The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-01-26
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, n. c., January %.

agriculture issues it's sixth report on
the inspection and analys sis of food
products under the pure-fOod law,
and there is much matter of a more
than general interest. The law is ex-
uIained al length by State Chemist 3.
W. KiIgOre, and lists of results OBJ
tanned fror2 analysis by samples Of
phOsphateS, elders, tOnics, malts,
beers, bitters, table oils, vinegar,
canned corn, and even maple syrups
and sugars. This report in q section
prepared by Assistant State Chemist
". NJ. Allen is OF particular interest
as applying to restricted territory in
which certain of these beverages are
not AIable by law.
Mr.. Aliens report says in part:
Since license to sell intoxicating bev-
erageS cannot be had in those towns
mnincorporated), there is a tendency
to evade the law by selling beverages
that are supposed to be, and in some
cases are, labelled nOn-alc0holic or
temperance drinks, many Of which
contain alcohol. They are sold under
Ad4lcttS Iifii4ISSJ 0"Ni ~ ACl1tCS ONNA
me imitation beer, phosphates and
elders. the latter two naming the fruit
from which they are supposed to be
made. Most of them are artificial
products and contain no fruit juice"
During the past year 53 samples
have been sent to the department by
individuals and city officials for the
determination of alcohol and adulter-
1uTc ThiVtr nine of thacO Samninc
are aduIterated with either a chemical
preservative Or a coal tar dye us cor
Oring matter, and some thirty-nine of
them though. not the same thirty
Dine) contain alcohol, the amount of
which varies in different samples from
O.25 per cent to 1910 per cent.
Other products that have found sale
in places where alcoholic liquors cam
not be sold is d class known as stand
ard remedies or tOnics and bitters con-
tanning rather large amounts Of al
cOhOl. They are usually recommend
ed for quite a variety of diseases and
each one has a regular dose prescribed,
though some Of them are not at all
uniform in composition. For in
lance Checkers, one specimen 0 n
tains 1910 per cent of aLohOl, while
another package of the same medi-
cine contains $3.50 per cent of that in
gredient which is more than double
the amount in the first sample. If
the amount of the medicinal cOmpO-
nentS varies as greatly as the amount
of alcohol the dose prescribed evident.
~ means very little.
During the past rourteen years
samples of these products have been
cont To tho 6ona1 tmQnt for tho Diet or
mination of alcohol. They were al
foL.ld to contain it, ranging in amount
from 7.95 per cent to $3.50 per cent
only one was found to contain a chem
ical preservation. In these samples
no effort was made to determine the
medicinal properties.
One of the most enthusiastic meet
ings Of the North Carolina Cotto1
Growers Association was held yester
day at Clayton, E. S. Holt, mayor o
SmithfieId delivered the address O.
welcome, to something more than 3O
farmers. w. NJ. Sanders was electe1
president and J. NJ. Beatty secretary
in addition to which an executive com
mittee of five members was named t
promote the work of the county asso
citation A county organizer who will
devote his time actively was chosen
One of the featr es of the meetini
was a stirring sI>9ech by Ashley Horn
n member of the North Carolina exec
utive committee, now SO PROMINENT
identified with the cotton movemen
in this state.
The state charters the Winsto
Realty Company at Winston, the cap
itaI stock being $4,000, ]. L. Vest, g..
u TI,r.J1o on1 w L Fra nE1In ~
stockholders The Windsor Milliner
Company at Windsor is authorized
begin business with 5000 paid in OF
Of a total stock of $1,000, W. P. Kins
J. G. Bell, and E. r. Holly are inco1
porators The Brown Furniture Con
pany of Salisbury, J. S. Brown, pres
dent and y. W. Collett, secretary
granted an amendment to charte
reducing capital stock from $4,000
to So. 900. Or examination by IL
Surance Commissioner Young a cha1
ter is granted tt the Independent OF
der of Good Samaritans and Daugf
tiers of Samaria Of North Carolina
conduct a benefit and relief insurant
business, also with -itualistic. &.
L. A. Taylor and others are organ
zers The order is mutual.
4 Governor Glenn who is in Was
ington City attending h Nation;
Guard Association before which boo
he will today make a speech, viii r.
turn to the executive office tOmorro
night.
Mrs. Elizabeth n. Hughes, former
Of Norfolk, Va, is dead after an e.
tended illness and was buried ne
this afternoon. Surviving are b.
husband W TT Hughes. Sr, w. +
Hughes, Jr., !. Early Hughes, Mi
Ruth E. Hughes, of Raleigh; and
NJ. Hughes, cashier of the bank
Fayetteville.
Hon. E. L. Daughtridge of Edg
combe county, president Of h Nor,
Carolina Agricultural Society is in Il