The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-17
VIOLATIONS
OF FOOD LAW
FOUND HERE
DISTRICT INSPECTOR WHO HAS
EXHIBIT HERE FINDS PAS
TRY EXPOSED IN
BAKERY
Samples of Sausages Purchased Here
Have Cereals in Composition
Grocery Has Jelly Forbidden
by Law.

In connection with the Tuberculo-
sis exhibit, which is being conducted
in the Apollo Club. this week. bv DIR.
VIZ. King, Of the State Board of
Health a Pure Food exhibit is on dis
play under the supervision of +. w.
Tucker of Peru district pure food
Inspector. Since their arrival in
Plymouth, the two officers who are
in the employ of the state to aid IN
protecting its citizens from diseases,
as well as fraudulent and injurious
foods, have made little excursions
through the city, examining the
health conditions, etc. Monday night
as they were passing down Michigan
street, the attention of the pair, was
arrested by a display of baked goods
which was in direct violation of the
law. This violation, was in the form
of a display of pastry etc., in the
window and on the shelves of the
bakery recently opened on north
Michigan street. The officers entered
the establishment, inquired for the
proprietor. and asked him how long
he had been in this state. He re-
piled that he had been here about
two weeks. moving TO this city, from
Michigan. The food officers then ask
ed him, if he knew that to display
food %stuffs, unprotected by glass
eases. was in direct violation Of the
state law. To this the proprietor re-
piled that he was W that such
was a law of Indiana, Mr.. Tucker
then told the proprietor to 90 to his
journal and credit himself with
$500. as they would not prosecute
him, because of his ignorance of the
law. The pastry was removed from
the window and shelves, from
whence it had been purchased by us
toners. Another violation in the
same place of business, was the con
struction of the basement, which does
not conform to the requirements of
the basement of a bakery, according
to the state law. A report of these
conditions were sent to headquarters
by inspector Tucker. .
Other Violations.
In a local grocery a consignment of
jelly was found, which bore the label
preserved with Benzoate of Soda.
The Indiana law forbids the use of
this drug as a preservative. The
grocer stated that the consignment
had been shipped to him represented
to be all right. The jelly will be re-
turned to the manufacturers, and the
grocer will not be prosecuted.
Several samples of sausage, frank
forts, bologna, ETC., were purchased
at local butcher shops. and tested for
cereals. Almost all of the specimens
were found to contain more or less
Of this ingredient. The cereals which
this form of meat is adulterated
with consist of potatoe -four, cracker
meal, or corn meal. These ingredi-
ents are not at all harmful, but they
will hold a large quantity of water
sufficient TO constitute with the meal
as much as go per cent of the entire
product. The result of this adulter-
alton is not detrimental to health,
but is defrauding, when IA cents per
pound is charged for the meat, of
which over half is water and cereals.
The law requires that where such
meat is sold, a placard must be dis
played stating that the sausage etc.,
are prepared with cereals. A couple
of specimens of home made sausages
tested. showed no cereals. No viola
tons were reported. OF cased meats
tested. specimens from the Swift and
Armour houses were tested Yesterday
The specimens from Swith Co., show
cd the highest percentage of cereals,
being almost GO per cent of this in
gredient.
I'm the exhibit are pictures of dair-
les. photographed by the inspector
Among these are views from the
DreibIebiss farm, northeast Of this
city, which operated a dairy, and sold
milk to Plymouth customers a few
months ago. Here the violations
were most fragrant. Chickens were
shown roosting on milk cans, hogs
were rubbing against milk bottles
and cans. The COW stables were
most unsanitary, and u~nclean. This
case was reported, and the dairy was
discontinued.
Fraudulent Weights and Measures.
In the exhibit here, are a collection
of fraudulent measures. and scales
which were found by the inspector,
at various places. Several half
bushel and peck measures, have false
bottoms, others have been cut down
in circumference, or In depth. One
spring scales weigh accurately when
articles are placed in the center OF
the plate and weigh heavy. when the
edges of the plate r used.
II. T.. Barnard, state food and drug
commissioner SAYS he will ask the
next session of the legislature to pass
a law. regulating weights and meas
ures. He regards this as necessary
in order to have an established and
uniform standard for the transac-
tions hal take place every day
among the people of Indiana, IN
which articles are bought and sold
bv weight and measure. The number
of such tranactions every day is be-
yond computation and it is highly I'M
p~ortant to have a fixed standard OF
weights and measures for the enforce
mont of honesty among dealers and
the protection of buyers.
The subject is one that calls for