The record-union., 1896-08-09

face the word Soaked in letters not
less in size than two-line plea of solid
and legible type; and all cans, jugs or
other packages containing maple syrup
OF molasses shall be plainly marked by
an adhesive label, having on it's face
the name and address of the person.
firm or corporation who make or pre-
pare the same, together with the name
and quality of the goods in letters of the
size provided in this section
The penalties provided for the viola
ton of the provisions of this law are
thus stated: ANY person, firm or COR
poration who shall falsely stamp or la
bel such cans or jars containing pre-
served fruit or food of any kind, or
knowingly permit such false stamping
or labelling, and any person, firm or
corporation who shall violate any of the
provisions of this Act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and punished
with a fine of not less than $50. in the
case of the vendors, and in the case of
manufacturers and those falsely or
fraudulently stamping or labelling such
cans or jars, fine of not less than $500
nor more than 81 900, and 1t shall be the
duty of any Board Of Health to prose-
cute offenders in the ordinary course of
law"
The Importance and humane charac-
ter of this Kentucky law will at once be
noted. 1t is high time that the public
should have greater protection from un-
scrupulous packers and Gamers as we'll
as the vendors or sellers of false and
pernicious goods.-The California Fruit
Grower.
A TREE THAT GROWS FROM TREE
TOPS.
The cupey, or, as it is earcastically
called in the English possessions, 1.-The
attorney" is one of the most curious,
as it is certainly the most picturesque,
deniZens of the virgin forests of the
West Indian islands. 1t belongs to the
parasitical family of trees or plants.
but, terrible to relate. it invariably with
the basest ingratitude destroys all life
in the unfortunate tree that chershes
it in its early growth. The seeds are
borne on the wings of the wind, and
deposited on the branches of other trees,
when they burst into roots, which are
dropped toward the ground all round
the nurse" tree. In time these roots
reach the ground and strike into the
soil
From this moment the roots grow
stronger and stronger until they re-
Semble lot of rope ladders thrown
over the tree. Next the parasite sends
down great cord, which twnes round
the trunk of the supporting tree, at first
as though in loving embrace, but it
grows tighter and tighter, eventually
Strangling its benefactor out of eX-
istence. The nurse" tree thus killed
rots to decay, and from the immense
fbrouS roots of the destroyer now
springs great trunk which rises higher
into the air. When the cupey is full
grown it presents a magnificent spec
tacle, for the cord-like roots rise often
to fifty or sixty feet and supports in
midair the vast tree itself-Tid- Bits.
TO PRESERVE BUTTER.
From Australia comes the news of a
novel plan of packing and preserving
butter, says the Southern Farmer"
The arrangement consists of a specially
constructed box made of six sheets of
glass, designed in the form of a cube,
the joints being covered with adhesive
grease-proof paper. When the box is
filled it is covered with about a quarter
OF an inch of plaster of Paris, which in
turn is covered with prepared paper if
the box is small one, and with can
vas II it is large one. The cubes are
made to hold various weights from one
pound to 200 of butter, and it is claimed
that the plaster of Paris being a nom
conductor of heat, preserves the her
metically sealed butter from being af-
fected by any temperature likely to be
encountered.
TIN CAN GOODS
American readers will certainly be
surprised to hear that the London
Fruit Grower" is beginning to warn
the public against our products packed
in tin. This English journal advises
that ''in every case restaurant custo-
mers be warned that the fruits and
vegetables they are eating have been
canned in tin, and makes the assertion
that the selling of these products should
be surrounded with rigid restrictions"