The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-11-10

ana rs cows mitk u naturally pOoTer
In fat than human milk. the dispropor-
ton IL increased and injury perhaps
results.
Brandy and wine are often prescrib-
cd by doctors both as food and medi-
cine. Both are very apt to depart In
their composition from the recognized
standards. A patient taking wine
made by sweeten!ng n cheap claret
with saccharine, fortified with CONNER
cial alchol. and labelled Port" Is not
likely to derive much benefit from II.
A note on a few misconceptions re-
garding adulteration may not be out
OF place. Flour Is not adulterated as
O rule. Isolated cases of the addition
Of ground mineral matter such as soap
stone have been reported, but analyses
OF hundreds Of samples OF American
-four show that adulteration Is not
common. Vinegar Is not adulterated
with mineral acids as rule. 1t is
watered, colored. and call by names to
which 1t has no right, hut nothing
more.
Beer and wine are not "doctOred'
with Cocculus lndicus or other poiso-
nous drugs by manufacturers, al
though they may be sometimes by re-
tailers.
Canned meats are not embalmed or
treated with chemicals other than salt
and saltpetre. In this connection II
may not be out Of place to note prac-
tice which while 1t can hardly be call
ed an aduiteratioh stiii Is one ",tnii
the range of pure food laws. 1t Is
well known that wnen Quantities Oh
canned provisions are kept for lengtn
Of time fermentation is almost sure
to take place in few of the cans.
The gases set free In these cans cause
the tops and bottoms to swell or bulge
out These cans are known to the
trade as "blowheads." The practice
I refer to is that of punching a small
hole in the ton of the can, allowing the
gases TO escape. restoring the can to
its original shape, stopping the hole
with a drop OF solder and selling as
sound goods. do not saw this IL
d,ne here but I know that / can find
hare goods that have been treate,, In
his way
,,,,nr on, ,,s,ised In savin. tina,
Jill" .'.,.. .u 90 innon,in,
hai ,n,u 'a ..a.,a, nd ,n,s 4,
sraauan! iess t ~. ,anno,om, a.
que part,a,! W 'ne ..,.,,.. -. ~.
pure 1000 laws ahu par.ian! :" . ..r
iact that manu,a',ure,s eee .n". "'u q,
teratlons Oh this KIM 10 no. pay y
the long rum as one o9.spone.
writer on the suDleIt mas salu' oul
manufacturers OF iooa refrain as lar az
possible from TAXING human me- even
II they DO lie ana steal.
An account OF harmless auu''era
tons schemes 10 optain money io'
which no Vaiue % s'eh-s nnuol
longer story, ana one l cannot TAKE VI
now. Such ADMINISTRATIONS are ! thihh
on the increase. emu new schemes ar'
Deine cohtlnuahy eVlseu W ~. an ,,,sl
, Oh tne chemist anu Iopu inspec.c,. ~
,,,,o.,,tn, hat,voa~ daoIars and Il,
thn Sa,,,and ~ vorv large class n
naorIa sor a "haon ort,ciae-a deman,
whtnh o. raa,iv the antcome ~ ionor
"ans 90 ,ha .ho.n ort;cio 90 IN ~
anS nearly a,wav. Inc deorer For An
s,anna n,.,v th;rL thev cannot awor
!, ~ nav az certs mar mound for cofyet
I and 70, will nav * cents Nor nnund N
mirture NJ ch,corv beans and cone
J uhioh thew could rroLa at boma sor 4
, mr. f,fteen cents chean baking now
dor aiwavs fnrn,shcs Iess avajiab,e ga
s in pronortion IN t,e price than one a
: b,ph nrice and so m down the lisl
pure food laws cIn do much 70 pre
t want adnlteration but n will neve
4 disannear until ihis demand Of ignor
n anca Tor ,sometbiny cbean ,rresnectiv
4 ~ v,ina has hean done away with h
q education In this wort of educate
p meJicaI mon can do much IN helm 10,
wh,Ia Tho oia-fa .bi,ned family nhvsl
!, c,an who Lnew almost what each mon,
har % the Sar,;,i.a IN h;s charoe a,
ana wore saems N have nassed ava,
u tha nhvs;o,on ~ toJov Nos ann,o q,
. nortnnjtv m give advice along mi
:. line -.