New-York tribune., 1877-07-07
ARTIFICIAL Butter.

EXTENT OF IT'S MANUFACTURE AND Usr-DTFFERENr
KINDS AND QUALTu s-wH,T MAKERS SAY OF
IT. AND rHs OPINION or BUTTER-DEALEgs.
From 10000 to 100000 pounds of caul fat
are brought da from the large abIttors OF tins city and
vicinity to factories to be rendered INTO OIL consider
able part Of which, turn, is manufactured into butter
1t with reference to this trai IN artificial butter or
OleOmargaIinc, that law recently passed by the
Legislature Of this state It is entitled An for the
protection Of darymen aud to prevent deception IN the
sales Of Dutcer" Whatever be the merits Of oleo-
margarine it cannot be d,nled that persons
still somewhat squeamsh about using IL, and would not
indulge half heartily they 10 discover that the
substance of which they partakng "tn the
sembance OF butter" il the legitimate product Of
the dairy" aud ia not "made exclusively OF mix or
CREAM" put is an article "ino which the oil o. Fat OF
animals not produced from milk enters as component
part"
In view OF the interest excited in the subject by the
passage of the bill. some inquiries were medc by
TRIBUNE reporter to ascertain the extent OF the manniac
turc and OF oeomargarne In this vicinity, what is
claimed & n by It's adNOc ties, what but"riealtrs
INK of it and what will be the effect OF the new law.
The law provides that all packages containing aittcl9
butter shall be plainly labeled with the name "Oec
Margarine" and that all retail dealers. when sengr
shall furnish the purch ser WIN a cara alsl nathed
"Oleo-Nirga me" To ascertain the value OF lsomar-
gaunr two cldsses consul, l,elthOse VINO MAKE 10
or he oil from which II j, mad' and prominent butter
III Is eouiemDribc fraud" said the first dealer whose
oipion ws sought YJu light as wellmike buiter ont
Of castor OIL, matter what the so'theade professors
who furnish them with certificates say in its favor 10
looks well enough for while, but IN month the parts
sinfeglutc and you have nothing but grease. Bitter
dealers won't have anything O do with it, Oher deal
crs less decided IN eOndemniug I, but all who were
visited stated that tney d not deal IN ~ and seemed
regard 10 important 10 avoid giving Tie lm-
pr,ssIn that they hai anything 10 d0 VITA H. some ad-
mited that OleOmargarne bears close rcse Dancc 70
diry butter and that il cannot bee distinguished rom lt
unless the cent of oil very large, aud dt ID VIII
pass for fair quality OF butter Tue persons who mako
,if an fer
II looks like butter like butter, il is outer;
ITS constituents and their reatye proportion ~ deter
min By analy are tn that Of da rY butr lt
il made from the fat of newly slaughtered animals, and
as much is exercised IN III ikng pure arle az Is
used m maxi dairy bufter IN the best regulated DAIRY
Only prejudice prevents 1t from being regarded as val
uabe food product"
may be called the original aud gennine IN max ng IL
tie OIL aduitered with l1s enough cream Ia allow OF
about 60 20. Ihe = oISlnai ana genuine j. male h
large factories operating undgr the Mcge patent Butter
dealers claim to be able 10 Distinguish tls article from
iary butter quite readily, lacking AS IL docs, the th-
ureu of the latter The second Kind IL tina, IN which
the oil has been largely odulteted WIN cream
with 50 or 90 per OF cream. Ths knd IL matr Dy
,.ountry dnrynen, and. 10 Is believed IN consldefape
quantities; and to detect It's composition IN tie sh
if any except the most experienced dealer The maui
ftetilre OF tue "Orginal aud genuine Is SUI quio
limited and much OF Is exported, 80 tat the qa'lty
I'M thc market il really very trining-a prottictcd
search oud To find ans At least those
Xno make il 20 represc To @Xtent the now law
hard re MAINS b. Tue manufacturers ot tho
Ignal and genuine" vii probably 'Ompy faithfully
witu It's provisions, since the detection OF NoatOs b III
their case easy Many OF tue retail dealers VIII perhaps,
Irutsh with acb ptuul haf-pOund sold beautifully
ed card mark .. eO-MredrIe." But the dairyman
viii, doubtless continue To ouy Oh, adntera1e IL Win
cream cnur. IL intO substance n scDDaDcc Of Duttc
and cnusigu il the city labeled nos y. H. put
Choicest Creamery"