Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-09-12
No HORSE MEAT FOUND
FOOD COMMISSIONERS
REPORT FOR AUGUST
Eighty-si1 Samples Of Milk Came
Up to or Above Standard
And Seventeen
Below.

In the report of Food Commissioner
f.. c. Shorey for August, he gives a
list Of samples Of milk examined which
analysed up to or above standard.
seventeen samples proved below stan
dard, including four from V. Souza,
two from a driver for A. Lopez, two
from Nakatani, one each from drivers
Perry and Barge for ,ue Star dairy.
one each from Kahaika. Tanaki, NJ.
Abreu, Comes Manoa ranch. Hop Hing
restaurant. restaurant at Kukui and
River streets and the European restau-
rant.
Mr. Shorey comments as follows on
the milk question and proceeds with
his report on other dietary articles ex-
amined:
Among the samples passed as up TO
or above standard are large number
containing the minimum amount of
total solids. viz: lis per cent. and II
Is quite probable that some OF these
we're adulterated with small propor-
ton OF water. The present shortage Of
feed both In pasture and imported Is
affecting the milk supply. and there 10
a greater incentive to increase this
supply by the addition OF water, which
fact is I think pretty well proven by
the analyses given. There are few
new names In the black list and the
adulteration varies from 10 to 20 per
cent added water.
Seventeen samples OF canned saul
sages representing nearly all tho
brands on the market were examined
with the following results. In no case
was there any evidence Of decomposi-
ton or poor preservation. and in no
case was the acid value Of the fat high
enough to indicate that the meat used
was not In good condition. In some
cases there was an excessive amount Of
moisture present, but as different
meats differ not only In themselves
but according to the way In which they
are prepared In their capacity to hold
water no attempt was made to fax 4
standard for moisture.
THE European brands were examin-
ed for the presence Of horse flesh but
no indications Of such were found, al
though II should be noted that the
chemical reactions which are relied on
for this purpose are under certain con-
dltions not reliable. Many samples
were artiflcially colored, the colors
used being harmless. The majority
OF the samples contained starch in
some form. This starch Is added gen.
orally in the form Of cracker dust or
old bread and Is used as cheaper
substitute for meat, and also because
II aids In retaining large percentage
OF moisture. Partial analyses are Civ
en- below. Thoce containing starch or
coloring matter are classed as adul-
terated:
No. I. Frankfurter, Karl Kramer.
Moisture 69.2 per cent starch present.
From Salter & Way.
No. 2. Oxford sausage, Armour 4
Co. Moisture 35,s; starch present.
From c. ID. Day & Co.
mo. 3. Frankfurter. Moisture $50.
No starch Of color.
mo. 4. Vienna sausage. Kinds
feisch. Libby, Mcneil & Libby.
Moisture GA. Both starch and color
present. From H. May 4 Co.
mo. s. Club House sausage meat
Libby, Mcneil 4 Libby. Moisture
$3.50. Starch presept. From II. May 4
Co.
mo. 8. Cambridge sausage, J. T.
Morton. Moisture i2s. Starch pres
ent. From II. May & Co.
mo. Z. Vienna sausage and sauer-
kraut, Libby. Mcneil * LIBBY. Mois-
turee SOL. Both starch and color
present. From II. May a. Co.
mo. s. Mettwurst, l.. Mussow,
Hamburg. Moisture 40. Colored,
From II. May 4 Co.
mo. 8. Columbia bologna sausage
Armour & Co. Moisture SIS. Colored.
From. II. May & Co.
mo. 10. Oxford sausage, J. T. Nor.
ton. Moisture ass. Starch present
From II. May & Co.
mo. II. Vienna sausage, wiener
wurst, Libby, Mc''eill 4 Libby. Mos,
! ture $751;. Starch present. From c. J.
Day 4 Co.
} mo. u. Vienna sausage tomato
! sauce, Armour Packing Co. Moisture
66.7. Both starch and color present
From Wo Sing, Fort street.
| mo. 10. Rex brand Oxford sausage
Cudahy Canning Co. Moisture SIS
Starch present. From Chun Yung
Fishmarket.
mo. IA. Rex brand Frankfurt sau.
sage, Cudahy Canning Co. Moisture
6G,4. Starch present. From Chur
Yung.
mo. Is. Superior Vienna sausage
German American Provision Co. Mois
ture $50. Both starch and color pres
ent. From Chun Yung
mo. 10. Vienna sausage, Libby, Nc