Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1920-09-14
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Fresh Orange Juice Best for Children.
MANY so CALLED ORANGE DRINKS CON-
TAIN NO ORANGE.

TAIN NO ORANGE.
"Why should ! buy oranges and press
out the juice for the baby when I can
buy 1t already made?' said Mrs. House
keeper, holding up bottle containing q
yellow beverage with q fanciful name
and the picture of delicious, yellow
orange on the label. "This saves lots
of work and is cheaper. Besides, the
baby likes It real WE'LL"
"But this is not orange juice; 1t IL
only an imitation" said the food special
list, carefully examining the fancy label.
lyon said thar your physician told you
to give the baby orange juice. No ply
stefan would ever prescribe this con
coction. Forget the picture Of an orange
and read the fine print on the label. In
that the manufacru rer pretends to com
ply with the provisions OF the food and
drugs act by partly correcting some Of
the misleading features of the label.
You notice that he does not call II
orange juice anywhere, but creates the
Impression that il Is by the picture Of
an orange, and the use Of fanciful
name which suggests orange fruit. The
color of an orange is obtained by the
use of an artificial dye. The only par,
Of the orange in this stuff is perhaps 3
minute quantity of oil pressed from
orange skin, or extracts from the dried
peel, which carries the aroma and favor
of orange"
NOT GETTING ORANGE JUICE.
"You mean to say my baby has not
been getting any orange juice? The
doctor said be needed that more than
anything. No wonder he stayed SICK
"Tbe only orange your baby gets from
this bottle is the smell" replied the food
specialist. "Your physician prescribed
orange juice for the baby because 1t con,
tsins certain organic acids which have
medicinal value and also contains vita
mines which are essential to growth
Your physician prescribed orange juice
because the vitamines are lacking in sui.
ficient quantity in pasteurized milk.
But this concoction is essentially .
sweetened, srtiicislly carbonated water
favored with little oil from the peel
of the orange and colored to initiate
orange juice. 1t contains none Of the
medicinal qualities or vitsmines Of
orange juice" -
This incident, which might occur in
any city of the United States, emphasizes
the warning recently issued by the Off
cisls of the Bureau of Chemistry, United
States Department of Agriculture, to
read carefully all labels on food and
drug packages.
National prohibition has resulted 10
the market being flooded with soft
drinks, some of which are limitations Of
various fruit juices and sold under fanci-
full names In order to evade II possible
the necessity Of stating on the label
what the product really IT,. Because of
the deceptive nature of the label on
some of these products, the officials In
charge of the enforcement of the Federal
food and drugs act have instituted pro.
ceedings to require correct labelling. In
the meantime, pending judicial decisions
as to what Is correct labelling of these
products under the law, some msnufao-
turers are continuing to put their decep-
lively labeled products on the market.
READ LABELS CAREFULLY.
While the labels referred to are grossly
misleading on q casual reading such as
is given by the average housewife, they
usually do contain ststene nts In more
or less incoDspicuous way which will
reveal to the careful, critical reader the
fact that the product Is not what 1t pur-
ports to be. These inconspicuous state
ments are usually placed on the labels
for the purpose of evading the penalties
for misbranding. The manufacturer
hopes to mislead the purchasers by sug-
gestive statements and pictures played
up prominently on the label 80 "a to at
tract instant attention, and escape the
charge of misbranding by correcting the
misleading features with the inconspic-
uous statements In another part of the
label which the average purchaser does
not read.
The officials have ruled that the terms
"sde," squash" 'punch," ''crush,"
and "smssb, {" when used In conjunction
with the name of fruit can be applied
correctly only to beverages which con
tain the edible portion of the fruit or
juice of the fruit named. Such term
should not be applied to products flavor
ed only with essential oils or essences.
Some few products on the market are
composed In whole or in part of fruit
juice, and 1t is In order that purchasers
may distinguish between these genuine
products and the limitations that the
officials insist upon correct labelling.
ACTION WILL BE INSTITUTED.
Action will be instituted under the
Federal food and drugs act in all cases
found to be in violation of its terms, say
the officials. In the meantime, con
sumers who want real fruit juices should
read very carefully the labels of prepare
tons purporting to be such.
IL is not charged that these artificial
preparations as q rule contain ingredi.
ents Injurious to the health OF adults.
There Is no objection to their sale under
proper labels. However, they are In no
sense substitutes for genuine fruit juices
in that they lack the medicinal qualities
Characteristic of fruit juices. In no
case, say the officials, should these srti
fetal preparations be substituted for
orange juice In feeding children. They
do not have the valuable antiscorbutic
properties and the health giving vita
mines, which are found In the delicious
juice Of the orange. The best way Ia
get orange juice for children 10 to buy
the fruit and press out the juice.
Waffles Crisp and Appetizing.
cups sifted -four
8 teaspoons baking powder
"a teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons sugar, II desired
2 eggs
tablespoon shortening (melted)
cup milk Tor more)
Sift together the -four, baking powder,
salt, and sugar. Beat the eggs until
light, separating whites and Yolks II de-