The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-18
FALSE LABELS
ARE SUBJECT
OF ATTENTION
BY the Bureau of Chemistry,
Accordingto Its AnnuaIRe-
port lust Filed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. us.-The
false and fraudulent labelling of med
iclnes and mineral waters has recent
y received great deal OF attention
from the Bureau of Chemistry. ac-
cording to the bureaus report for
The year ending June 80. 1914.
large number OF instances have been
found In which impossible claims
LOT the preparations in question
nave been made and in these cases
steps have been taken to compel the
owners to alter the labels. This is
true OF a large number OF veterinary
medicines and in particular of So
called cures for hog cholera. AS far
mineral waters. the position long
held by the bureau that so-called
Athia water must contain enough
lithia to produce an appreciable the
rapeutic effect. has now been sus-
tanned by the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, and in conse-
quence action has been taken to en-
force this ruling. Measures are be-
ing taken to prevent the exploitation
OF so-called radio active waters in
which the amount Of radium is neg
ligible. Furthermore, mineral wat
ers to which has been added carbonic
acid gas or mineral salt. are not any
more. sold as natural" but are
properly labeled.
Sanitary Surveys.
In connection with the bureaus
work OF food inspection, two impor-
tant canitary surveys have been made
OF oyster growing localities, one in
Chesapeake Bay, and one in Jamaica
Bay, N. Y. Wherever these surveys
resulted in the discovery Of polluted
acreas the oystermen moved their
stock to clean water and maintained
1t there for a sufficient time, until all
danger to the consumer was done
away with.
Altogether there were nearly 10
600 samples of food and beverages
collected and analysed. The cooper
alton of other branches OF the gov
eminent has been secured for the
prosecution OF cases not fully COW
cred by the food and drugs act. For
example, in one case connected with
Illegal traffic In bad eggs, number
of persons were indicted for conspi-
racy. In another case a manufac-
turer of beverages received long
prison sentence for putting wood al
cohol in his products.
Potato Drying.
In addition to this regulatory work
connected with the enforcement of
various laws, scientists of the bureau
have been carrying on important in
vestigations. The report, makes par
ticular mention Of the study of the
subject of potato drying. Dried po-
tatoes may be kept indefinitely for
stock feed and are of course much
less bulky, and, therefore, less ex-
pensiye to transport than ordinary
potatoes. This investigation will ul-
timately be extended to other uses
for potato products. such as the man
ufacture Of starch and glucose, in
order to encourage the production of
potatoes as regular part in crop ro-
tation in sections where this could
be done with benefit.
Two new ways have also been dis
covered of utilizing surplus and Gull
apples. One Is the manufacture OF
apple syrup by clarifying and boil
ing down apple juice. The strip OBJ
tanned promises to be a welcome adj
dition to our diet as we'll as affording
a new market for the apple grower.
The other method Of disposing Of the
surplus Of apples is the manufacture
of concentrated cider. Hitherto the
market for cider has been limited.
due to the fact that 1t can only be
kept sweet short time and that its
bulk makes it transportation too ex-
pensive when long distances are to be
covered. The concentrated cider fer
ments very slowly when kept at a
low temperature. When diluted with
water It has practically the same
flavor as the original apple Juice from
which 1t was made. and its con-
densed form makes It much cheaper
to ship.
Fish INDUSTRY Investigated.
Considerable attention has also