, 1881-03-29
OLFOMARGAnINE.

aptetaf Dtspateh to 7h< chicago TFtltne.
NEW YolsK, Narcl, a3.-The Committee
Investigating bogus butter and clices.. were
after the manufacturers OF the miserable
stuff again to-day With Sharp sticks. Onu Of
the witnesses showed tlint a,unng tho conf
ponents Of the initiation butter were such
pleasing compounds as olcosnargarine
oil, lards peannt-oll, alum. ard
acids Of various descriptions. liz
had been through n factory, ant! he profcsscd
to know whnt he was talking abunt. In one
of these factories tie work was 50 repulsve
that it will be Of Interest to quote It here.
The men doing the work were half naked
and filthy. They wore only bag
fur cl0thing. and handled everything with
dirty hands. The 1onr was covered with nth
to the depth OF lla1f al, inch, composed OF
dirt mingled with the drninage Of the prod
uct which was bclng made. III the room In
which they made
WHAT THEY CALLED NUTTE1s,
the floor was 80 slippery with dirty grease
that it was difficult 10 walk upon it. The
witness would not eat oteomarenrtne, and
he did not be!Ieya TINT any person WHO rade
1t would eat It. Tllo connlonest jlidgs.
could distinguish oleomargasine FROM dairy
butter II 1t were not for tic milk, Or
cream, or butter mixed with 1t to make 1t re-
sembte butter. Another witness snId ttlst
recently several members of family In Lon
don were
KILLED ny EATING IMITATION BUTTER
and that an analysis revealed tho fact that
the butter was made OF the tut of horses
which llad been killed fur the CHAMBERS.
Being Of u statistical turn Ut mind.
tile witness had figured out TINT
tho direct injury to tho dairy products of tte
whole country from the flooding of the mar-
ket With the spurious butter might be safely
put down Mt from s50, 900 900 to s75.000.00o
per al,nntn, aud the Indirect injury Is even
more; 100000 pounds Ut oriomargurinc
thrown ot IT tlle s', market would reduce the
sAltie OF 600 o0o pounds uf genuine butter.
TIE PLAIN FACT
recognized by tho trade was that 1t had prac-
ticAlly killed thu sale Of all hut the very fine
Erndts Of dn!ry butter. One dealer III these
goods, WHO from August to November Inst
each, saId lie demand lad scinewhal .Ie faIien
oil. III New York retailers saId 1t for dairy
butter and gut rs cents II pounds for 1t.
FRANCIS u. MouLroS
showed that Inst yeAr 2s, 000, ,000 pounds Of
butter aud u0 pounds ole0.nargurine
1t not been for tllis latter stuff the butter cx-
ports would llave reached between 5O,ON, ,00o
Six MONTHS" Sniu the witness. mt
lenst S4h,b00,000 lnyo lctn lost
to the dairy Interests Of the country by tho
presencU III the market Of this counterfeit
butter. Tic farmers are a ullit against ft.'
1t came out ~ the course Of the day that
such men Us William Relnse1l. Mr.. Apple
ton. tho publisher. arld Charles II. Field are
INTERESTED IN THE MANEFAcTuNE OF
FRAUDULENT NurrE1t.
Amelia Lewis, the cookery teacher. testl-
fed that she always used o!c0margarine, md
that she was pns!tive that 1t WINS l,ealthfu!
nild Il enod nrtigeof food. A petition signed
by nearly all the cl,eese-dealers OF thu city
asking for tue passage 9f law
compelling the manufacturers ut lard-cl!cese
to brand that article ~ largo indented letters
was presented, and the con'r.t'ee then nd
lng tho day treated to the process Of o'co--
margarine OIL manufacture. ut ., severn!
only Is prt.luced In them, uiId 1t Is then
sold to the manufacturers Ut butter. III
boti, places tile iloor was very dirty, md III
both tllcru was II very offensive 0tlor. The
Committee hPd not sent word Of their In
tended visit, ai!d tho workmen were taken iii
tlclr everyday clothes.