The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-26

There is one firm whose name is often
confused with that of a trustworthyy
concern, and the public should bear
this in mind. The American Linseed
Co, of Chicago, Ill, is a firm whose
products have been found reliable.
The American Linseed Oil Co, of
Cleveland, O., is quite different. Judge
Willard Of the circuit court has said:
There is no evidence that the
American Linseed Oil Co., of Cleve-
land ever sold in Minnesota or else
where any pure linseed oil. The only
products that 1T eve sold In Mime
sofa never contained more than 66 per
cent of linseed OIL
Bear this in mind, and II you have
ter of the products, submit samples of
the same for analysis.
The Michigan food department gives
a list Of manufacturers whose prod
ucts were found to be adulterated
with petroleum, as follows:
American Linseed Oil CO.. Cleveland.
Globe Oil Co.. Cleveland. O.
Monitor Oil Co, Cleveland. o.
Standard Linseed Co, Cleveland,
Southern States Turpentine Co,
Cleveland, o.
Samples examined as coming from
these manufacturers were found to
contain from Z to 40 per cent Of Pc
troleum products, rendering the lin
seed oil practically worthless for paint
purposes.
Sanitary Barber Shops.
Or. Walsh in an article entitled New
Dangers Found in Barber Shops pub
lished in the Technical World Maya
zine for May, 1913, points out some OF
the risks for those who patronize ever
the better class of barber shops as they
are often conducted at the present
time.
The so-called "alum stick" SO ia
miliar in the barber shop, was found tic
be literally loaded with germs, man.
of them disease germs, and not de-
stroyed, as is often supposed, by the
astringents present in this stick. BY
immersing one of these sticks in wa
ter, there were found no less thar
68,250 disease-producing germs of var.
ious kinds; and at least five of the so.
called catching diseases were pres,
ent. We must conclude, therefore, thai
these so-caIled SANITARY sticks" ars
anything but sanitary; on the contrary
they are swarming with germs dan.
gerous to health.
DR.. Walsh also points out the fac
that badness is produced, as are alss
many ormS of skin disease, eczema
etc, by being contracted in the barber
shop from the use of brushes that hav,
not been properly disinfeeted.
DR.. Walsh says:
THE greatest authorities on Skin
diseases in France and Germany ar,
| agreed on this, and it lis common tina
! skin disease and badness are contract
ed from hair brushes, which are use,
in rotation on all corners. Dandruff |
a skin infection often caused by tn
blameless ignorance Of the barber VIII,
has not properly disinfected or ster
ilized the brush which he has used
State Food Laws.
Those who are interested in break
Ing down the state food laws, as we
as the food gadulterators or as well a
their attorneys, have had a great dea
to say with regard to- the decision .
the United States supreme court con
cerning the Wisconsin, glucose ease
They would have 1t appear that tn
state has very few rights loft, and tina
the only safeguard to the public lis II
make the state laws like the nationa
faw. The writer does not share this be
lief, and finds nothing In the decision
OF the supreme court to lessen tn
states power III tho protection of til,
people against adulteratioT and mis-
II branding