The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-07-24
BOGUS BUTTER.


desire upon the part OF many people tt
build up n public sentiment through the
pross In favor of imitation butter manufact
ure and it's sale; and as there also appears
TO be no difficulty for the manufacturers o.
these goods to employ experts and chemists,
who will analyze their goods and pronounce
them pure and At for human food u is well
perhaps, and proper for our Commss on &c
udvlse the public from time to time OF the
result of our Investigations and also give
what information we may receive relative to
the merits or demerits OF all forms of adultcr.
ated food.
Below we will now give you The analyses OF
ten samples of imitation butter. made espe.
| cally for the instruction OF our U united states
Senators. and II WIS made by the highest nu.
thorty of our Government, nnd there can bo
| no shudOw of doubt or it's correctness. The
Senate Committee employed the Assistant
Dairy and Food Commissioner. New York. to
purchase tho different samples of these
goods for analysis, and they were bought IN
different parts of York State, fresh goods
| and great care tnken to procure the very
best goods offered to consumers, and the
dealers who sold the same had no idea they
were selling to an officer. 1t ~ the marvel
OF our arc that. with the fact before us that
out out OF nearly two hundred letters tiers patent
ufacturers of the land, all of whom use poi.
sons in the. form of chemicals. there are
npoloRists for the industry, and those who
camor loudly for its manufacture in or.
cheap food The cry is delusive. The poor
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and wholesome food but. on the other hand.
we find the bulk of all this imitation butter
| s used by the wealthy people and set before
rants OF the lnnd. because It can bc made
\ more uniform in ts appearance and is an
adornment to the table. 1t means disease
poss biiity of making q pure and healthrul
article OF human food from oleO oil and pure
| milk. providing the oil Is extracted from the
pure sweet sret OF beef or the best of lard.
/! can not be guinsa ed but II is improbable
that any suoh goods are made when. bv their
| different patents, the use of chemicals and
oil manner of animal fats. in every possible
| stage of lthness, can be resorted to and an
art Gle of goods be produced to all appear
ancc equal to the best and mt the same time
| not costing the manufacturer half the money.
The experts In the employ OF the New
York State dairy commission have purchased
tnhn Ss or 81
| sghteen months. and In not over five cases
| have they found the grocer selling 1t for
suspicious that they were dealing with u
state expert and liabla to be arrested. The
average price paid by tho experts for five
hundred samples was, for oleomargarne
twenty-five to til lrtv-six cents per pound: the
larger share of the samples were butterine.
! During said period Oleomargarine sold ut
| wholesale from eight to thirteen cents per
pound, and butterne ut sixteen to twenty
cents per pound The present ruling pr ce
of Oleomargarine Is seven to nine cents. and
| of butterne ten cents per pound at whole.
sale
Here is the report of the Department OF
Ayr culture:
ANALYSES OF SAMPLES OF oLEoMARGARISE
| AND BUTTERINE.
| u. s. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE,
WAsHINGToN. D. c., June -, SO.
Hon. Warner Miller, Chairman Senate Com.
| mittee on Agriculture:
DEAR SIR: Herewith respectfully submit
an ANALYSIS of the ten samples of oleOmar.
garine: so cnlled. received June II 1885. from
n Nnll- ,tN..
State dairy commissioner. $50 Washington
street, New York City. N. Y.
SIMPLE No. l is an oieomargar no. Viewed
under the microscope, as received, this sam
Pile exhibits crystals of lard. ON boiling it
gives off fumes of very disagreeablo acid
odor and also that of decomposlng cheese
lcaseine). show ng the presence of butter.
1t is unfit for human food. being in highly
dccomposed state. The sample is marked
l.. Aarensburg, N. Y.
Sample No. 2.-This specimen is full of
fungi, myceium, and the spores OF the
same. ark bod es, foreign to pure butter
or oleomargar'ne are also observed. On
also that OF decomposinr cheese (caselne
ndicatng the presence Of butter. although
ssmpIe UH was too % much deeayed 10 detect in
the crystals of beef fat Has u slight taste
of butter. Is unfit for human food, being in
marses s.se H. b june f. 1885, c sPs ProBaby
Richards & Muny's goods.
SAMPLE No. 3-Ths sample is nm oloomnr
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exhibits CRYSTALS OF lard. On boiling ii
| gives Off q slight odor of butter: also souI
and cheesy odor. 1s unfit for human food
marx marked +. II. Riper. n. Y; made by him in IN
NJ Y; old goods.
SAMPLE No. 4.-viewed under the micro
| scope, aS received. no crystals of lard were
observed On boiling. a slight odor of butter
is perceived, and sour smell Of decomposed
or putrid cheese tcaseine). This sample is
of crystals, and is unit for human food Ii
Is marked N. Waterbury probably Ham
mond's goods. li5 Marren street
SAMPLE No. b.-Th's sample Ia an oleo
margarine. Viewed under tho microscopes
crystals of lard are observed. On boiling Il
strong oa9r Of decomposnng Tss SsseIme in and 1
in state of fermentation; is unfit for food
Marked: P. McGann tprobably McGann's
s9ods hrGSeSn, NS S,Hiewed II we under the micro
scope. no CRYSTALS of lard are observed. Or
boil ng, it has a slight OdOr of butter and also
ines' ss sheWiSs the presence Of butter. 'i It !.
highly charged with water. This specimen
IS unfit for human food; being in state OF
| fermentation. Marked G.
SAMPLE No. 7.-This is an oleomargarne
Viewed under the microscope as received
crystals of lard In great numbers are seen
| On boiling, beef crystals are observed. and
oluomargnrne This sample Is in highly
decOmposed state and would be unfit foI
biy L. Mendeirs goods, New York.
SAMPLE No 8.-This sample contains butte,
and lard. nyeelium (roOtsI of fungi and
spores OF same. On boiling, 1t gives off the
odor of decOmpOsing cheese (casene of hut
teri Contains dark bodies foreign to oleO
| margarine. No odOr of butter is perceived
when boiling The sample Is unit for
human food. being in a state of fermenta
ton. Marked G. II Hammond. Juno II, 1885
From somewhere in Indiana, 1t Is supposed
SAMPLE No. 0-Th's sample under the
| microscope viewed ih the natural state
shows crystals of lard. 1t ia an oleomargar.
inc. The crystals of lard are well defined
and I'm great numbers On boiling gives of
the Odor Of decomposed cheese tcase,ne or
blue mold, seen by the naked eye. 1t Is in Il
high state of fermentation and is unit fol
human food. Marked A. Manufacturer un
known
SAMPLE No lO.-Few crystals of lard oh
served in this sample. When boiled has .
slight odor of butter also an odor Of decom
posing caseine showing tho presence of but
ter. Is unfit for human food. being in ,
state of fermentation. Marked, p. ii. Nar
| Ripper, New York.
Farmers dairymon and consumers OF dairy
products, the foregoing speaks more clio
| auently in condemnation of tho ubominabl,
stuff. fruudulently sold to consumers fO
genuine dairy goods. than could any word
| OF ours. There can be no doubt that so in
elligont body as the United States Sepat,
will pass the House bill, which has beei
reported back to it by the committee with
out amendment. H. TALCOTr.
Assistant Dairy Commissioner.
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