anaheim-gazette 1912-08-01

CONSUMERS OF FOOD ARE AMPLY PROTECTED DEALERS NOTIFIED TO CEASE ADULTERATION AND DECEPTIVE LABELS MANY CITATIONS ISSUED BY THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH REGARDING FOODS "Food" means pure food. To sell for food anything which is not fit to eat, or which is not just what it pretends to be, is against the law. This is the basis on which the Food and Drug Laboratory, maintained by the state at the University of California, under the direction of the State Board of Health, is defending the consumer against men of ill will among the purveyors of food and drink. For conference with the American leaders in the pure food movement, Dr. M. E. Jaffa, professor of nutrition in the University of California and director of the Food and Drug Laboratory, has gone to Seattle, to the annual convention of the Association of National and State Food and Dairy Departments. Since the pure food laboratory was established at the university, 8500 samples of foods and drugs have been examined; 1850 citations have been issued, requiring dealers to cease adultering, or using labels which deceive, and in not a single case have the laboratory's findings of fact been disproved. Not merely by bringing wrongdoers to terms but also by educational syrup, etc., and first taste the genuine articles, are apt to complain, for the public has grown used to imitations to the point of considering them the standard. Ice cream isn't ice cream unless it contains at least 12 per cent of butter fat. If it doesn't, it must be sold as "dilute ice cream." Gelatine may be used to stiffen it, if not in too great amount. In most states, fraudulently made wines, put together from glucose, raisins, and coal tar colors, are constantly being found by the pure food inspectors. But the vastness of the vineyard industry of California and the cheapness of the pure juice of the grape make such a form of fraud locally little worth while. However, an inspector occasionally comes on champagne bottles refilled with a cheap white wine, and then charged with carbon dioxide gas. Patent medicines full of whisky or heavy wine have a lessened vogue, now that the food and drug inspectors require that the percentage of alcohol contained shall be stated in clear type on the label. So also, people are protected against unconsciously becoming addicted to habit-forming drugs, since the inspectors are continually watching the headache powders and cough cures and requiring due warning to appear on the label. In the last completed year, the laboratory proved adulteration in 189 different foods and 28 drugs, misbranding in 228 foods and 319 drugs, and both offences in 37 foods, or a total of 801 cases. With every year, dealers are growing more scrupulous, and the public more watchful. In all this activity state and nation work together, the federal laboratories dealing with interstate commerce, and the state laboratory applying national rullings to foods made and sold in California. How can every family avail itself of the protection to its stomachs the United States, and the state through Since the pure food laboratory was established at the university, 8500 samples of foods and drugs have been examined; 1850 citations have been issued, requiring dealers to cease adultering, or using labels which deceive, and in not a single case have the laboratory's findings of fact been disproved. Not merely by bringing wrongdoers to terms but also by educational means does this laboratory help the public to get what it pays for and to have pure food to eat. The honest dealer is glad to be warned against goods which are adulterated or misbranded, and receives in a co-operative spirit suggestions for improving sanitary conditions. The four inspectors of the laboratory, who spend their time visiting factories, shops, markets, restaurants, etc., not merely collect samples for examination, but also give advice on how to avoid buying bad products, how to make the best use of cold storage and refrigerator outfits, how to prevent food materials from taking up undesirable odors or flavors, how to secure proper ventilation, lighting, and plumbing, and how to fight the fly, the rat, and the flea, creatures responsible for vastly more harm than the rattlesnake. Short weights is one matter in which the laboratory renders a valuable service. When the laboratory began its work, it found that butter sold as a two-pound roll was commonly short of two pounds by two ounces or more. A few prosecutions brought about improvement in the general creamery practice. This alone means a saving to the public of far more than the cost to the state of all its pure food work. "What is a fresh egg?" the laboratory was asked. The answer was that a fresh egg must, when candled, show full and clear, with the yolk in the center, and an air space of not more than three-tenths of a cubic centimeter capacity. Dealers were found to be selling eggs as fresh eggs which were so old that they had five times that air space. In the