The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-27
ARTICLES HELD TO
Be IMPERFECT
UNDER LAW
Report From State Labor atOry
of Hygiene
MANY REPORTED DEFICIENT
Some are Merely Wrongly Labeled
While Others Are Adulterated or
Impure.

One hundred thirty-six articles have
been analysed with reference TO their
compliance with the Vermont pure
food and drug law of which forty-eight
are found to be legal and lightweight
illegal according to report of the
state laboratory of hygiene, printed
in a bulletin of the state board OF
health. The illegel articles, with re-
marks on each case, are given here
with: Raspberry jelly, Aver Preserv,
ing Co., Aver, Mass, "misbranded;
Vienna sausage, Armour & Co, Chic
ago. preserved with boric acid; ex-
tract of vanilla, c. H. Eddy & Co,
Brattleboro, "misbranded; extract of
vanilla, Hathaway & Child, Boston,
contains coumarin;" extract of van
lila. F. l.. Brown & Co., contains cou-
marin" extract of lemon, Baker Ex-
tract Co., Springfield, Mass, low in
oil of lemon" extract of lemon, II.
Hartshorn, Boston, "artificially color
ed" extract of peppermint, Nj. Z. Nc
Andrews, Inc, Portland, Me-, low i'll
oil of peppermint" essence of pepper
mint, c. H. Eddy & Co.. Brattleboro,
low in oil of peppermint; essence of
sweet birch, C. H. Eddy & Co., Brattle
boro, "misbranded; maple syrup. Yer
mont Farmers Co., Springfield, Mass,
''adulterated; non-alcoholic beverages
thirteen specimens, j. A. Merrill, Bur
lington, 'misbranded; non-acoholic
beverages, twelve specimens, S. Can
non Co., Burlington, "misbranded;
non-alcoholc beverages Rosenthal
Bros, Burlington, five specimens, mis-
branded" | legal; non-alcoholic bev-
erages. Price & Whitney, Burlington.
nine specimens, ''misbranded." legal;
Ora-ade u. S. Club, Puritan Carbon
ating Co.. Mills, Mass, preserved
Asetanalid Compound, milford, Phil
adelphia, Contains 2.6 grains acetan-
aid; Migraine, Moves, Lancaster, n.
H., contains "a grains acetanalid;
Phenyo Caffeine, Phenyo Caffeine Co.,
Worcester, Mass, "misbranded; Rex
all Headache Pills, United Drug Co,
Boston, "misbranded." contains ace
tanalid; Rexall Headache Powders,
United Drug Co., Boston, "misbrand-
ed, contains acetanalid;' o. c. T..
Headache Powders, w. V. circuit, St
Johnsbury, ''misbranded, contains ace
tanalid:" Wilson's Headache Powders,
Wilson's Pharmacy, Berlin, n. H..
"misbranded contains acetanalid:'
Headache Powders, Eugene Gosselin
& Bro, Burlington, "misbranded, con-
tains acetanalid" DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, II. II. Bucklin & Co., Chicago,
''misbranded, contains chloroiorm and
alcohol" Perry Davis. Pain Killer,
Davis and Lawrence Co., New York,
-'misbranded, contains opium and al
cohol;" DR.. Ingham's Pain Extractor,
DR.. H. A. Ingham. Vergennes, mis-
branded, contains opium and alcohol; "
One Minute Cough Cure, 4. G.. Dewitt
& Co., Chicago, "misbranded, contains
chloroform and alcohol" Blackberry
Balsam, Kimball Brothers & Co, Enos
burg Falls, "mishrandeG, contains OPT
I'm and alcohol" Rexall Diarrhoea
Compound. United Drug Co., Boston,
"misbranded;" Rexall Quick Relief,
United Drug Co., Boston. ''misbrand.
ed" Rexall Mucutone. United Drug
Co, Boston, ''misbranded; Rings Nox
Um-All Cough Cure, G. H. Ring, Bris-
toll. "misbranded low in opium and
alcohol" Rings Nox-Um-All Pain Kill
'er, G.. H. Ring, Bristol, ''misbranded,
low in opium and alcohol" Rings Veg
,etable Ready Relief, G. II. Ring Bris-
toll, "misbranded, low in opium and
alcohol" Rings Extract Jamaica Gin
ger. G.. Fl. Ring, Bristol. ''misbranded
alcohol not stated Rings Peerless
Kidney Remedy, G. II. Ring, Bristol
''misbranded no opium, alcohol high; "
Rings Cholera Specific. g. H. Ring
Bristol, 'misbranded, low in opium and
alcohol" pure essence of wintergreen
G. H. Ring, Bristol "misbranded al
cohol not stated" pure essence of per
permint. G. r. Ring, Bristol low in
peppermint oil, alcohol not stated:
Robinsons Cacterine, Cacterine Med
icine Co.. New York "misbranded;
spirit of nitrous ether. c. II, eddy Brat
tleboro. below U. S. p standard;
Hydrotonic, DR.. II. Sanche & Co., Mon
treal, "misbranded;" Hagars Sover
eign Oak Balsam, Hagar Medicine Co.
South Bend, Ind, "misbranded; Ha
CARS Cascara Constipation Cure. Ha
gar Medicine Co, South Bend, Ind,
"misbranded Doctor PaXtons Nal
Extract, DR.. Paxton Medical Co., Troy
N. Y, nine specimens, "alcohol no
Stdteu, f'oo-o'oo pei Celit Wy NotuiiC'
Victor Malt Extract Quandt Brewins
Co., Troy, N. Y, four specimens, "al
cohol not stated, 4,27-4.56 per cent b!
volume;" Kings Puremalt. Puremal
Department, Boston, six specimens de
clared legal and one Illegal; Malt FIX
tract, w. ]. Henderson & Co., Burling
ton, alcohol not stated, 4.05 per cen
by volume;" Malt Extract, F. Henri,
Parker, Burlington, "alcohol not stat
ed, ASS per cent by volume;" johann
Hoff's Malt Extract, Eisner & Mendel
son. Co. New York, eleven specimens
alcohol not stated 4.27-655 per cen
by volume;" Malt Murine, Anheuser
Busch Brewing Co., st. Louis, six spe
linens, "alcohol not stated, 1861
per cent by volume;" Nutrient Toni