Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-15

we're purchased on the local market:
and sent to Prof. E. H. S. Bailey Of
the Chemistry Department of the
University of Kansas for analysis,
as provided by law. The report is
sued by the Board of Health includes
the report submitted by Professor
Bailey after his analysis.
Among other things mentioned in
the report as coming under the ban
of the pure food law, are three brands
of flavoring extract sold in this State
four preserved fruits, one of syrup.
two brands of vinegar, one brand of
oysters, one brand of sausage. one
brand of lunch ham, and nine brands
of baking powder. The report says:
"Many of the adulterations are
harmless, and are used to increase
the bulk or weight and cheaper the
article, but in so dong they rob the
customers. There are, however,
some adulterants that are injurious
and even poisonous. If publicity
can be given to these frauds, and If
manufacturers can be compelled to
state on each package how much of
adulterant, preservatlve or coloring
is added, we shall go far towards
decreaing the sale of such foods.
At any rate, the blame will rest with
the customer who is willing to buy
these low grade foods that the man
ufacturer may add to his gains"
primrose" favoring extract of
banana, made by Parkhurst. Davis
& Co., of Topeka, should be labeled
"Artlficial Banana Flavoring," in
stead of Extract of Banana" The
coloring matter in it is coal tar dye.
The puritan" brand of lemon
extract, made by the Edward Wes-
ton Tea and Spice Company of St.
Louis, contains no oil of lemon, but
is colored by coal tar dye to initiate
the color of lemon. Massachusetts
has driven this quality of extract
from it's market. so tits represented.
The "Puritan" brand of vanilla ex-
tract, manufactured by the same con-
Germ, was also found to be imitation
of the genuine stuff.
"Silver Leaf" tomato catsup,
made by Otto Kuehne & Co., of
Topeka, contains, as preservative,
salycilic acid and either benzoic or
sodium benzoate; also artificial col
oring matter.
"May Day" catsup, packed by
Greenwood Packing Company;
Greenwood. Indiana, purchased in
Lawrence. contains salycilic acid
and sodium benzoate, as preserva-
tives, and some coloring matter.
Upon a small label on the bottom OF
the bottle, and hence entirely out OF
sight of the customer Is the state
ment: "Put up iu strict accordance
with pure food laws, containing
fresh ripe tomatoes, cochineal color,
spices and benzoate of soda"
Strawberry "Orchard" brand,
Bliss Syrup Refining Company, Kan
sas City, Mo. Purchased in Law
renee, in pint can: price 10 cents,
The color was brilliant red; the
mass was thick jelly, with a few
small strawberries scattered through
it. The material contains a rec
coal tar dye to color it; some sugar
probably glucose. to sweeten it
1t considerable starch, some of which
may have been added to thicken it
and quite quantity of sodium sui
phite, as preservative. 1t contains
1919 per cent of reducing sugar
The amount of preservative is 81
large that on opening the can th'
sharp, penetrating odor of sulphu
) dioxid can be readily perceived. /
genuine fruit jelly should contain
nothing but the fruit and cane sugar
But food analyses state that fully g
| per cent of the jams and jellies o.
the market are adulterated. Fo
"stock" of this material frequentl
the refuse left from the manufactur
8 of cider is used. and this is nike
with water and glucose and boile
down. 1t is then thickened by tn
addition cf starch, or sulphurlc aci
may be added for the same purpose
( Little attempt is made to initiate tn
flavor of any particular fruit, but tn
!. color and label are carefully attend
ed to.
S absolutely pure Canada sa
$ maple syrup" made by the ST. Pa,
Syrup Refining Company, is show
p not to contain any maple sap at al
$ 1t is made of cane sugar. 1t is nc
: unhealthy but it is not what it is ao
: vertised.
el Vienna sausage, made by VOL
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