past year a large number of citations have been served on dealers. Warned by the prosecutions, trade morality as regards "fresh eggs" has been improved. Hamburger steak or sausage is frequently adulterated with cereal. The laboratory this last year has detected scores of such cases, and through the co-operation of the district attorneys proper punishment has followed. Spices, condiments, catsup, flavoring ferent foods and 28 drugs, misbranding in 228 foods and 319 drugs, and both offences in 37 foods, or a total of 801 cases. With every year, dealers are growing more scrupulous, and the public more watchful. In all this activity state and nation work together, the federal laboratories dealing with interstate commerce, and the state laboratory applying national rulings to foods made and sold in California. How can every family avail itself of the protection to its stomachs the United States, and the state, through this laboratory at the university, are trying to live? By buying bottled and canned goods, spices, condiments, preserves, etc., which bear the label, "Guaranteed under the Pure Food and Drugs Act;" by insisting on having butter made from pasteurized cream; by patronizing manufacturers, dealers and restaurant men who observe the laws, and by requiring that the butchers shall sell government inspected meat, that the grocers shall screen out the flies, that the bakers shall have clean workshops, and that the milkmen shall sell milk only from cows proved by semi-annual test free from tuberculosis. WILD LIFE PROTECTION Alaskan Animals and Birds to Be Protected by Uncle Sam New York, July 28.—Arrangements were completed in this city today for starting an extensive campaign to preserve the birds, game and fur-bearing animals of Alaska. It was learned that $5,000 have already been subscribed for this purpose and that more funds will be available as needed. The importance of this movement at once becomes manifest when it is remembered that for years to come many of the inhabitants of that territory must depend upon game birds and animals almost entirely for their meat supply. The flocking of settlers to Northwest Canada the past few years has made important changes in the conditions of water-bird life in America. The draining of innumerable sloughs and grassy lakes is driving annually the breeding ducks and geese farther north and Alaska will ultimately be their chief summer home on this continent. "We shall begin by inaugurating bird study in all the schools with the use of free literature and colored pictures of birds," said T. Gilbert Pearson today, who, as secretary of the National Association of Audubon Soilferent foods and 28 drugs, misbranding in 228 foods and 319 drugs, and both offences in 37 foods, or a total of 801 cases. With every year, dealers are growing more scrupulous, and the public more watchful. In all this activity state and nation work together, the federal laboratories dealing with interstate commerce, and the state laboratory applying national rulings to foods made and sold in California. Oklahoma, with a price than 56,000,000 barrels field well into Osage counties, and oil was farther west, in Kay County ably increasing the yield. All these gains indent field, however declines in Illinois farther East; in short creased and refinery Another feature, the is being felt in 1912; in transporting and which in spite of the ed yield of the country on stocks in the Milwaukee and the result has been decrease in the price of refining. With a gain in production 11,000,000 barrels and in price at the end of evident that an unusual oil market existed modities of general mills considered in connection oils are gasoline, kerosene crude oil, but by the "gasoline" is applied to oil suitably combustion engines. Crude naphtha is red; most part separates gasoline and lighter sine. It is a matter of demand for gasoline so imperative that now allowed to lower lamp oils; the latter greatly improved in color. In the production for led off, with 81,134,399 homa took second place 637 barrels; Illinois took 31,317,038 barrels; and fourth, with 10,720,492 prices of the different greatly ranging from a barrel. Thus while in Pennsylvania was barrels its value whereas Louisiana was Hamburger steak or sausage is frequently adulterated with cereal. The laboratory this last year has detected scores of such cases, and through the co-operation of the district attorneys proper punishment has followed. Spices, condiments, catsup, flavoring extracts, and the like have been frequently adulterated and misbranded. The laboratory has forced improvement of manufacture and honesty in labeling, so that the public may be enabled to know how much benzoate of soda a bottle of catsup contains, or that a flavoring extract is either guaranteed as genuine or else frankly labeled as artificially colored and flavored. Candies and ice creams have been in need of reforming. Paraffine used to be used abundantly in confectionery. This adulterant, put into boiling sulphuric acid, remains