Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-12-31
THE PURE FOOD LAW
Will Co Into Effect In This Slate
First Of January.
THE RULES ARE VERY STRINGENT
Which Will Govern the Manufacture
and Sale of Food Stuffs and
Medicines In the State Of
West Virginia.

IS v
being made dumping ground for the
poor stuff which cannot be marketed
in neighboring states and has passed
pure food law. This law is more
stringent in its provisions than the
laws in most of the states. 1t per-
mits the prosecuting attorney to en-
ter any business house or ware room
and take from them samples of ev-
erything exposed for sale If the
samples show that the law is being
violated prosecution follows. He is
paid twice as much for CONVICTION as
for any other misdemeanor. Merch-
ants and others will do well TO get
hold of copy Of the law which is
unusual in its severity. The gist OF
its provisions follows:
NE person shall. within this state
manufacture fort sale, offer fo~@sale,
or sell any drug or article of food
which is adulterated within the mean
| ing of this act.
An article shall be deemed to be
adulterated within the meaning of this
act
1st If any substance or substances
have been mixed with 1t so as to lower
or depreciate or injuriously affect ite
quality, strength or purity.
End. If any inferior or cheaper
substance or substances have been
substituted wholly or in part for it.
3rd. If any valuable or necessary
constituent or ingredient has been
wholly or in part abstraeted from 1t
| 4th If it is an imitation of or is
sold under the name of another arti-
Gle.
9TH If it consists wholly or in part
of diseased, decomposed, putrid, ! in
| fected, tainted or rotten animal or
vegetable substance or article, whe-
Their manufactured or not, or in the
case of milk, if it is the produce OF
diseased animal.
9Th. II it is colored, coated, polished
or powered, whereby damage or infe-
riority is concealed, or IL by any
means it is made to appear better or
of greater value than 1t really Is.
7th. If it contains any added sub
stance or ingredient which is poison
GUS or injurious.
8th. If it is sold under coined
name and does not contain some ingre
dents suggested by such name or
contains only an inconsiderable guam
tity.
9th. If the package containing it
or any label thereon shall bear any
statement regarding it or its compo-
sition which shall be false or mislead-
in any particular.
But provided that the provisions OF
this act shall not apply to mixtures
or compounds recognized as ordinary
articles or ingredients or articles OF
food or drink, If each and every pack
age sold or offered for sale is distinct
lily labeled in words Of the English
language as mixtures or compounds
with the name and per cent of each
ingredient therein, the word com
pound" or mixture" in letters not
smaller in either height or width
than oue-half of the largest type upon
any label or package, and the formu
la in letters not smaller than one
| fourth said largest letters, and said
compound or mixture must not con
contain any ingredients injurious to
the health"
Mocha or Java coffee containing
an inferior coffee; coffee containing
imitation coffee bean; candy made
from glucose in whole or il part
containing flour or rice -four, or cover
ed with imitation chocolate; butter
containing artificial coloring matter
pickles with tumeric, and not SO la
beled; spices containing any other in
gradients, are violations.
This law is in force from January
1, 1908. Penalty, fine $50 to 500 or
jail 20 to 60 days. Both for second
offense.
| Miss Lottie Grove, of Winchester,