New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-27
TO WAR ON DYED DRINKS
Health Commissioner VIII wake
Summer Investigation.
CHEMISTS TO AMALYzE AUts
Raids on Uncovered Beverages
and Candy Stands Already
Have Borne Fruit.

IT.. Health nsnsr+uent will begin 81
once 4 special investigation OF n,,.
drinks and confections Of all kinds.
commissioner Lederle. IN making 'his q"
rorncement Yesterday. said there Wa
,irey too much dyed stuff being sou ".
,he streets Of the city. especially W
more congested quarters L..
While certain amount Of coal ID,
is not injurious. said the ComHiss''
there seems to be a greater abundahoe -
-olored drinks being sold In the SUI
this summer and in consequence the
pertrent will look into the matter AZ oi'
This will be special summer invest
cation. although It will be in line VII" ~"
uolcv Of the Health Commissioner ~
move all foodstuNs which. through
nosure OF from other causes are menace
n health. Al present the Police Depart
roert ie cooperating with the Health De-
rartment in an effort TO have all fui''
candy poultry, game, fish and otner ioou
nroducts in the streets and outside OF stores
protected by coverings 10 avoid contamlna-
tion bv dust or from other sources.
In the matter of summer concoctions'
however Commissioner Lederles depart
nnent will go it alone. AS was the case
last wear. samples Of all ice cream solo III
the streets. as well as Of water ices can
dies lemonade and orangeade will be SUD-
iected TO chemical analysis at the depart
ment laboratories Doubtful ice cream VIII
not be sold to the transporting public II
the inspectors ~ the department can appre-
bend its purveyors Neither will suspicious
al NJ
in the matter Of summer drinks the COM
missioner has been told that great quanu-
ties Of lemonade--or so-called lemonade-
are sold I'm open buckets. tin boilers ana
other vessels without any covering. Inc
favori.e haunt Of the purveyors OF sucn
thirst auenching material Is IN the lower
part of the city. where for cent or more
large tumblers OF the stuff are doled OUT 70
Youngsters So far these vendors have
made no pretence Of covering their prepara-
lions Since recent raid on open air I'M
covered candy stands in the same part or
the city. especially in the Bowery, there
has been a marked improvement, so lnspec-
tors of the Health Department say. Al
the time of the raid the merchants were
relieved Of such part of their confectionery
stock as was bare 10 dust ana Mes an"
Immediately afterward glass coverings were
provided by them.
Commissioner Lederle says there is dan
ger TO the public health In the sale or ex-
posed foodstuffs. and il is his INTENTION
assisted by the Police Department, TO put
a stop to a practice which had grown 10
appalling proportions in the city.
The summer crusade against questionable
beverages and foodstuffs will be started
earlier than usual this year SO far Com
missioner Lederle has made no mention OF
an investigation into the material used In
ice cream cones. as was the case with the
federal government last year Just now
special attention will be given 10 the col
ored drinks and 70 the street pedlers who
are engaged in the sale Of pink, blue and
even green drinks and ices.