The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-25
COCA-COLA SECRET
 IS NOT REVEALED Merchandise No. ," Still Is
 Mystery DOCTORS ESTIFY Many Prominent Medical Men and Chemists Tell What They Know of Caffeine and Other In-
 gredients of C0ca-Cola
DOCTORS TESTIFY

| Chattanooga, March 24-Although Judge Sanford yesterday ruled in the federal I court that the coca-cola company must disclose the composition of the mys- terious merchandise number five the principal ingredient used in the manu- 1 facture of coca-coa syrup, the govern
 ment was not enlightened on that sub feet today in the hearing of the case of United States against 40 barrels and 20
 kegs of coca-cola. During his testimony, l Dr. L. Schaeser of Haywood, N. J., the manufacturer of merchandise number | five'' stated that so,pe of the extract of | both coccoa and kola were used in the manufacture of the mysterious concoc-
 ton,
 I Dr. Victor c. Vaughn, dean of tho
 medical department of the University of Michigan the first witness of the day, on
 cross examination told his experience i'll I experimenting on guinea pigs and caf-
 feine. He said he could not discover any difference in the condition of the pigs
 to which he had given caffeine and which
 he had fed and had given no caffeine.
 He stated that caffeine was not injurious
 to guinea pigs but admitted that two of Ithe animals died while under treatment with the drug. He also said that one of
 the pigs which had taken no caffeine i died during his experiments. He would not say positively that caffeine was not
 habit-forming drug, but was of the opinion that it was not.
 1 Questioned by District Attorney Cox m regard to a book which he had written and which contained the statement that l caffeine was & poison, pr. vaughn
 admitted that there were several things
 in his book which were not true and
 many subjects treated of which he had
 no knowledge.
 pr. l.. Schaefer of Haywood, N. J..
 whose company manufactures "mer-
 chandise No. B." the principal and se-
 cret ingredient of the coca -cola and | which he sells to the coca-cola com pany of Atlanta was called to the stand. He gave the process of making | "merchandise No. 5" used in the coca cola syrup He stated that the article contained portion of both cocoa and
 kola.
 Dr. Louis Schaefer of Haywood. N. J.. the manufacturer of merchandise No D." the next witness, said that in mak- ling No D." to 300 gallons of dilute al- lcohol in reality California wine, he lused SS5 pounds of cocoa leaves and l125 pounds of cola nuts, from all of which the entire amount of cocaine land associated alkaloids were extracted the alcohol being of a strength repre- lsented in 20 per cent. The cocaine and lalkaloids extracted are only one-twen tieth of the entire weight of the cocoa Leaves and cola nuts. he said.
 The Coca Cola company. it was said, uses 15 gallons of the resulting "mer-
 chandise No. 5" in 1250 gallons of the
 finished syrup.
 1 John M. McCandless of Atlanta, as analytic chemist, said he had analysed | 25 cups of coffee obtained at various restaurants in Atlanta and found an average of 1.92 grains of caffeine to
 the cup He said he had not analysed coca -cola. McCandless was confronted
 by an article he had written and which was published in the New York Ob-
 server in 1909 while pr. McCandless was state chemit for Georgia in which
 he said, with reference to the analysis I of coca~cola, "the worst thing I find l in coca-cola was caffeine"
 1 pr. J. A. Wesener of Chicago, who l qualified as a oh enlist and pharmacist | sad he had analysed coca-cola and | found 1t to contain 1.21 grains of caf-
 feine to the glass. He said he did not think caffeine is poison. Dr. Wesener | is the first expert yet examined who | has said that caffeine is not poison 1 pr. Weseners testimony had not beer completed when court adjourned.