The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-05-19
QUESTIONS OF THE DAY.
authorizations OF COFFEE.

AOO LII LIMA LAONo SE WE ILL.,
Deceptions of Trade that are not
Creditable.
COFFEE DRINKERS GET A GREAT DEAL
OF COMBINATION WHEN THEY PAY
FOR THE AMBER FLUID-CHICORY
LARGELY USED.
The experts of the Agricultural De-
partment recently had their attention
turned to the subject of artificial and
adulterated coffee. A scientific inves-
tigation has been made, and the results
have been tabulated in form that has
a tendency to make a coffee drunkard
reform suddenly.
Assistant Chemist l. Spencer, in
connection with Erwin E. Ewel!, acting
under the direction of Prof. A. W.
Wiley, Chief Chemist Of the Depart
ment, obtained, by purchase, thirty
samples from as many different stores,
of what the dealers in nearly every
instance declared to be pure coffee.
The results of their examination by
chemical tests, which can leave no
doubt of their accuracy have been sum-
married. as follows:
Rio, 20 cents a pound; rs per cent
chlcory, rest wheat bran and pea bulls
mashed together.
Mocha and Java, rs cents pound ;
less than rs per cent coffee, rest
chicory, pea hulls and wheat.
Rio, rs cents per pound; but rs per
cent coffee, remainder chicory and
wheat; wheat partly in masses, prob
ably Graham bread crumbs, rest in
fragments.
Golden blended, 20 cents per pound;
25 to SO per cent coffee, balance wheat.
chicory and peas.
Japan coffee. 25 to 40 per cent coffee,
so per cent chicory, rest peas and
wheat. When purchased dealer stated
it contained SO per cent coffee and 30
per cent chicory.
Rio and Maracaibo, 80 cents per
pound; rs to SO per cent coffee, balance
pea bulls, with small per cent wheat
and chicory.
Rio; 20 cents per pound rs to 81
per cent coffee, balance chicory and
wheat.
Rio, 25 cents per pound so per
cent coffee, 50 per cent wheat, prob
ably Graham bread.
Maracaibo, 80 cents pound; 25 to
so per cent coffee, balance mostly pea
hulls, fragments Of peas, wheat, and
small per cent chicory.
Rio and Arbuckle's, rs cents a
pound rs to so per cent coffee, balance
chicory and barley, with occasional
fragments of corn.
Coffee rs cents per pound Is to so
per cent coffee, balance small amount
chicory, wheat bran, buckwheat bran,
pea huls. aud fragments of peas.
Rio, rs cents per pound one.half
coffee, ope,half chicory and barley. with
small amonnt of peas and corn.
Brazil coffee, 80 cents pound, sold
in packages, one half coffee, one.half
wheat, chicory and peas, and little
corn.
Blended coffee, java and cereals,
from Dwinell, Hayward & Co.. Boston
sold in packages, contained one'hali
coffee, one.half wheat and chicory.
Johnson's breakfast coffee, sold in
packages, Is cents pound, ope-hali
coffee, one.half peas Especially the
testa) wheat, bran, and chlcory.
Sunrise" blended, sold in packages
25 cents, SO to IS per cent coffee, bal
ance chicory and peas.
Mocha and Java, 30 cents pound, 81
to IS per cent coffee, balance chicory
and peas.
Rio, rs cents a pound, rs per cent
coffee, balance chicory and peas.
Eight O'Clock breakfast Coffee" 2t
cents pound, dealer admitted contain
ed chicory, IS per cent coffee, balance
chicory and wheat.
Rio, 80 cents pound, IS to 80 pei
cent coffee, balance imitation coffee.
"Ariosa" 20 cents pound, coffee
screenings only, a sample some con-
tanned 10 per cent coffee; also sticks
and beans.
Java. 35 cents pound, 90 per eenI
coffee, 10 per cent imitation coffee.
Java, 80 cents pound, so to IS pei
cent coffee, balance peas with cnlcory
and little corn.
Mocha, 40 cents pound, nearly all
coffee, but small amount chicory.
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