The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-04

sAins sugar and mach wheat starch.
sample bought from Wing Tai
C yena-d's Homeopathic Cocoa
contains foreign starch and a. undue
proportion Of cocoa bulls. samples
bought from ]. r Mills.
Phillips Digsstible Cocoa contains
sugar. which fact. however. Is stated
on the label: sample bought from H.
May & Co
-Epp's Prepared Cocoa contains for
eign starch and sugar. which fact IS
stated on the label. sample bo1ga-
from Lewis & Co
Cocoa and chocolate may also be
adulterated By the partial abstraction
of the fat or cocoa butter Three Of
the brands mentioned ADORE give eyi-
dence of this form of adalteration-
The amount OF fat in these brands IS
as follows. webb's Cocoa contains
cocoa butter sis per cent. yenard' 5
Cocoa contains cocoa butter 1875 per
cent; Chiraielli's Chocolate contains
cocoa butter 1850 per cent
In none OF the other samples ex-
amined was there any evidence CT
any form OF adulteration-
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amined for private parties. Two sam
pies of butter. both genuine bnt ran
cid One sample OF olive oil. genuine
but old. and probably changed by be-
ing exposed TO sunlight for a long
time.
Several samples OF cheap wine
were obtained from saloons; the ex-
animation of four of these has been
completed.
No 1, Port Wine. 1 pint so cents:
from Cosmopolitan Saloon Alcohol.
per cent by volume 40.2; extracts. per
cent 800. This sample was found not
to be wine. but whisky watered- The
sample contained more than the usual
amount OF solids in genuine whisky.
was artificialiy colored and contained
added aromatics as well as a small
amount of added water. Nothing ac-
tually injurious was found. In this
case Port Wine was asked for and II
is not known whether the substitution
of whisky was intentional or not.
No. 2. Port Wine. quart. 80 cents.
from Commercial Saloon Alcohol,
per cent by volums 11.9: extract. per
cent 6.53; sugar (as glucose per cent
0.S2: Ash. per cent 0.19.
mo. 3. Port Wine. quart. 80 cents.
from California Saloon Alcohol. per
cent by volums 1875: extract, per cent
SIC; sugar las glucose) per cent
1.56; Ash per cent 0.245.
mo. 4. Port Wine, quart, 80 cents,
from Hoffman Saloon Alcohol, per
cent by volume 16.5: extract, per cent
10.45; sugar Gas glucose), per cent
7.40; Ash per cent 0.200.
"Of these samples No and No. 8
are very inferior: No. in the first
place is watered, and very probably
watered here. for it is not likely that
a sweet wine would be shipped con-
tanning percentage of alcohol as
119. In both No. and No. there
is too great difference between the
extract Total solids) and the sugar
indicating the addition of some veget-
able extract other than that derived
from the grape In No. 3 and No.
a small amount of ferrous sulphate
(copperas) is present; this may have
been introduced accidentally in the
course of manufacture. All four sam
pies were delivered in old whisky or
beer bottles corked with corks which
had been used before. In the case of
No. 2, after the sample was received
and paid for, the statement was made
that it was not port wine, but as that
was asked for and no statement was
made as to whatit ought to be called
have reported It as above.
THE following brands Of Malt Ex-
tract, have been examined: Wyeth's
Liquid Malt Extract, bought from
Benson, Smith & Co.; Leopold Hoff's |
Malt Extract (Tarrant's), Benson,
Smith & Co.: Anheuser-Busch,s Malt |
Murine, from HOLSTER Drug Co.;
Pabst Malt Extract, from Hebron
Drug Co.; Schlitz Malt Extract. from |
Hebron Drug Co.; Schiller's Malt Elk
tract, from Honolulu Drug Co.; Johann |
Hoffs Malt Extract, from H. May & |
Go.
"The partial analyses of these are
An follows.