The Washington times., 1904-11-20

OF olive oil was received at New York
labeled Italian, whereas the customs
officers have strong suspicious that the
oil originally came from Spain. OF
course il is TO the dealers advantage
TO say that the oil is from Italy be-
cause oil from that country is sup
pCsed 10 be the best in the world. IL
the importer can sell this oil as Italian
oil his profit VIII be much larger than
10 WOulG be II the oil was put on the
market as Spanish Of; mat is sam
pie OF what is attempted time after
time. Is there ans wonder that some
law is necessary TO prevent such hoaxes,
and 20 prevent the cheating OF the
public?
other practices which have been
common are the Introduction OF adulter-
ants 10 food stuffs and the sale there
/ Of without any mention OF the fact
[ that these adulteTants had been added.
I the substitution OF foreign matter for
/ valuable constituents. and the use Of
/ cOloring matter. The law passed at the
4 last term OF Congress In regard 10 the
/ inspection Of imported foods has re-
/ duCed such frauds 10 a minimum in
/ imported foods and II the present bin
goes through We will have the foods
Of this country well Ia hand.
Row the Laws Are Enforced.
| Although Congress has not provided
/ tor a special corps Of officers 20 ex-
anime the foods brought into the
/ country and those manufactured and
/ sold in the various States, neverthe-
less. We have small difficulty IN discover
/ ing the frauds. instruction mas been
! given the customs officials 10 take care
| that no impure foods be passed. and If
I there is an suspicion OF fraud samples
OF the foods are brought To US for ex-
| animation. They are sent either TO
the laboratory here or 10 the sub
laboratories in New York and San Fran
! cisco Another safeguard We have Is I'm
/ the mauufa cturers and importers them
/ selves. You many be sure that II their
trade Is being cut into by the sale Of
adulterated or falsely labeled food
they will not hesitate long before they
bring the matter 10 the attention OF the
proper authorities. In this way the Gov
ernment and the manufacturer work
together 10 give the public the best that
there is to be had for the money.
Willar7 -. BigelOw. DR.. Wiley's chief
| assistant has direct charge OF the eX-
periments which are now being made
with foods and food adulteTations. All
OF the analyses recorded in the various
laboratories are brought 10 him for ap-
, proval and then put on file. The records
. are as complete as a carefully ar
, ranged system can make them. The
, | present experiments for which a spe-
cial table has been started, go into the
! the minutest details. Every morsel oi
food that the twelve "bOardeTs" eat IL
carefully weighed before it Is eaten and
note made Of II. Its effect upon the
, health and weight OF the eater is record
ed as well. once day. before dinner
the "boarders" must strip and weigh
, in. L might be embarrassing 70 have
: every morsel of food you eat carefully
/ examined as TO size and weight at any
other table than this of DR.. Wiley's
! but here everybody is treated the same
) and big or little appetites are accomo
? dated 10 the satisfaction OF all at least
in the so-calIed fore period. Three di
! visions are made of each series Of ex
periments. namely the fore period whef
Il Is determined as nearly as posslbl,
r how much food the body needs 10 main
j tain IL as rs normal weight; the preser
vative period during which adulterateC
food is allowed the boardeTs but tn,
] adulterant is left out. The time as
? signed 90 each Of these periods varies
L and the total time OF the experiment.
2 varies from thirty 10 seventy days, Th'
f. | object Of the after period Is To restOrt
: the "boarder' 20 his condition prece
. dent 20 the beginning OF the experiment
! tai period If there has been any eyi
{ change ia his physical condition.