The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-12-30
OHIO DAIRY AND FOOD CON I.
MISSION.
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONERS OFFICE
JEFFERSON, o., Dec "A, 1856.

JEFFERSON, o., Dec. "A, 1856.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I am so frequently
asked by the people whether bogus
butter is fit for human food, that ] feel
it my official duty to answer no, and
for these reasons: The article of COM
merce, in Ohio as l find it made in
our factories, is fully three-fourths TO
seven. eights OleO oil, or neutral oil, as
they call it, and just enough genuine
butter or milk used to give the bogus
butter fair butter flavor, aud no more
The National law makes oleomargar-
inc the name of all imitation buffers,
no matter how made, and they only
vary in composition with the market
price of the different kinds of grease,
the oleO oil factories using whatever
substance can be bought for the lowest
price, No regard whatever for the
health of their patrons, but simply to
make all the money possible out of
the business. The ole9 oil is not man
ufactured in the bogus butter factories
because the stencil is so great where
that is made, that if it were allowed it
would spoil the flavor of what little
genuine butter they do use, and would
ruin their OleOmargarine, or bogus
butter, Consequently, when the but
ter factories claim to use nothing but
pure, sweet fats and invite your pres
ence to see the work, remember it is
all sham. They can use wholesome
grease, of course, and sometimes do
so, for deceptive shows, but the goods
,hey make and compel you to eat are
made of the cleo oil, above named, so
far as my official investigation enables
me to tell, and when analyzed these
show to be made of tallOw, lard and
other kinds of grease. Our general
government has issued nearly two
hundred letters patent to different fac
tories for the renovation of putrid fats,
rancid butter, oils, or any kind of
grease material used for the manufac.
turing of oleO or neutral oil, so it can
be used for artificial butter, and into
every one of these letters patent poi
sonous chemicals are used to deoderize
this impure substance and make il
palatable aud sweet to the taste, but no
possible amount of washing, or art,
can eliminate all the poison 80 intro
duced and ever make it such pure and
wholesome food as God intended man
should eat.
| will give you copy of one only of
the letters patents, because it is of re
cent date and | am well satisfied is in
very general use.
Letters patient No. 3O6324, Oct. Z,
1854. L first 1use together III all iron
pot or pan the following ingredients
III about the proportions named. Ten
pounds of caustic soda, or its cquiva
lent in caustic potash, and reven
pounds of chlorate of potash. After
fusion add i'll small quantities at vari
Gus times, eight pounds of the fine
powder of black oxide of manganese.
! After the above are thoroughly incor
porated | add twenty five pounds of
bichromate of potash and while in
creasing the heat stir well until the
| fusion aud tirmness of the mass are
complete. This product is now chem
| - m
t.. a., .;,, COT t ..oo,
ment | use the following described
mixture: Two ounces of the above
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win seven anu o i ;i3 tounus nus, W
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