The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-21
ABSOLUTELY PURE

ton of resuming as soon as others have paid for their experience with the new law and when he can profit by noting how they accommodate themselves to the new conditions.
 It costs something now to have a sweet tooth. The cheaper candies are not so cheap. Nut candies are higher because the nut crop recently has been poor, The manufacturers of high grade goods are overwhelmed iwth orders, largely because dealers do not know what it is safe to sell in the way of cheap goods.
 It is even doubtful if candy users will shortly recognize their favorite delicacies, Chocolate. for example, is pretty nearly black as made for some years, although chocolate color is several grades lighter. The law bars lamphlack which is often used to give cheap chocolate candy its color, and the prospect Is that this confec- ton will shortly taken on lighter hue. Chocolate and cocanut candies, cococa butter and all other articles employing cocoa have become costlier by reason of the fact that cocoa now costs the manufacturer of candies seven ceants a pound, where formerly it was five cents.
 Regarding the coloring of candy, the governments chemists are as much at variance as are the makers. Some of the experts award the palm for harmfulness to aniline, which affords the base for coal tar colors, while others are willing to pass the aniline hues, but take firm stand against the mineral colors To give time for the determination as to who Is right in the matter the Treasury Depart ment has announced that it will post opne ruling on this question for a year
 By ruling made in Washington, con- lfectionery lis deemed adulterated if contains terra alba, barytes, talc chrome yellow or other mineral sub stance, or poisonous color or flavor, or other ingredient deleterious or detri- mental to health, or any vinous, malt or spirituous liquor or compound or narocotic drug" This seems compre- hensive, but obviously leaves new points to be determined One is that on which the government chemists split even, as to what colorlngs are poisonous, and another Is the question as to which of these ingredients are to be adjudged deeterious.
 Closely related to the candy trade is the ice cream industry. This may, in some cases, be Interstate and, there- fore, come under federal jurisdiction. New York manufacturers ship to Providence. Ice cream makers who send their vending carts from Fall River into Tiverton, or from Woon- socket into Blackstone or cross the state lines at any other points are ap- parenty under the jurisdiction of the Pure Food law.
 The composition of the Ice cream of commerce Is a. good deal of mystery to most consuers, who, however, gen. erally hold to the faith that ice and cream and haverng are the compon- ent parts. But the lawful definition is that ice cream is something that
 must contain IA per cent by weight of finished product of milk fats, made from cream and sugar, with or with out natural fiavor.'
 Besides what may be termed the straight goods in this line, there Is | also fruit ice cream and nut ice cream The former should contain cream, su- gar and sound, clean, mature fruit and not less than 12 per cent by weight of milk fats. The latter should con- tain cream, sugar and sound, non- rancid nuts, and not less than 12 per cent of milk fats.
 Any other product than those above l described must bear label showing that it is not standard ice cream.
 So far the government has no ma chinery for enforcing the Pure Food law, but 1t will have an organized in- spectors' force shortly, and if the case Is as bad as some in the business say 1t is, it behooves candy manufactur- CTS and wholesalers to add a lawyer to their force to keep up with the Treasury Department decisions as to what may and may not enter into con- fectionery.
 Until these questions are determined the young man who desired to save his carfare home will hesitate before sub 1ecting the only girl" to the possible perils lurking in theice cream parlors, and the girl should not misjudge his motives. -Providwence Journal.