The daily sentinel., 1912-10-09
European Notes.
Associated Press.

/ Associated Press.
4 London. Oct An efficient pure
food .aE lE sadly needed in Great
Britain, according 10 the indications
1. t.r su-cllAoHt chemist IN his an
u"at report ON tine work pl his labor
Dder la q ravoritr beverage in
TIPaud for those who prefer soft
ornEE, and IT rs stated that the great
EalarIt. Of so-ratad nOu-ui CunOie
,HrU rr0 1l.ir'iE free from lrrneuf-
D HDu.e Il.Fa ana are simply s0W-
t.0U8 of sugar which have been acr-
a.rH, favored and UUIured ncvpr-
ages OF this class are frequently pre-
pared from liquids or essences sun
rAnd by manufacturers, who also fur
IlsH % recipe for making cider from
l.em- Ia one brand examined q IL
quid supplied by a continental firm
as concentrated apple Juice" was
found to be a strong solution of gu
gar Favored with fruit essences, col
ored with aniline dyes and quite free
from apple juice. One of the samples
of butter marked Canadian Pro-
duce" contained 27.5 per cent OF wat
er, the legal limit being 16 per cent.
Samples of oysters sent from the
west OF England on suspicion that
they had caused copper poisoning
showed that all of the oysters con-
tanned both copper and zinc. The
report says that the presence of zinc
In oysters does not appear to have
been noticed previously, and in those
examined there was considerably
moro zinc than copper. The heaviest
oysters contained the most copper
and zinc, leading the chemist to con-
cludc that the foreign substances had
no deleterious effect on the growth of
the oysters.
The report also uncovers the fact
that dealers improve the weight of
tea by placing sand in it, and it in
dicatcs that many other food pro-
ducts are hardly what their consum-
ers expect them to be.
The cultivation and handling of
cotton on the banks of the Nile are
to be studied by delegation of 100
experts representing twelve nations.
They are going to Egypt shortly, un-
der the auspices Of the international
Federation of Master Cotton Spinncrs
and will make n thorough inspection
Of the various ginning factories, seed
crushing factories and plantations In
the country.
In addition TO visiting the expert
mental and other plantations, the del
egates win hold conferences with the
department of agriculture at AleXan-
dria, the Khcdivial Agricultural So
ciety and tho Alexandria Produce AS
sCCaitlon.
This visit is intended to be compile
mcntary to the one made to Egypt
last winter by the British Cotton
Growing Association: and. in view Of
tho fact taht the commission sent 10
the United States by the federation
In 1907 resulted in the introduction
Of many improvements in the han
ding and storing of cotton, similar
benefits are expected to issue from
the visit to Egypt.
Tho latest reports received here on
the cotton crop are of a very favora-
bic nature, and an estimate of its OK
tgnl places II Mt 5000, 900 cantars of
100 pounds each. which is a record
crop for Egypt.
Colonel Hughes. Canadian minister
Of militia, and the officers accom-
H,uyinE him had busy time view
.HE the mannuygrs of two great arm
'3 within the space OF two weeks.
colonel Hughes and his staff reached
ours, France, on September II, and
HlAa day they witnessed the clash OF
."s0 upucsnF armies OF 100000 men,
IHuN were HrC cont nl LWu severe lat-
t.as and ryera. minor cusGGeLcnts.
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