The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-30
ADULrxsArED coD-Livxn OH.


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Ease CeA.Liver Oais-Livers Of DsGAsh.
narSss, Msrss Maekerei, aaa sharks.
TO TT. EpIToa ~ TIE suS.sis; ~, VIII l. YOU
ses any made from the aides Of the Shs,'
mo druggist that am aware Of manufac-
lures the article which they put up and retail
under their own labels" said Q prominent
Broadway druggist on being questioned as to
alleged aduteration In the manufacture Of cod
livc- oil. They procure the oil from the Down
East fishermen or from manufacturers here In
New York. It il Of oil aualities-pure. half
pure. and wholly impure-renresenting -
many degrees OF adulteration as does tho mer-
chandise under the nsme OF butter. The purest
oil is Of an agreeable SMELL . light golden Or
lemon color. and almost tastsless. The bogus
oil IL darker. often muddy looking. and tho
smell OF some OF 1t would almost knock you
down. The pure oil. Of course. ts the only kind
TSs Up %h oSo
pilates. which Is OF a milky color. contains only
.he r,s a shs cs
Inrities. II sYch wero used In the mixture.
The PURE, nndlsgnisoa 81 Is naturally tue best
q Il aduiterated. what are the ingredients ~.
as a ssS r o
Other cheap oils may BE- used in the adnItera.
o hs y % Hy "s s Ss
Fl q saIt are shpps4 here from The DOWN
coast. The best sits is made By a firm i'm" in Futon
Market. because more pains is taken there than
else where In obtaining none b%t real cod livors.
-: The Inesnest cod liver oil. when altogether
81 ss Great shn s
| reputable manufacturer In Fulton Market, who
was next applied to for information. The
@ saa vss into ss
and try the oil ont q them p the most print
It's ways 4 they we're only careful about USING
none but healthy liyers: which they aren't. NJ
q the knife, and into i5s iss.is shsy s 50 VIII
whole sa q he x ssns
and Of the product sud more
ssoaues ' %sala NON. the less 5. sessine eo od
sss aren soar WHAT Rind q
shssyS'Tss ish liysIs; VIII oIl r. en- AZ ss e
ibut., horse mackerel. sharks. 6addosE- fact.
anything that swims with greasy liver under
cod liver. oil by a long shot,
sFs p qsss ,25 refining and
only know that its as cheap as It is mean
% e p phsr 4
ti9nate!y great: As for refining il. ! can't con
sonous Impurities out Of oil made In that way.
In what n other ways Is the oil aInlterated 2"
vhoesaIis my y oil cccasoaai f WHICH ns wer
10 any more. a man came to me for three bar
nay him Hasa se Sss
barrels he wanted ut Sl.50 a gallon. He after
s.a ana sold "a Nhsn raj. asu Of
sdalterated the genuine had cost him az forty
%"Whst Kind Of cheap Oil had he used ?"
seed oil. This is the, kind generally used By
sa al because ~ nresence Is tho most
um. as inr as j, know to the contrary. or
| tho consumer. but doubt II any ono OF them
| would be 80 Injurious TO the health A. the gen:
W hf hs ss Sa
!lvers that use are taken right, out OF tho fish
here here; a. az they arc brought of the smasks and
OF s"%ay s0 H Hn and 'a are n sass
aa ho% shs
before tossing them Into the barrels yonder.
ss eod liver 1 Is pamp sSd whe
while those that have been poisoned by the At.
taGks Of dn dnSsh are @Sbby yeowish and oitn
knife. Anybody can tell the difference, at a
can be SET up AZ an excuse for mixing diseased
tiye,s with wholesome ones try out the oil
SSsse barrels IL sd With 0S Clean ..
Down 'Ss as wh
& Il, II W. Nj sSs%fssd Tier tie ssuSs I'll
low that. and the water at the bottom. The
crude ,a Of! is then taken up IN the top q that
down through seven successive close woven
silk strainers until 1t reaches casI OF the bot
tom OF this deer, closet. whom 1t is perfectly
the of can pc produced perfectly clean and
srs ksi Seoes that yssTs
ago which Is lust as sweet-smellinR. clear.col-
terday. Pure coo: liver oil does not fluctus late
much In price, while the ,swindline varieties
9s 81 Ssn The sort and
S:sSs. That oeessoaed 81 'hs az
Not thai know Of. The dogtish. which is .
small species Of shark Is the natural enemy Of
dIed cod you'd Is likely 70 ma At least : score
out 2, q with
somewhere on their slippery skins. The mersst
not ss S
their native element. don't know: hut do
know that the poison speedily impregnates the
rapidly becomes enlarged and corrupted and
likely enough, soon causes the Victims death
You can imagine what sort OF oil would try out
from cod liver OF that sort. Why, 1t would be
| oil otherwise pure"
! Would whale blubber ba apt to enter into
| the nduiteration of cod.liver oil ?"
II handy. along with other sorts OF fish
soapfat or tallow. drip. for that matter An
adulterator wouldn't be likely to discard any
business. and only unscrupuious men would
| engage In Il"
Gentls Creatures who KIN Lio~s with Sticks