Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-08-15
SHOREY'S July WORK
FIGURES ON MILK, DRUGS
VINEGAR AND OTHER THINGS
Dairy Men Have Better Record Than
USual-SOme Beer is Pure
and Some Fortified
With Acid.

Shorey for the month Of July is more
credtable to the diaries than any he
has recently issued. He reports having
found rs samples of milk above STAN
dard and less than twenty below STAN
dard. In the latter list the familiar
names of old offenders appear.
SO far as the quality Of milk deliver
ed is represented by the samples taken
by the inspector on the street, the
average is higher than II has been for
some months. Most Of the samples
were taken during the first part Of the
month, and as will be noted were TAX
en- from old offenders. some of whom
have been in court on the charge of
selling adulterated milk several times
Four samples Of powdered jalap were
examined and all found to be below
standard. The U. S. Pharmacopoeia
requires in this drug that alcohol shall
extra not less than IL per cent OF
resin Of which not more than 10 pei
cent shall be soluble In ether. An
examination Of the four samples re.
suited as follows:
/. Hebron Drug Co., resin extracted
by alcohol, 1895 per cent, soluble II
ether, 1876 per cent.
2. Hollister Drug Co., resin ex
tracted by alcohol $50 per cent, solu
BILE in ether, 6.s5 per cent.
3. Honolulu Drug Co., resin extract
ed by alcohol, $40 per cent, soluble IL
ether, 6.23 per cent.
Benson, Smith & Co., resin extracted
by alcohol, $40 per cent; soluble II
ether. 1890 per cent.
This drug is subject to adulteratiol
not only with inert and valueless sub
stances but also with the roots Of sew
eral closely related plants havinl
somewhat similar properties. In tn
finely ground condition in which tn
samples were, It was not possible to de
termine whether they were adulterate,
with the roots Of other plants, or wer
simply inferior grades of the genuin
article.
Two samples of baking powder wer
examined; one was found to be com
, posed of sodic bicarbonate and tar
taric acid; no starch present. The 9th
ei was composed OF tartaric acid an
calcic phosphate, with corn starch.
Three samples of beer were examin
ed; one was found to be preserve
with benzoic acid. This cannot b
classed as an adulteration unless
regulation were made declaring 1t
. be injurious to health. While the fact
might not warrant this l think
might be well to publish such fact
y and allow people to rl3ese themselve
about the use Of such articles.
Nineteen samples Of vinegar wer
examined and as a result 1t seems tina
7 there is very little vinegar of goo
quality on the market here.
Vinegar Of good quality is made b
the acetous fermentation of some fru
or grain extract, generally malt, win
or cider. A cheap substitute vinega
IL made by diluting strong acetic acit
OF by the acetous fermentation of d
lutte spirits; the product being ger
orally colored In imitation of eide
vinegar. This substitute vinegar Will
II contains about the same amount {
acetic acid, lacks the other matter
which go to make up the extract &
fruit or malt vinegar and consequent
lacks the flavor characteristic of thes
yinegars. Most Of the samples eA
amined were OF this substitute nature
but as they contained uothing injuriou
and were sold without label, the
cannot properly be classed as adu
terated.
In many places a standard for vinC
gar stating the amount of acetic aci
; and extract required !! fixed by tn
legislature or city council; and wit
such a standard here the manufactul
Of vinegar might easily become hon
industry, but no homemade vinega
can compete with the cheap importe
substitute.