The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-14
rnE STATE ANALrs1,s HEPOn1.
Impure and Tndulternted Drugs Soid-Cot-
ton seed Ou Who,esome and NutrItIos.

Impure and Tndulternted Drugs Soid-Cot-
ton seed Ou Who,esome and NutrItIos.
AtDlSY. July 13.-Tho report OF DR.. Willis G.
! Tucker the state Analyst of Drugs, Just
issued, contains much Information concerning
the work OF this department. Dr. Tucker re-
ports that last year AZ samples OF pharmnco-
p rial drugs. preparations and chemicals, pur-
chased from druggists In twenty places, and
rs samples Of cream OF tartar. purchased
from retail grocers have been examined and
reported upon during the year. making n total
OF 532 samples The standards adopted for
Tho purposes OF examination ana CLASH
lcation are those: Samples are clnssed
a. of good quality when they fulfil
the requirements OF tho United States
phnrmncuppia or fall below tho same only In
some trifing and unimportant respect: Of
fair quality II. while not fully ~ to the phar
mncorTial standard, ;ley are evidently neither
intentionally adulteru;ed nor decidedly below
such standard. nnd of inferior quality If
clearly atluItcrated or falsined. lacking in any
important constituent. deficient in strength
from improper manufacture, partial or COM
pletc decomposition or other causes. or con-
tanning an undue amount OF immunity. In
some cases; through Ignorance or intent: u
wrong article has boon sold, or some inferior
article OF n nature similar to that called for
has been substituted. and such samples have
beer classed under the head not Rs called for
Articles like the diluted acds. possessing OK
cessive strength have been classed under that
head
IN" 592 samples examined wore classified MS
follows: Good quality. 233 or 43S per cont. :
ity, $50 or IA per cent not az called for. 80
or 81 per cont: excessive strength. "a or 4.5
PER cent fictitious. 81 or lO.H per cent. These
percentages By no means represent the pro-
portions OF good bad. and indifferent drugs on
tho market and on snlo 1T tho stores, since only
those articles which were considered likely 10
he Rduterated or known 10 be frequently OF
inferior quality were collected. Hal samples
Of drugs anu pharmaceutical preparations
been selected ct random. the. proportion OF
pure and good articles would have been very
much larger The comparatively, large rro;,
portion ~ articles wrongly sold. reported
above as NOT a. called Tor" and netitous.'
is chiefly due TO the sale OF common sa'I'ower
for real sairrou ard of cream OF tartar sub
sttutes by Crorers for tho genuine article.
Or. luoker also includes the report OF his
pr"ducts into which cottorse seal oil emters as
component part, and Of cottonsoed oil as sold
for edible purposes, This examination was
the state Board OF Health. to determine
whsther the opinion of the STATE APnst
nutritious. or in any degree deieteri0us or IL.
Is Eu,ri'iious or healthy! or or deIeterious to
" am clearly OF the opinion that cottoEseel
OIL, whether used aone or commingIed with
nutritious food, and rs easily diGested and as-
simulated rs any of the commonly employed
1Rts. In support oil TINS view the opinion OF
numberless writer's upon the subject and OF
experts in chemistry and physiology might be
adduced.
80 far as l know there is no evidence
worthy OF the name which oven remotely tends
to show that colt onseed Of il not wholesome
and nutritious food. 1t has. as a matter OF
fact. been used Tor years, both surrertitiously
mixed with other oils and fats or openly ON
nloyed on lis merits as palatable and useful
food. Throughout the cotton-growing states
It has been. for a long time, very largely used
and the medical faculty Of the ARKANSAS Uni
versity say that it Is to be preferred to other
fats IN many respects: agreeing with the most
delicate stomachs. whether used in baking or
been given of health being in any manner inn
paired by the use however free. OF cottonseed
oil in food. They say that thousands of hands
employed in the cottonseed oil mills are in
the habit OF making their dinners on the crude
them actually drink it. aud yet from This free
use OF i nothing has over resulted but the best