The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-27
WHAT We EAT
December Report Upon
Food Stufs.
Sixty-Nine Samples Of Milk Analysed
Examinations of Beer, But
ter, Coffee and Tea.
Honolulu, H. l., Jan. 2. 1900.

Hon. H. E. Cooper, President Board of
Health.
Sir: l submit herewith report of
work done in the laboratory of Food /
Commissioner for the month of De-
cember, 1899.
/ Milk inspection has been carried on
as-usuaL The number Of samples TAX |
en- is less than usual, owing to the |
difficulty of keeping track of milkmen, |
who, owing to quarantine regulations, |
have been continually changing their
routes and time of delivery.
| The analyses of milk samples is as
| follows: Sixty-six samples were tax
en- from the wagons on the street and
three samples from the diaries, max
| ing a total of sixty-nine samples ana
| lyzed. The samples taken from milk
wagons represent twenty-three dairies
| The samples taken from the three dali
ries represent the milk of thirty-eight
icows, which gave the highest total sol
ids at 1925 and the lowest at 1900
kper cent. The highest butter fat at
800 and the lowest at $40 per cent The
samples from the wagons gave the
highest total solids at 1852 and the
lowest at ITO per cent. The highest
butter fat at APO and the lowest at 2.75
per cent.
The Butter Question.
During the month fifteen samples of
Iso-called key or cooking butter have
been obtained, chiefly from Chinese
stores, where it is generally retailed
Eight samples were supplied as Cali
fornia key butter at 20 to 35 cents pei
lpound, all of which were found to be
loleomargarine containing no butter
OF
ter at about same price. These alst
twere found to be oleomargarine. On'
sample was SOLD as New Zealand but
tier and was found to be genuine, a
was one sample sold as Island butter
In one case complaint was made TO
iviolation of section 1877, Penal Laws
1887, which deals especially with tn
isale of oleomargarine. The defendant
Hung Lee Chan, was found guilty an
filmed So: and has appealed to the Cir
lcuit Court. A similar complaint wa
tmade against All Leong, from whor
1.-THE first defendant bought the oleo
| margarine. This case was dismissed
las it was shown that the key in ques
ton was marked 'Oleomargarine.'
Beer, Coffee, and Tea.
| At the request OF the manager of til
/ SdlOOu, i IOOh d odnipIC
| Enterprise beer from a key as deli7
| Tered from steamer Australia, ar
| Hound it to be free from salicylic aci
1.-THE saloon has resumed the use of tn
tbeer, the manufacturers guaranteeir
lit free from this preservative.
One sample of coffee was EXAMINE
7 and found to be genuine. I have b
gun making personal visits to stor
4 rom which samples of adulterat'
coffee were obtained last month.
| far as | have gone at PRESENT.
/ stores-I have found either that t.
coffee is now marked Coffee Mixtur
, | or that the claim has been made tn
i ! he sale of coffee has been discount
ued. The storekeeper claimed that
had never heard of coffee and did n
| know what it was.
One sample of tea has been exal
ined. A small quantity of harmle
facing was found, but no other leaI
than those of the tea plant.
~ sample of a preservative kno'
81 as ''Freezine'' was examined and fou
to be a weak solution of formalin, C
ored to disguise it.
Respectfully,
EDMUND c. SHOREY,
Food Commissioner and Analyst