The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1922-09-06
PURE FOOD
LAW ACTIVITIES
MANY ARRESTS FOR VIOLATION
OF RULES OF DEPART
MENT.

Vermilion, Sept. 6-The varied ac-
tivities of the state food and drug de-
partment are well illustrated by the
causes for action given in the 40
criminal complaints recently filed by
inspectors in different parts of the
state. Seven of the Is different
laws enforced by the department
were invoked to correct existing con-
ditions, according to statement
given out by Commissioner Guy G..
Frary at his office here violations
of the pure food laws were most
numerous and of these, 13 complains
were filed in the campaign to pre-
vent fraud in the sale of vinegar. In
each instance an inspector had call
ed for quantity of cider vinegar
and the samples so obtained were
found in seven cases to consist of
vinegar made from molasses, i'm four
cases of vinegar made from apple
trimmings, and in two cases of vim
egar which was decidedly low in acid
strength All these cases but two
have been successfully completed.
Two remain to be tried Next to
eggs, IL eases having been filed
against dealers for violations of the
pure food law or the egg law. All
these have been successfully COM
pleted but one, which remains to be
tried. The sale of rotten eggs, fail
ure 10 acndle and improper Gambling
equipm ent caused the inspectors to
resort to the courts in the twelve
cases.
Four restaurant keepers paid fines
for failure to keep their premises in
a proper state of cleanliness and one
was found guilty of permitting a
common, or roller, towel to be used
by his guests. Three proprietors of
meat markets were fined for failure
to keep their markets and slaughter
houses in conformity with the sani
tary law, and two keepers of confec-
tionaries and one baker paid fines
for violation of this same act. One
grocer delivered rotten and other
wise inferior potatoes to a customer
after having sold large sound pota-
toes which he had on display 4
driver of a medicine wagon paid a
fine for selling medicinal stock
food which wah not in conformity
with the state law; the proprietors Of
an oil station were prosecuted fol
using a short measure, and the meas
ure was destroyed, and another oil
dealer paid a heavy fine for selling
gasoline in can not painted red.
Commissioner Frary states thai
more purchases of vinegar will be
other merchants are selling the diff
| ferent kinds of products for JUS
what they are. He also instructed
| inspectors to send in samples of Ger
osene and gasoline from all parts o
the state. These samples will under
go analysis in the department labor
atory here and the results will b.
later published in bulletin. An eff
! fort will be made to get samp!.
from all tank stations. The labora
] tory will also undertake this fall tn
/ examination of the different hoI
tonics, stock powders and otner me
dicinal stock powders on sale in tn
state. The sale of these preparation
especially hog tonics and regulator
seems to be unusually active at thi
time as several requests for analyst
or other detailed information com
to the office each week. All sucl
products which are registered as
cording to law and sold by dealers Il
the state are required to be labele
to show the ingredients of rShic
they are composed.
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