New-York tribune., 1899-11-18
POISON IN A TEMPERANCE DRINk
DR.. r. H. JENKINS TELLS THE SENATE con-
MITTEE on MANUFACTURES OF FOOD

MITTEE on MANUFACTURES OF FOOD
ADULTERAT1oN HE HAS FOUND
The United States Senate Committee on Manu-
factures resumed yesterday morning Its nvestisa-
ton into the aduIteration OF food prepared for the
market. The hearing IN the Hotel Imperial
and Senator Mason. OF illinois, was the only repre-
sentative OF the committee present.
William II. Zeltner. OF the Henry Zeltner Brew
ing Company a brewer In this city for twenty
three years was the first witness He testified that
ne manufactured classes OF beer one OF barley.
malt yeast. hops and water only. and another OF
cheaper grade, with added proportion OF white
corn grits Mr. Zeltner said he believed there
should be national law controlling the standard
purity of beer. He spoke Of the enviable reputa-
tion OF the Bavaran brewers, and said the brewers
Of other sections OF Germany have petitioned their
government for laws like the Bavaran laws me
standard should be fixed on basis OF barley mait
Under cross examination. Mr.. Zetner said corn
and other grains ara nutritious. but are not TO %
compared with malt
Dr. Edward II. Jenkins, agricultural Chemist
vce-director OF the Connecticut Agricultural Ex'
pertinent Station and for the last four years IN
charge OF the examination OF food products under
a State law, was the next witness. He told OF MS
work In anayzing the food offered for sale In the
Connecticut markets, and declared that the gem
eral adulteration of food products mas increaseo
with the business competition and the demand ior
detrimental to health has greatly decreased In
his five wears experience Dr. Jenkins said he had
only found one adulterant that was poisonous,
and that was a coloring matter in temperance
drink
More than half OF the jellies examined were
made Of glucose and starch paste coloreo Win
artificial coorng and favored with artificial favor
ing and preserved with sacylic acid. The cheaper
grades of coffee were found to contain large
proportion of Canada peas pea pellets. wheat mio-
dlings and chicory.
Dr. jenkins presented for the instruction OF een-
ator Mason a number Of small bottles containing
the coffee adulterants and imitation conee ~
paris pepper that is Is per cent charcoal sawouse
and -four and cayenne tnat Is esS the WITT
ness said. is made from the cores Of tomatoes, tomatoes:
srtca sd az brty Samples of olive oil twenysx
adulterated with cotton seed oil Ol lofty Sn,
Of beer tested eleven contained saye Gre speSkns
OF the dyes used in Temperance drinks Ut s.s os
Tasnberry soda had sufficient aniline dye 10 color
piece OF flannel Ave inches square. -, .Aa. 4, q
1rnIted states food law is enacted the use OF anti
septics without explanatory labels should be pro-
heted the advisabili'y abe aS'tG Of enactinE such
William Rogers Of bern the sbTs BOTGsns be Tnited
States law regulating the sale Of adulterated PROD
ucts because the State authority ends with 'he
j. Tanning oReilly. Editor of''The Liquor Trades
a1ett ae the al adaIteraons lite not
health, but a fraud on the consumer Wniskeys are
epnmen, is defrauded OF the storage in bonded
warehouses Mr. oRey express,ei,d hseit tpn hen IN
ling OF every package with a statement OF the date
OF its manufacture and reasonable proportion OF
ment on the private formula OF a recther or
bender
I:20 O'Clock and an adjournment was taken until
1880 O'Clock this morning.