The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-21
DAKOTA NO LONGER
" 4 DUMPING GROUND
REFORMS WORKED By PURE
!. FOOD DEPARTMENT.
Yards: of Cloth Dyed Brilliant Colors
in the Laboratory of the State
Chemist by the Adulterated Prod
ucts of manufacturers of the
: People to Be Opened by Display at
St. Louis. -. ''~' ~ To
Special 20 The Journal.

Special 20 The Journal.
Bookings, 8. D., April FIT Is not
generally known that the analytical work
of the pure food and dairy commissioner
of South Dakota is done at the. state
agricultural college at Brookings, under
the direction Of Professor J. H. Shep-
hard. AZ
A few years ago South Dakota was the
dumping ground for all the adulterated and
low grade goods that could not be sold
elsewhere. The state was flooded with
spurious cider vinegars artihcially made
and doctored up SO that they resembled
genuine vinegar These were sold at
high price and brought the dishonest deal
ers a large profit, Canned goods, such
as peas, beans, corn, fruits, Jellies, jams
and preserves, were formerly made from
low grade material put up with glucose
and saccharine and preserved with some
strong ahtiseptic, such as salicylic acid,
benzoic acid or formaldehyde. TO cover
up the inferiority the miserable product
was stained with coal tar dye in order to
mako 1t appear that the goods were made
from first class raw material.
It is now almost impossible to find any
Of these adulterated goods on the market.
Hundreds Of analyses have been made
and the results have been published and
scattered broadcast over the state. These
brands have been named and citizens have
become educated so that they refuse to
buy goods which have been condemned by
the commissioner. Moreover, the gro
GERS have learned that they are not COM
PEELED to pay for illegal goods which have
been foisted upon them and the result is
that the people will not buy and the gro
GERS will not stand for dishonest and un-
healthful goods.
The commissioner has been hampered
| for lack Of funds and the next legislature
will be asked for liberal appropriation.
tot Hnno ~ Nn1o yonf y,11f
up by large manufacturers which are diff
flcult to reach, such as favoring extracts
and fountain syrups and no sooner Is one
brand Of spurious goods Of this kind con-
demned than another will spring UP
somewhere else. The result Is that ali
kinds Of cold tar dye, antiseptics, and
even wood alcohol are found on the mar
ket under the guise of pure extract OF
lemon, banana vanilla, etc. These need
constant watching and more funds are
necessary to suppress them.
An exhibit for the worlds fair at St
Louis Is now in preparation; under the
auspices Of the national pure food and
dairy commission, for the purpose OF ,ac-
ouainting the people with just what dis
honest manufacturers are doing. Two
samples Of each adulterated product are
secured. One is left intact just as found
on the dealers shelves; the other is ana
lyzed and the results of the analysis are
shown In striking way.
Dishonest manufacturers are likely tt
get some advertising which they will MOI
relish. For instance, T he Journ a
correspondent saw whole yard OF wooler
cloth which dyed O. beautiful red from 6
bottle Of catsup; another yard Of cloth was
dyed bright pinkish red from four ounces
OF port wine. Four ounces OF fountain
syrup had been treated successfully will
four separate pieces Of WOODEN cloth con
tanning one square foot each; these wer'
dyed, the first q brilliant yellow, the sec
ond, third and fourth being lighte
shade and still the syrup was not decolor
ICED.
4 Another ''pure'' extract Of banana dye
q quarter square yard OF brilliant yelloy
and only an ounce and half of the ex
tract was used; an ounce and half Q
raspberry flavor dyed a square yard o
! cloth brilliant red. Another exhibit o
catsup, from which the coal tar had bee
extracted and transferred to cloth. make
/ a brilliant display, comprising almost a
the colors of the rainbow.