The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-03
DEATH SIGN
FOR POISON
Large Lot OF impure
Food Condemned
i'm March.

Resolved, That, in accordance with
Section 1854 r. L. of the Territory OF
Hawaii a Skull and Cross Bones is
hereby approved by the Board OF
Health as the emblematic device to be
placed on the label of the box. phial
or other package in which any deadly
poison shall be sold or delivered
At yesterdays meeting the Board OF
Health adopted the foregoing resolu-
ton at the suggestion of r. A. Dun
can, Food Commissioner and Analyst,
in his report for March
PURE FOOD REPORT.
Mr. Duncan reported the following
summary of his work for March:
Milk samples examined, IA; below
standard. l. Food samples examined,
1877; below standard, 1S1. Drug SAM
pies examined, 2. Miscellaneous sam
pies examined, IL. Total examinations,
pa
The sample of milk found below
standard was from the Union dairy.
Mr.. Duncan says it was apparently
not adulterated, it being pure milk but
of poor quality"
Following detailed analyses of milk
samples, the Food Commissioner tells
of his other examinations as follows:
INNOCUOUS SALT.
81 have had number of enquiries
regarding Shaker Salt" manufactured
by the Diamond Crystal Salt Co, De-
troit, Michigan. This salt does not
cake or become hard like ordinary salt.
Upon analysis I find the salt contains
2.3 per cent. calcium carbonate The
label on the package states the salt is
SO prepared as not to cake, yet does
not clearly state that another sub
stance in addition to salt is present
I do not think this article could be
classed as injurious as the amount OF
carbonate of lime is small and the
small amount taken into the system
by the ordinary use of table salt would
have no effect on health.
ADULTERATED EXTRACTS.
A sample of Vanilla Extract labeled
TRY Me Vanilla Extract" manufac-
tured by the Try Me Extract Co., San
Francisco. was found adulterated in
not containing any extraG of vanilla
beans. The sample was obtained from
GUN Yet Co, Pearl City. During the
past two years I have examined
number of fiavoring extracts and
where brands We're found adulterated
they We're removed from the market,
but Immediately new brands of adul
terated extracts have appeared. A
number of such brands have fictitious
lob lie
and are often misbranded as to locality
of manufacture. A number of these
brands are put UP by responsible
houses who do not desire their names
placed on adulterated goods. In cases
of this kind I do not think it possible
to stop adulteration without prosecu-
ton, as our stores Cat least the smaller
ones) will continue to handle such
products. The publication of names of
the small dealers does not, as rule
do much good in stopping the sale Of
adulterated goods.
IMPURE SODA WATER
Sixteen samples of soda waters and
ingredients of soda water were eXamin-
ed. I found the Honolulu manufactur
ers, with one exception (the Sunrise
Soda Works., were substituting sac
charine for part of the cane sugar used
in soda water. All the manufacturers
We're notified to stop the use of sac
charine and from the first of March.
the soda water of Honolulu. as far as
the use of sugar is concerned, is pure.
GINGER ALE DOUBTFUL
I'm regard to the manufacture of
ginger ale, I ask your opinion as to
the use of capsicum as par
tai substitute for ginger shall be al
lowed and continue. In talking with
dealers they state that it is impossible
to obtain extract of ginger free from
eapsicum, and if the use is condemned
The manufacture of ginger ale viii stop
n Honolulu and another reason for
It's use is that the required pungency
cannot be obtained from the use of
ginger alone. Some of the soda water
are using a fair grade
If ginger extract, but others a very
Inferior product, producing a ginger ale
which derives its Dungency almost
wholly from caDSicum. On account of
he difficulty of cumulative deternlina-
ion of capsicum in ginger ale it will
De necessary for the use to be allowed
Without restriction. My opinion is that
he use of capsicum is an adulteration.
out whether it is advisable to stop it's
Use 1 leave to the Board OF Health.
SEDATIvE BEVERAGES. =
"a sample of bromo-seltzer. manu-
: by the Emerson Drug Co,
Baltimore, was analysed and found to
ontain grains acetanilide and l grain
,affeine per heaping teaspoonful. These
amounts are the average doses given
n the United States Pharmacopoeia.
An acetanilide can be classed as a poi
son. have notified the druggists that
his preparation must be dispensed by
L licensed pharmacist. I have also
Notified saloons and soda fountains,
,ther than drug stores, that this prep
iration is a drug and cannot be dis
1ensed except by a pharmacist.
"A sample of bromo-caffeine. manu-
actured by keasbey & Matteson Com
,any, New York, was examined and
'oCnd to contain IL grains caffeine per
lea ping teaSpoonfuI. The average dose