Connecticut western news., 1901-08-08
ADULTERATED COFFEE.
GROCER WHITE FOUND GUILTY OF VIOLATING OHIO'S PURE
 FOOD LAWS.

Interesting Facts Concerning the
 Roasting of Coffee Brought out by
 Scientific Experts-Pre.epse of B.o-
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 TOLEDO, O., Aug. 3.-The jury in Judge Meck's court in this city has found James White, local grocer, guilty of selling adulterated coffee. The prose cution was based on package of Ar buckles ArioSa coffee.
 The State of Ohio, through the Pure Food Commission, prosecuted White. The case was on trial for nearly month and attracted national atten- ton.
 The manufacturers of Ariosa coffee conducted the defense for Grocer White. The best attorneys in the country were retained to defend him. but, after a short consultation, a yer diet of guilty was returned by the jury. The State of Ohio considers this a big victory. Pure Food Commissioner Blackburn has been waging a warfare on spurious food articles and the de- partment has been successful
 The complaint of the State of Ohio
 
 a substance which concealed defects in the coaee and made 1t appear better than 1t Is. The State charged this coating or glazing was a favorable me dium for the propagation of bacteria.
 Prof. G. A. Matchmaker. of this city. a well known chemist, was the princi- pal witness for the State. He had made scientific examinations of sam pies of Ariosa purchased from Grocer White in the open market. He found that each Ariosa berry contained an average of 300 bacteria. MT. Kirch- maier further testified that other cof- fees he examined contained few bacte- ria or none at all. He declared that the glazed coffee was not a wholesome food product.
 Chemist Schmidt. of Cincinnati, cor roborated the testimony of Prof. kireh- maier. The State did not present fur ther testimony.
 The defense through the Arbuckles. who prepared this glazed coffee, se- cured some of the most eminent chem ists and scientists In the United States to give testimony in their behalf. Prof. H. W. Wiley. of the United States Ag- ricultural Department; Prof. Vaughn of Ann Arbor University; Profs. Bleile and Webber, of the Ohio State Unlyer- Sity. were called to defend Ariosa. Dr. Wiley had made careful examination of the method of manufacturing Ario- Sa. He told of the 100000 eggs used by the Arbuckles yearly In the prepara- ton of this glazing. On this point in cross examination, the States attorney deftly drew from him the Information that these eggs might be kept in cold storage by the Arbuckles for year or two at time.
 The experts who heard pr. Wiley's testimony were pleased to be able 10 catch" so famous a chemist. The doe tor at one point In his testimony ex- plaiued very clearly how 1t Is that the egg put into the coffee pot by the house wife settles the coffee. He said that the heat coagulates the egg. and as 1t sinks to the bottom of the pot 1t carries the fine particles of coffee with 1t. and thus clarifies the drink. It is the act of coagulation in the coffee pot that does the work. Later on In his cross exam nation. he had 10 admit that when the egg was put on Ariosa coffee at the factory it became coagulated. and as egg cannot be coagulated but once. that the coating on coffee was practically no value. as a settler" when 1t reached the coffee pot.
 Prof. Wiley acknowledged that the glazing might be favorable medium for the propagation of bacteria. all though he would not testify positively either way because be was not & bac- teriologist.
 Prof. Vaughn. of Ann Arbor. also a witness for the Arbuckles. said he found bacteria on Ariosa coffee.
 Prof. Bleile. another witness for the defense. found any number of lively bacteria on Ariosa coffee he examined. and he agreed that glazed coffee surely was a more favorable medium for the propagation of bacteria than unglazed coffee.
 Pure Food Commissioner Blackburn says: The State is very much elated over its victory against this corpora tion. We are now considering the ad- visibility of informing every grocer i the State of Ohio that 1t Is an infrac- ton of the laws to sell Ariosa. and at the same time give warning to con sumers that the coffee Is an adulterat. ed food article"
 The verdict of the jury In this case Is of national importance because great many other States have pure food laws like that of Ohio. and 1t Is natural to suppose that similar action will be taken by other Pure Food Commis- sioners to prevent the sale of glazed coffees-
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