The times., 1899-11-29
PURE FOOD IN NAME ONLY.
The Senate Committee Finds Traces
OF Many AduIternnts.

The Senate Committee Finds Traces
OF Many AduIternnts.
The committee created By the Senate on
resolution introduced by Senator vii lam
z. Mason of Illinois to investigate the
charge which has been publicly made fer
years that in the manufacture OF food and
drink. many manufacturers in the United
States who transport their goods from one
State to another do most grossly aduljer-
ate such products. to the serious detriment
Of public health and TO the defraudng OF
purchasers" " held a meeting yesterday, but
examined no witnesses.
The labor of this committee, which has
been engaged in taking testimony chi
cago, New York. and Washington siCce last
May. is drawing to a close, and II IS the
expectation Cf Senator Mason that re
port viii be made TO Congress soon after
The holiday recess. The committee as ap-
gOintei Consjs- ell OF Senators Mason, Ith
Cannon Harris, and WetmoIe. Tee terms
# service of Senator James Smith, jT., OF
New Jersey and Senator Frank Cannon
Of Utah expired on March 3. 1893.
The report Of this committee viii show
that a vast amount Of fraudulent food is
consumed by the American people. It will
show that a great deal of coImercial
honey contains no bee product It /, but
is made from glucose that many Of tfc
jelIies on the market consist of sc atine,
Hayoring matter, and coloring matter;
that coffee is made from paste, and tea
from willow leaves. Many of the Oriental
spices which enter into Comos.ic uses are
such in name only.
At the session Monday testimony was
taken concerning the composition Of he
and vine Adophus Busch, Of ST. Louis
-est:fied.
He said that in some of the States of the
German Empire they allow the use OF rice
water TO make pale, fine, vinous beer OF
the Bohemian style In Bavaria they use
nothing but malt hops water, and yeast.
In Prussia they use rice also to a certain
degree Rice beer. said Mr.. Busch, is the
highest priced beer made, but the guam
Jity of rice used only amounted. as a rule
to 10 per cent. In the United States corn
is used to a considerable extent as a sub
stitute for barley malt, Il does not so
through the mating process. Corn con-
tains certain amount of oily substance
which is partly transformed into fusel oil
after the fermentation but according TO
Mr.. Busch the quantity of fusel oil was not
great enough TO render the beer containing
it Injurious to health. Corn did not enter
into high grade beer.
The witness said that beer is preserved
by age. II il is given the requisite age in
the cellar before being turned out for con
sumption it needs no preserving article. II
beer is allowed to lager for three or four
months all the yeast is precipitated and the
( beer is free from this article. The color Of
/ beer depends. said Mr.. Busch, on the tenn
! perature to which the malt is exposed. IN
/ The case Of pale beer the malt is prepared
at a low temperature, and in dark beers
the malt was prepared at relatively high
1 temperature II would be g very poor
! brewer who would resort to The use Of col
/ 1riEg matters.
/ The next $ ession of the committee viii
. be held on Friday when several sugar,
/ coffee and spice men viii so on the stand.