, 1880-05-30
1IESSRS. SPHINX & BUNGE.
The LfbeIed Vinegar Manufacturers
Vindlcated.

Tuesday, May Is, 4 report Of the analyz1ng
chemist of the Board of Health giving the
alleged results of examinations made by him
of certain samples Of vinegar said to have
been manufactured by various firms,
and to have been obtained at
the stores of different retail dealers.
One of these samples was said 10
have been manufactured by Messrs
Spink g. Bunge, Of this city, and, accordlne
to the analysis, contained copper. anu the
prohibition of its sale was recommendeu.
Mention was made gay or tWo !1 ago o. ;nat .nt
tie City Of Chicago and Dr.. De Wolf, for libel
in making statements injurious to its repu,
tation. The following certificates. furnlshed
by well-known chemists in this CITY: clearly
dsproye the charges mage hga11S. n1vs fhe
hieh character of the vinegar manufactured
by them:
r. D. WILLIAMS.
CHICAGO, May 1910 ao'.ons 1t Ieay con-
cer7l Having visited Messrs. Splnk &Bunges
Vinegar Works, No. Il Centre avenue, alay
a. 1850, and having obtained @nlttG; @t;n1 anfhe tba
quality Of vinegar manufactured oy tnis
ftrnl. also sample Of loW-wines from Whleh
the above Yinegafs are alleged to have been
made, hereby certify to the fact OF haylng lf
made an aaaysiS 81 benS MG sa1 as folows M
It.
SAMPLE /, 'sGo gr." vinegar taken ffom ne ne
receiver, and having SPECIFIC gravity; Of }ooo a
(Baume): sample 2, "65 gr.', vinegar taken a,ta
from barrel in stock, and ilaSlng mas sps-
US aGs er." Vinegar taken from q barrel a91
in stock and having SPECIFIC gravity OF ,.Ua duus
fRau1ne} are all, each and severally. pure
Vinegar. These vinegars contain from ~ TO
5X per cent Of aeetic ACID, a,aa are aosolu'e
'AltlIough it is charged that vinegar manu-
featured by this firm, ;(Aessrs. splnk O.
Bunge] has been found to contain copper
neither these samples nor the low wines from
! which these yinegars are MACE 1 eonttAln e'en
55,rf rt1,er. U5 p have the honor to also report
! that these yinegars are absolutely tree Iro1l1
! nitric. sulphuric, and nurlatlc ACIDS; anu
that glucose does not enter INTO tnelr e GoHr" X
| sition- 1. y. " A-Al4A'1'' 49, -
| rt,raoo. May p. lSsO-This certifles that
| have visited the vinegar -facfory OF epshh 40; =
Rungc, have examined their apparatus ts,, aa1 ~
processes and have taken ionra sames md Inin from
thoiir thoir at9ck Of vinegar in barrels, aud have
tested these samples for purity, and In esG5y
case have found the ynegaT gatt 10 ;ntafning DC &C
pmre os If conr,er lead, o. contaninat'ons OF
aduiteratiors Of any kind. These samples; wuse
taken from thirty 5egenetat{ori; fa{0 n 1~ n Tx bar
/ ~
| rets Of stock vinegar ,4. .,,-o noa,,,,
! III havn ajn, tukcn and tested with 1lke Fesu1
Avn samples as follows tall said 10 naKe pSes Gst
nnrchased before tho recent acton o. .e nt,}
Henfh Department): One sample run nsan 9u,,.
Er,1schow No. 81 Oak street, corner ol ElenGt 1;e,
one sample from jacob buchoinaer, ~, ,,,,.,i. ~
I Archer avenue, marked No l ola: oHe ssaa..pi
fr,n, 1ocnh I3ucbbinder, No. 914G9 Archer avenue
NJ row: one sample frpm John T. Giant], ~ ~!
| la 4s,nc Island avenue, white vino; one sampl'
fr,,n Iohn c, Glantz, No. 4of Blue 1siana ave-
rue, cider. ,,,of,,1,x, taken h,
,xso1f from the places and paf1fes men.lonGu ~
| n13l / cnn therefore confidently fecomntuut ~ ~
vinegar in question as pure anu M.n,Srm G1an' -
ticle. ,.. N.Y. o1 co,,th Clnrk street
Rooms 40, 81, and S.
| cu7caco. May ea.-Ness7s- Sptnk q Bunge- 'Iggto
DrAn Slns: On the 10th or thls inontu - Gt e.sl.
sc,,r fYctory in the rear OF Il H. anu u 10 i., Lera
avenue, and obtained five specimens & VI e'Js ~ Ea
an onc Of low-wine. These samples wc19 ~ ~, -,
frnn, % harrels and tnuks dcsiguated anu III !"
fnnnd no copper, lead, tin, or any otner deie
+ornns metal present in any OF the samples. a
- +l,a snmnlcs were found free from any LIE
mineral acid. .,,,,>1,,.a1 hx, vo,, +
the manufacture of vfnesar+ ana 90 uot LILLE ,s
nrs5iblc for copper to enter tno fluesai ouA'n
] tho nrncess Of manufacture
The following is the SPECIFIC 1ravlkl, .s lno ~.
contore and .s.~ value Of the vinegar c1pses7e
~ 1rrans al carbonate Of potash;
:" S,ccifc Per cent Gruti