Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-24
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times as large would be no excuse for
deception calculated to injure another
branch OF the cattle industry. Pros
perity by fraud Is not 2 legitimate aim
of enterprise.
Several witnesses testify to the more
or less general adulteration of lard. by
cottonseed oil and beef stearine, not
considered unwholesome.. and also by
larnftine wax, to restore the consistency
OF lard, which is injurious.
1t is thought probable that horsefesh'
is sold to some extent as beef, as 1t Is
known that horses are slaughtered for
food, for export and possibly for domes-
| tic use.
English sparrows are sold for reed
birds. common wild ducks for canvas
backs, turtles for terrapin. spurious
for genuine sardines and other CONNER
cial or restaurant frauds in game exist.
The refners testify that sugar as now
made is pure. A conflict of testimony
appears as to powdered sugar, one wit
ness declaring it generally adulterated
With cornstarch, and another that it
often cotnains an insoluble substance,
probably mineralfne. 1t is certain that
y great deal of maple sugar is made in
| large part from the yellow sugar of the
refineries. Yet there is much maple SUI
| gar that is pure. The extract of hickory
bark has been used to give the maple
4 flavor. but neither this nor other artifi-
cial flavor has been used very success
fully. Syrup is largely adulterated with
| glucose, very cheap and not very
| sweet product of corn. All witnesses
favored legal requirement of labelling
all such products as to their compost
| ton.
| The use of Terra Alba in candies is
condemned. Alcoholic materials in
| gum-drops are reprehensible and prohi-
bition recommended. Poisonous coloring
| matter has been found, as aniline and
| arsenic. The principal manufacturers
desire national legislation to protect
themselves and the public from injuri-
Gus goods made by irresponsible firms
| 1t is thought that half of the strained
honey is adulterated, with glucose gem
orally. A piece of comb in strained
| honeyi is regarded as badge of fraud.
Fruit jellies are almost unknown, ex-
cept in some high-priced goods. Com
mercial jelly is made from gelatine,
sometimes from glucose, with certain
amount of apple juice from skins and
cores from dried-apple factories. Acid
| is used to make it "jell,' probably hy-
dro-chloric acid in small proportions. 1t
is artiticially favored and colored acct
io acid and other things are used, sui
rhuric acid probably in some cases.
\ Vinegar is mostly low-wine vinegar
made by trucking over shavings and
converting into acetic acid. This is
cheaper than cider or malt vinegar. and
should be sold under its own name To-
| ;nato ketchup is sometimes made of the
cores and skins of tomatoes, colored
(, with coal-tar dye, and preserved with
salicyllc or benzoic acid. Alum is used
for fixing the color of pickles. There is
i said to be little pure pepper sold. Crack
err meal. ground corn, charcoal and a
preparation of acids are used for black
pepper; for cayenne. an acid prepare
ton with an aniline dye, mixed with the
red pepper in grinding. Salt is some.
times mixed with cornstarch, to make it
| run more freely from the cruet. Horse
Iadish is adulterated with Indian tur-
,,ips. an unwholesome addition. About
l.alf of the brands of olive oil examined
ut the Connecticut experiment station
contained mixtures of cottonseed oil and
/ Gil of sesame. Nearly all of the 100000
| gallons of cottonseed oil produced in this
| country 10 said to be sold as olive oil, .
salad oil' or table OIL" Hundreds OF
barrels sold to Italy and France are
mixed with olive oil, some of ii coming
| lack as pure olive Oil. French exports
OF olive oil are adulterated with peanut
Gil. In oils 1t Is fraud ratherEhan I'M
wholesomeness that is complained of.