Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1901-08-15
BACTERIA IN COFFEE.
Ohio Grocer Convicted of Violating
the Pare Food Laws of
the state.

guilty Of selling Adultcrated coffee.
The prosecution was based on a
| package of Arbuckles' Ariosa coffee.
The state of Ohio. through the
Pure Food Commission. prosecuted
White. The case was on trial for
nearly a month and attracted nation
al attention.
The manufacturers OF Ariosa coffee
| conducted the defense for Grocer
! White. The best attorneys in the
| country were retained 10 defend him
but. after a short consultation, ver-
dict OF guilty was returned by the
! jury. The state Of Ohio considers
this big victory. Pure Food Com
missioner Blackburn has been way
Ing a warfare on spurious food arti-
clcs and the department has been
very successful.
The complaint of the State OF Ohio
was that Ariosa coffee was coated
with substance which concealed de-
iccts Inv the coffee aud made IL APP
pear better than IL Is. The State
charged that this coating or glazing
was "A favorable medium for the
/ propagation OF bNc'efia.
Prof. G.. \. kirchmaier. Of this city,
n well-known chemist, was the prin-
cipal witness for the State. lie had
made scientific examinations OF sam
pies OF Ariosa purchased in the open
market from Grocer White. He
found that each Ariosa berry con-
tanned an average OF 300 bacteria.
I tr.. IL I.r
other cofTres ne examined contained
few bacteria or none at all lie de-
clarcd that the glazed coffee was not
"A wholesome food product.
Chemist Schmidt. OF Cincinnati.
corrohoratcd the testimony OF Prof
Kirchmaic9. The State did not pre-
sent further testimony.
The defense, through the Ar.
buckles. who prepare this glazed cot.
fec. secured some 81 the most emf
nent chemists and scientists in the
United states to give testimony in
their behalf Prof. II. W. Wiley. Of
the United States Agricultural De-
partmcnt: Prof. Vaughn. 81 Ann Ar
Dor University; Profs. Belle and
Wcbbcr. ~ the Ohio state University,
were called 20 defend Ariosa. DIR.
Wiley had made a careful eNamina-
tion OF the method OF manufacturing
hriosa. lie told OF the i9.oOo,00o
eggs used by the Arbuckles yearly
in the preparation OF this glazing.
On this point in cross examination,
the states attorneys deftly drew
from him the Information that these
eggs might he kept in cold storage
by the Arbucklcs for year OF two
a. n time.
The experts who heard DIR. Wiley's
testimony were pleased 10 be able
90 catch" 80 famous a chemist. The
doctor az one point In his testimony
explained very c;Strly how IL is that
the egg put into the coffee pot by
the housewife settles the coffee. lie
said Tint the heat coagulltes the
egr. and as 10 sinks 20 the bottom OF
the pot J., carries the fine particles
OF the coffee with il. and thus clari-
fics the drink. IL is the act OF
coagulation in the coffee pot that
does the work. Later on in his cross
examination. he had 10 admit tina:
when the egg was put on Ariosa cof-
fee at the factory. IL became coagu-
lated. and as egg cannot be coagu'
lated but once. that the coating on
coffee was OF practically no value as
settler" when it reached the cot-
fee pot
Prof. Wiley acknowledged that the
glazing might be a favorable medium
for the propagation OF bacteria, al
though be would not testify positive
" either way because he was not a
bacteriologst
Prof. Vaughn, OF Ann Arbor Uni
vcrsity. also witness for the Ar
buckles. said he found bacteria on
Ariosa coffee.
Prof. Rlcilc, another witne,a for
the defense, found any number Of
lively bacteria on the Ariosa coffee
he examined, and he agreed that
glazed coffee surely was n more
favorable medium for the propaga-
ton OF bacteria than unglazed cof'
fee.
The verdict OF the jury in this case
Is OF national importance because a
great many other states have Pure
Food Laws like that of Ohio, and il
is natural TO suppose that similar ac-
ton will be taken by other Pure
Food Commissioners to prevent the
sale OF glazed coffees.
Pure Food Commissioner Black
burn SAYS: THE State is very much
elatcd over it's victory against this
big corporation. We are now con-
sidering the advisablity OF inform
ing every grocer in the state OF Ohio
that IL is an infraction of the laws 10
sell Ariosa, and at the same time
give warning to consumers that the
coffee is an adulterated food article
Mrs. Chips-This horseless carriage
Is bound TO be success.
Mrs. Bare-What makes you think
: so?
Mrs. Chips-Why. just think of the
number of persons there are In the
world who cant afford to keep
,, horse. -Tit-Bits.