The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-03
Grape Vines, Potatoes, Live Plants
and Fresh Fruit from America
Under the Ban.
RESTRICTIONS ON PRODUCTS
REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE I'M
PORTATION OF MEATS.
American Pork Must BE Accompanied
by an Omcial Certificate of
Examination.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The Postoffice
Department to-day received from the Ger
man government an official summary of
the prohibitory regulations and limitations
governing the importation of articles into
Germany. These do not apply to articles
In transit through Germany unless so
specifically stated. The importation of the
following Is prohibited: Grape vines, po-
tatoes. from America, including the peel
and other parts, and receptacles for pack
ing and storing them, etc. Live plants and
fresh parts of plants from America and
from Japan, also receptacles for them;
fresh fruit and parts thereof from America
and Japan and we'll as the material used
for packing it, in case it appears from an
examination at the port Of importation
that the fruit or it's receptacles is infected
with the San Jose scale. Plants with the
root, however. not coming under the cate
CORY of the grapevines Except live plants
from America and Japan are admitted in
Germany, subject to the provisions of the
international phyloxera convention of Nov.
8. 1881, and the regulations for its execu-
tion IL such plants originate in the States
which signed that convention, and If origi-
mating in other States subject to various
regulations designed to keep out infected
articles and to make shippers of such
responsible for expenses incurred on ac-
count of infected plants. Products of the
soil of every kind are allowed to pass in
transit through Germany If sent in bond.
There are also excluded from importation
into Germany all sweet substances or arti-
cles of food or luxury containing sweet
substances. sweet substances being defined
as "Artifcially prepared substances serv-
ing for sweetening and containing a greater
degree of sweetness than refined cane or
beet sugar. but not such value as articles
of food
The following regulations apply to the i'm
portation of the meat of rm-blooded ami
animals and poultry. but including rein
deer and wild boars. Prohibited from i'm
portation:
Meat in air-tight cans or similar recepta-
cles sausages and other preparations of
chopped meats.
Meat cured by boric acid and it's salts,
formaldehyde. hydro-oxydes and carbonates
of alkali, sulphuric acid, hydro fiuoric acids
and it's salts, salycilic acid, coloring matter
except for coloring margarine and sausage
skins.
bodies of animals containing the inner or
gans and parts of the bodies for a sanitary
examination. Cattle Except calves) and
hogs permitted to be cut into halves.
Fresh horse meat which is not so labeled
in German.
Corned (salD meat in pieces weighing
less than four Kilograms, except ham, bacon
and tripe. Prepared meat which has under
gone some process for preserving ii but
which in all essential points has retained
the quality of fresh meat or may be rested
as such is considered fresh meat. Unless
meats are specifically excluded il is subject
to official examination and is sent to a Gus
tom house.
The following special regulations apply to
the importations of meat:
1t is absolutely prohibited to import meat
of animals which, II alive. would not be
admitted into Germany diseased with
tuberculosis or suspected thereof.
Hog meat of American origin can be i'm
ported into Geramany only when accom-
panied by an official certificate of examina-
ton i'm the country of origin and found free
OF injurious substances. This also applies
to hog meat in transit