Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-10-27
IN NEW BULLETIN HE SETS
FORTH SEVERAL NEW FEA-
TUBES OF WORK.

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E. F. Ladd of the North Dakota agri-
cultural college and state pure food
commissioner of North Dakota, gives
an adequate idea of just what his de-
partment is doing toward the enforce
ment of the North Dakota pure food
laws. In his statement of conditions
surrounding the sale of foods in the
state at the present time, Prof. Ladd
assails the manufacturers of certain
patent medicines, gives synopsis Of
the actions now being brought against
the big packing houses selling lard,
assails the sale of snuff in the state,
and stands at variance with the attor-
ney general on his decision regarding
such sale.
In regard to the sale of lard in the
containers now in use, Commissioner
Ladd has filed suits against Armour &
Co., in which he alleges the illegal slae
Of lard by them, in that the true
weight of the product is not given on
the label. In speaking of the practices
INDUCED in by the packing houses,
Prof. Ladd says:
Department Must Take Action.
"Because packers doing business in
North Dakota have not complied with
the law, it, therefore, has become nee
essary for this department to take
some action in this matter, and COM
plant has been lodged with the prop
er officials to bring the matter before
the courts once and for all as to wheth.
er the North Dakota lard law is consti-
tutional or not yherner it is class legis-
lation whether it is an act that is
reasonable and intended for the protec-
ton of the consuming public; whether
the public has not right to determine
for themselves the size Of the contain.
er that shall be furnished them, since
such container is that which is recog.
nized by the trade custom, even though
deception has been practiced TO ryears.
1t is hoped that this question may be
settled in the near future, and that
people may receive what the order and
pay for''
Takes Up Snuff Law.
In his bulletins Commissioner Ladd
goes into the snuff proposition and in
mis- statement stands at variance with
Attorney General Miller. Mr.. Miller IS
Interpretation of the bill entitled, Hfor
an act to prohibit the importation
manufacture, distribution, transporta.
ton, sale or use of snuff and providing
penalty Therefore, is that only such
snuff shall thus be prohibited from
importation, manufacture, ETC.
which is not pure and which is. only
f1avored and scented with pure ingre
dents. Prof. Ladd holds to the opin.
ion tina 1.-THE act is meant for Just the
purpose which the title shows. He
states in his bulletin that nothing car
be done in the face of the present in
| depreciation except to work along ar
educational line.
Patent Medicines Scored.
| Commissioner Ladd has started 9
drastic campaign against medicine:
sold in the state in bottle form, al
ready compounded. Of cdr. Boskan
kos Cough and Lung Syrup" Commits
sioner Lad says: With the materia
available We were unable to determine
the amount Of morphine per fluid ounce
There was found in the bottle the bod,
of dead fie.' DR.. Bulbs cough svr
up is another Of the patent medicine,
which the commissioner has analysed
and says it contains morphine.
Professor Ladd says of ice cream il
North Dakota: During the year =:
number Of samples of ice cream hav,
been taken up in various parts of tn,
state, and the per cent of fat shown
mas wide range. Some of the sample
have contained filler, gelatine, gum, O
mixture Of gum and starch. Eac]
and every package or container hold
ing such ice cream must be labeled
gelatine ice cream,' or gum ic,
cream as the case may be, and Their
where ice cream is dispensed, Stain.
gelatin ice cream or gum ic
cream.'