The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-20
LADD OUTLINES HIS
CAMPAIGN FOR
PURE FOOD
In New Bulletin He Sets
Forth Several New Fea-
lures of Work

In a bulletin issued yesterday. Pro-
lessor e. F. Ladd Of .he North Dakota
agricultural college and state pure
food commissioner of North Dakota.
gives an adequate idea of just what
enforcement of the North Dakota pure
food laws. In his statement OF condi-
tons surrounding the sale of foods
in the state at the present time, Prof.
i4add assails the manufacturers of GER
tain patent medicines, gives a 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
attorney general on his decision re-
garding such sale.
II 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
sale Of lard by them, in that the true
weight of the product is not given on
the label. In speaking of the prac-
tees 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. 1t. therefore. has become
necessary for this department to take
some action in this matter. and COM
plant has been lodged with the pro-
per ocials to bring the matter be-
fore the courts one and for all as to
whether the North Dakota lard law Is
constitutional or not; whether it is
class l%egislation; whether 1t Is an act
that is reasonable and intended for
the protection Of the consuming pub
| &c; whether the public has not a right
to determine for themselves h size
- khk eh0Il hA Gov
nished them. since such container Is
that which is recognized by trade
custom. even though deception has
been practiced for years. 1t is hoped
that this question may be settled In
the near future. and that people may
receive what they order and pay for"
Takes Up Snuff Law.
In his bulletin, Commissioner Ladd
goes into the snuff proposition and in
ATTIC rney General Miller. Mr.. Miller's
Interpretation of the bill entitled. 'for
an act 10 prohibit the importation.
mar ufacture, distribution, transporta-
ton. sale or use Of snuff and provid-
ing a penalty therefore" is that only
fuch snuff shall be thus prohibited
from importation, manufacture. etc."
which is not pure n which is only
favored and scented with pure in
gradients. Professor Ladd holds to the
opinion that the act is meant for just
the purpose which it's title shows. He
states in his bulletin that nothing can
be done in the face of the present in
depreciation except to work along an
educational line.
Patent Medicines Scored.
Commissioner Ladd has started a
drastic campaign against medicines
sold in the state In bottle form. al
ready compounded. OF DIR. Boskan-
kos Cough and Lung Syrup Commits
sioner Ledd Gays: with the material
available we were unable to determine
the amount Of morphine per fluid
ounce. There was found in the bottle
the body of a lead fly" DR.. Bulls
| Cough Syrup is another of the paten:
medicines which the OF. missioner mas
analyzed and says it contains NOR
phine.
Professor Laid says Of ice cream in
North Dakota: During the year a
number of sampl 8 Of ice cream have
been taken ap in various parts Of the
state. and the per cent Of fat shown
has a wide range. Some Of the sam
Piles have contained a filler. gelatine.
| gum or a mixture of gun and starch.
Each and every package or c%ontainer
holding such ice cream must be labeled
| 'gelstine ice cream OF gum ice
! cream as the case may be. and there
cream as the case may be. and there
must be displayed prominent signs.
where ice cream is dispensed. stating,
'gelatine ice cream or . gum ice
cream"