Department of Public Health, New South Wales, Chemical Laboratory, Sydney, 21st December, 1906. On the 21st November Detective Caldwell handed to Dr. Cooksey, in the presence of Dr. Helms, a sealed package containing two bottles of liquid labelled " Tuberculozyne Yonkerman," "No. 1 " and "No. 2." "The new remedy for consumption, an antitoxin acting agent of the greatest therapeutic value, prepared and sold only by the Derk P. Yonkerman Co., Ltd., London, England; Kalamazoo, Mich., U.S.A.; and 64 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales." On the 10th instant these two bottles were examined by the undersigned, and the seals having been found intact and unbroken, they were opened by one of us in the presence of the others, and a chemical analysis made of the contents of each bottle, on which we report as follows: — Tuberculozyne No. 1. Per Cent. Water ... ... ... ... ... ••• 86"10 *Organio matter, consisting of glycerine, sugar, traces of albuminoids, colouring and flavouring matters ... ~. ITO2 ■(■lnorganic matter or ash ... . . ... •■■ 2'BB 100-00 Specific gravity, T043. * Containing 004 per cent, of nitrogen, equal to 0-27 per cent, of albuminoids. t Containing 2-88 per cent, of potassium-bromide. Tubtrculozyne No. 2. Per Cent. Water ... ... ••■ ■■• B^ 6 o° *Organic matter, consisting of glycerine, sugar, traces of albuminoids, colouring and flavouring matters ... 15278 flnorganic matter or ash ... ... •■■ ■•• 0 - 122 100-000 Specific gravity, 1' 045. * Containing 0-02 per cent, of nitrogen, equal to 0-13 per cent, of albuminoids. f Containingjtraces of iron. We find that the preparations labelled " Tuberculozyne" consist of a dilute solution of potassium-bromide in No. 1, and a dilute solution of iron in No. 2, these being, as far as chemical analysis shows, the active ingredients present. Other substancesglycerine, sugar, cochineal, cinnamon and almond essences —were also found, but copper-compounds were entirely absent. William M. Hamlet. Thomas Cooksey. A. Helms. Department of Public Health, New South Wales, Chemical Laboratory, Sydney, 22nd October, 1906. Report on Yonkerman , s Tuberculozyne. On the 20th September last Constables Lonsdale and Blair delivered into my hands a package properly tied over, sealed, and labelled. I found this package to contain two bottles carefully sealed and wrapped in paper, and covered with a printed label marked respectively "No. 1 Tuberculozyne Yonkerman " and " No. 2 Tuberculozyne Yonkerman." The bottle No. 1 contained a dilute solution of potassium-bromide coloured with cochineal, sweetened with sugar and glycerine, and flavoured with cinnamon-oil, and some balsam, probably balsam of tolu, in small quantity. The bottle marked No. 2 was a very dilute solution of perchloride of iron, coloured with the iron and some vegetable colouring-matter, sweetened with glycerine, and flavoured with essence of almonds.