Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-18

anxious to obey 1t and only break It's
provisions through ignorance. 1t 1sl
not the intention of the commission
to prosecute any one. What we want
| to do is to educate every one into a
knowledge of the requirements Of the
law.
Prosecute After Warning.
"Of course, when we have instructed
a manufacturer or dealer and told
him what is required of him. and that
is not lived up to, he will be prosecut-
| ed to the fullest extent. 1t is the pur-
pose of the commission to enforce
the law, but we are using our best
efforts to enlighten tho people as to
just what it requires.
.'This law went into effect July l.
L.. goods on hand at that time or con-
tracted for, are exempt from its pro-
visions. Now Of course, when the job
Der, we will say, sells this to the retail
err, those goods become new to the re-
taller and for that reason close &C.
count Of them must be kept SO that
the retailer may be able to prove IT
necessary that these goods were sx-
empt.
"a good way to accomplish this is,
when exempted products are sold, let
| the invoice of the goods show Just
what part of the shipment is exempt.
"All goods not on hand or contract
ed for July l, are no. exempt and must
be made and sold in accordance with
the provisions of the law. All manu-.
featured products must bear label
showing just what the ingredients are
that they contain. Further than this
that label must read in just one way,
tat being provided for by law"
/ AS an example Mr.. Tate showed a
label in which the Ingredients used
in brand of corn were all named
but the label was not worded as tbs
law demands and therefore the result
was just the same as If no label had
been placed on the can. The label
should read as follows: "This corn
Cor whatever the article is) contains
the following ingredients and none
4 other"
AS further example Of what his
work in part consists, Mr. Tate pick
!. ed up a package. "You see this?" he
said "This is can Of corn that
: am going to send into the commission
to have 1t analysed. Other manufac.
Z turers in Iowa have been complaining
to us about this corn. They say it is
being sold cheaper than 1t could posi-
: bly, be sold unless 'saturine,' sub
j stitute for sugar was being used in its
h manufacture. l don't know whether II
d Is or not, but it will be analysed al
Des Moines, and If 1t is found thai
), this manufacturer is using 'saturine
; he will be prosecuted.
e May AduIterate.
V 1.-THE new law forbids the use o
: saturine because it is held to be in
furious. The law does not forbid th'
: use of adulterants that are not held T.
n be harmful, but the label must shoV
:, that they are being used. For in
;, stance. in the Csc Of maple syrup
There is but very little really pur
\. maple syrup. Most of it is made Q
e other ingredients, but is sold as pur
y maple syrup. Under the pure foo
law, this syrup may be made and sol
e. but it must be sold as maple syru
Al substitute, and It's ingredients must
"A shown.
N "The same applies to compoun
d lard. This must be sold as lard subst
tt tute and label must be placed 0
,e every pound or half pound that tn
Is butcher of grocer sells as we'll as o
s. the original package
,k cal. coloring matter that is iniuriou
F. or that covers up any fault or impurit
in the product is forbidden. For Il
Id stance butter coloring is allowable b.
< cause it is not used to cover any d
~ iects in the product, only to make
"a look nicer. Again coloring matter
~ not allowed in catsup as here 1t is ge
h. orally used for covering up either II
lie purities or authorizations in this pr
OF duct.
"In sausage, where no coloring me-
= ter or foreign substance is used In !
u manufacture, no labels are require
IT, otherwise labels must be placed on
however in no event is colOring me
elk ter allowed.
on "The pure food law also affects Il
sr- farmer. Paragraph Of Section
says that an article is adulterated
y it consists of the whole or any part
ps a diseased, filthy, decomposed or +
nix trid animal or vegetable substanc
The application is easily seen, espe
tally to eggs that have passed the pr
iod of freshness, and the farmer wi
lie sells eggs that are not good is gull
asst of a violation Of the pure food law.
Retailer Guilty.
at Another thing, which does not see
ss- to be well understood Is the fact th
ri,- the retailer who sells an adulterat
NJ article or product mislabeled Is il
sta as guilty as the manufacturer. p
is session being prima facie evidence
guilt, to protect himself the m
ga chant is going to be absolutely ST.
- that the product he buys is pure. T
~ question hitherto has been that
,ell quality
MT. Tate viii! be in the city for abb