Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-23


The Crystalline Test of Bosus Butter.
1T STILL HOLDS GOOD AGAINST THE FRAUD
To the Editor of the EVENING STAR:
In your issue of the 18TH there appeared a
dispatch from Columbus, Ohio under the CAP
lion, "A point for oleOmargarine men," in
which find the following statement:
prof Weber has discovered that the mixing
OF "a little water and salt with the oleomarg;,-
zine. a process it always undergoes, causes the
bogus butter 10 develop under the microscope
exactly such crystals found in the legiti-
mate article, and the same result can be OBJ
This discovery destroys in a great measure the
usefulness OF DIR. faylors discovery. and
strengthens the position of the oieomargarine
IL seems scarcely possible that Prof weber's
position Is correctly represented in the fore
mixing OF a little water and salt with the oleo-
margarine causes the bogus butter to develop
under the microscope exactly such CRYSTALS AS
are found in the legitimate article" no oleo-
margarine would be found in the market with
oSo , saese crystals, since, as is stated in the
with oieomarsarine is a process it always un-
Gcrgoes.'
OF commerce are examined under the micro
scope without having first been boiled the crys-
tals. which have described peculiar TO but
YER are not to be SEEN even in the case where
outer Is present In the mixture. The crystal
l,aa OF bntte- as 1 have again and again
stated. does not take place until after boiling
Since nearly all the butter substitutes con-
TAIN more or less butter. IL follows that when
boiled and the capitalization taxes place there
are crystals OF butter present although not
easily u!Scerned- On trituratiOn with alcohol
VI o.ner suitable huid portion of the butter
crystals are separated from the fats with which
they are mechanically mixed and float into
tne neIn OF view The fraudulent character Of
tale article, however, viii be distinctly shown
by Inc presence in Large quantities OF the crys-
tails characteristic of the lard beef-suet or other
lat used a. an aduIterant
As TO Tie statement that ...he same resnIt oar,
pe oDGunSu Win pure tallow treated in like
mariner, can only say that the mixing OF q
sniiii quantity of salt and water with pure beef
taliow has no effect whatever on its CRYSTALS as
my every day experience demonstrates; its
ohiy effect, as IS known to chemical science. is
70 preserve the caseine in butter and tue tiss,aS
In fat from putrefaction.
In spite of the tact that salt and water are
away USED In the manufacture of bogus butter
4 have found, in experience of about ter,
Years, tnat these counterfeits invariably show
U.sedy ssats which nave described and pub
bshe0 as characteristic Of the fats used in their
nan ai;tcture, these being usually beef and lard
espeeiaiiy the latter. have therefore no fear
thai the usefulness OF my discoveries as a prac-
Teal means OF distinguishing oieolnarg:rine or
other counterfelts from butter will ever be
destroyed or that the position OF the oleornar-
gsirine manufacturers will ever be strengthened
by a little salt and water"
very respectfully,
Aicroscopist, q. $ Department OF Agriculture
Washington, ID. C.
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