The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-07
LIST OF ADULTERATED AND MIS-
BRANDED FOODS AND DRUGS
Continued from last week.


Continued from last week.
Quinine Shop Tonic. Owl Brand
Manufacturer and jobber, Hugo
Melchiof Supply CO.. Omaha, Neb
Sample purchased from 5. III. OStlund
Vermillion, S. ID. Sample contained
30 per cent of wood alcohol and but a
mere trace of quinine.
Iris Toilet preparation. Manufac-
turer and jobber, Hugo Melchior Sup
rHv CO., Omaha, Neb. Sample pur-
ciix sed from Carpenter Barber Shop,
Sioux Falls, $. ID Label on an orig
inal unopened bottle from which
sample was taken by inspector read
in part as follows: "a proven anti
septic. Has great healing properties.
Contains % per cent grain alcohol,
1-1O0aI part of Bichloride of Mercury" ;"
Examination of sample shows it to
contain alcohol as claimed but no BIZ
chloride of mercury. Total solids are
but O.O4 per cent. Sample was mis-
branded in that statement on label
was false.
Bay Rum. Standard Brand. Man.
ufacturer and jobber, Howig- Robin
son Co.. Des Moines, Iowa. Sample
purchased from II. A. Putnam, Hart
ford. S. d. Sample contained 23.5per
cent of grain alcohol. Misbranded
and adulterated in that it contained
much less alcohol than the label de-
clared.
Ginger Ale Flavor. Diamond
Sparkie Brand. Manufacturer and
Jobber. The Liquid Carbonic Co.,
Minneapolis, MINI. Adultera ted in
that capsicum has been substituted
in part for ginger.
Lemon Flavor. Rustik Brand.
Manufactures and jobber, Green a
DeLaittre Co., Minneapolis. Mimi.
Adnjterated and misbranded in that
il was labeled "l-3 Standard strength.
contains 2-3 per cent lemon oil.
when i'm fact it contained no lemon
oil. and a dilute solution OF alcohol
was substituted in whole or part Tor
ID strength lemon flavor.
lemon Extract. Three Star Brand.
Manufacturer and jobber. G. Shenk-
hero Co. Sioux City, la. Labeled
WTRree Star Brand Lemon Extract.
Alcohol As per cent" Adulterated
and misbranded i'm that a terpeneless
lemon extract containing but trace
Of lemon oil had been substituted IN
whole or partR for lemon extract,
which must contain not less IMAM D
Nor cent of lemon oil. Samples were
purchased at three different stores In
the state. %tMr !,
Maple Syrup. Farrells brahu'
Jobber, Farrell & Co., Omaha, Nep'
Sample taken from unopened nve-gal-
Ion can proved on analysis TO De
adulterated and misbranded IN tllaU
it consisted in whole or in part OF d
product of fermented maple syrup
which had been substituted Tor pure
maple syrup.
Vinegar. Sold by the Golden Rule
Grocery, Mitchell, S. d.. as pure clder
vinegar. Analysis showed that water
had been substituted in whole or III
part for cider vinegar, and that IL
contained but "a per cent acetlc aclc'
whereas not less than 40 per cent j.
required by law. Sample was aoui-
terated.
Vinegar. Sunshine Brand. Man
ufactured by The Harbauer 20,
Toledo, Ohio. Labeled pure apple
vinegar. Sample was adulCeratea
and misbranded in that substance
high in reducing sugars; toge1ier
with distilled vinegar or dilute acelic
had been substituted in whole or III
part for pure apple vinegar.
Vinegar. Sold by the Owl Grocery,
Sioux Falls, S. d.. as pure cider vine,
oar. Adulterated in that water had
been substituted in part Tor cloer
vinegar. Analysis showed The SUP.
stance to contain but l.6 per cent OF
acetic acid, whereas the law requires
not less than AS per cent acetlc acld.
OYSTERS. Extra selects. Jobber ID.
f. Foote q Co., Inc, Baltimore, Mo.
Analysis of sample showed 1t to con-
tain 29.7 per cent of free liquor. The
oysters were adulterated in that wa
ter had been substituted In whole or
i'm part for oysters.
Catsup. Menu Brand. Manuiact-
ured bv The Harbauer Co., Toledo,
Ohio. Sample was adulterated III
that it consisted in whole or In part
of a filthy and decomposed vegetable
substance.
Catsup. Another sample OF same
brand as that next above taken from
another store showed on analysis SIM
liar results.
Raisins. Jobber, Andrew Nuehll
Co. Sioux Falls, S. ID. A 10-lh Dox
was found to consist in whole or In
part of filthy animal and vegetable
Substance i'm that it was very wormy
Sample was taken five days after date
of invoice and in cold weather.
Continued next week.