The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-10
June BULLETIN OF
FOOD DEPARTMENT
CONTAINS LIST OF FOOD sTuFFs
EXAMINED - SNUFF PRoHI5I-
TIoN RECEIVES ATTENTION.
CONDENSED SMOKE FOR MEATS
CONDEMNED BY LADD.

In the last bulletin of the food de-
partment of North Dakota, just issued,
the law in regard to the sale of snuff
Is given in full and a comment on its
enforcement is also given. Professor
Ladd condemns the sale and use or
snuff and gives the reasons for such a
stand in regard to the matter.
The snuff law went into effect March
6, but as a health measure prosecutions
are not to be made under the provis-
ions of the statute until Sept. 1, the
enforcement Of the law is left to the
states attorneys, sheriffs, police of
ficers, health officers and the food
commissioner.
In regard to tin found in food pro-
ducts the bulletin has the following to
say:
There has been considerable discus
sion as TO the amount of tin which is
dissolved ia various canned products.
Recent examinations have confirmed
previous conclusions that certain pro-
duets should not be put up in tin cans,
certainly not unless the cans Nave an
acid resisting lacquer which will pro-
tect the tin from action by the acid Of
the fruit.
Fruits which are dangerous, or may
be dangerous, when taken from the can
are blueberries, squash, pumpkin and
rhubarb. AT times, especially where
the tin is not of the best quality, rasp-
berries, asparagus and Holsters have
been found to contain an unusual pro-
portion of tin"
The bulletin says Himalya, which is
r.. t.
perly labeled TO show the proper
amount of alcohol and also fails to find
why this product is classed as cure
for asthma. McLean's Tar Wine Lung
Balsam is not, Professor Ladd says, a
cure for coughs, colds bronchitis, con-
sumption, etc. 1.-THE product Is mis-
branded under the laws of North Dako-
ia. and the sale of this product is IL
legal in this state"
In regard to the Advertisers Pro-
tective Association of America, the
June Bulletin makes the following
comment:
"some organization calling itself The
Advertisers Protective Association,
whose only place Of business seems to
be q. lock box in the New York post
once where they never call for their
mail, has sent out circular letter to
editors and publishers, signed by Fred
w. Hooper, whom nobody has been
able to locate, 1t seems, claiming to
represent an investment Of $400,0oO,0O0,
and said to be composed OF manufac-
turers of foods. drugs and beverages.
The purpose OF the circular. 1t is stated.
ia to warn editors against publishing
-. SnN wwy4H "a M u1
to the interests of the association.
which no one has been able to locate
and which. we venture to say, Ii there
are any members, is composed of men
from those companies manufacturing
adulterated and spurious foods, drugs
and beverages.
But few will be influenced by such
a brazen attempt to substdize newspa-
pers as IL shown by the spirit Of the
circular which Is sent out, and which.
in the experience of the writer, is
characteristic OF much of the patent
medicine business with its red-clause
contract and other means Of forcing
certain papers to carry on fight for a
class of products which are disgrace
to American civilization
After July l several new laws went
into effect pertaining to weights and
measures OF food products sold. One
Is that all lard sold in the state must
be net weight and not gross weight
pals or containers. Another one is
that q loaf of bread for sale shall be
two pounds in weight. The remainder
Of the bulletin contains a list of some
hundred or more food products that
have been examined by the commits
mission. They are marked passed, =
Questionable" nnisbranded." or ell
legars according TO the analysis.