unaffected. If sulphuric acid won't touch it, it may be imagined how much chance children's stomachs have. A shellac was frequently used, to glaze candies, which contained arsenic. Coal tar products of a harmful sort were used to color and flavor candies. Now the confectioners have been told of certain coal tar products which are harmless, and are permitted to use these, if the candy is sold simply as candy. But if it is sold as "raspberry chews" or "banana wafers," then the label must so record if color and flavor are artificial. People who have been used to artificially compounded soda water syrups, maple tions of water-bird life in America. The draining of innumerable sloughs and grassy lakes is driving annually the breeding ducks and geese farther north and Alaska will ultimately be their chief summer home on this continent. "We shall begin by inaugurating bird study in all the schools with the use of free literature and colored pictures of birds," said T. Gilbert Pearson today, who, as secretary of the National Association of Audubon Societies, has charge of the arrangements. "We have the hearty co-operation of the United States bureau of education in the school work we shall undertake. We will also employ guards to protect many of the important bird colonies and to prosecute illegal killers of game. An agent of the association will sail from Seattle in a few days to investigate and report on certain existing conditions, and active work in other directions will begin at once. WESTERN END OF A BOY The proofreader on a small Western daily was a woman of great precision and extreme propriety. One day a reporter succeeded in getting into type an item about "Willie Brown, the boy who was burned in the West End by a live wire." On the following day the reporter found on his desk a frigid note asking: "Which is the west end of a boy?" It took only an instant to reply: "The end the son sets on, of course." Economical Father (to his daughter, sotto voce)—I say, Alice, play some song that everybody can sing. They're doing nothing but eating and drinking. In the production field led off, with 81,134,392 homa took second place 637 barrels; Illinois 31,317,038 barrels; and fourth, with 10,720,445 prices of the different greatly ranging from a barrel. Thus while in Pennsylvania was barrels, its value whereas Louisiana was 10,720,420 barrels, receive $5,668,814. The greatest increase in 1911 were in California barrels; in Oklahoma barrels; and in Louisiana barrels. The principal de Illinois, 1,826,324 barrels, 1,099,258 barrels. The following table shows the general production for the Uni 1901: 1901 ... 1903 ... 1905 ... 1907 ... 1909 ... 1911 Sportsman (assisting has been knocked out please, a little more up with that brandy! Faint Voice from mind 'bout the air. "How long did you last?" "Until the first George for money, I th A little library growl year is an honorable child's history.—Henry BREAKS RECORD FOR YIELD OF PETROLEUM CALIFORNIA LEADS ALL OTHER STATES IN ITS OUTPUT OF OIL PRODUCTION OF 81,134,391 BARRELS FOR 1911 SETS A NEW MARK Petroleum production in the United States in 1911 surpassed its own record made in 1910 by an increase of nearly 11,000,000 barrels. In 1910 the output was 209,557,248 barrels. The total production of the world also surpassed all previous records, amounting to over 345,000,000 barrels, and of this the United States produced more than 63 per cent. The value of this enormous output of oil in the United States for 1911 was $134,044,752, the average price being 60.8 cents a barrel. Final figures have been compiled by David T. Day, the petroleum statistician of the United States Geological Survey, and have just been made public in a statement issued by the Survey. The increase for the year was caused principally by the gain in California, which was by far the largest producer, its output being over 81,000,000 barrels. Another factor in the increase was the discovery of oil at Vinton, La., and the comparatively new Caddo field in Louisiana also grew in importance. A find of high-grade oil at Electra, in northern Texas, was another notable event of the year. Oklahoma, with a production of more than 56,000,000 barrels, extended its SEEKS TO PREVENT EVILS Lleutenant General Sir Robert S. S. Baden-Powell, recognized scout leader of the world who encountered socialistic opposition in Portland, Oregon, a month or so ago, is much gratified with the success he had in that meeting. He answered the questions of the socialists thoroughly and went over many of them. Discussing that incident he points out that the aim of the Boy Scout movement is near that of the socialistic party. He points out that the boy scout movement seeks not as does socialism to cure present evils but to prevent their reappearance in the present generation. “Our attitude in the boy scout movement,” he writes, “is that we do not wish to be in conflict with any political, educational or religious body, but we are very glad to have their advice or suggestions. “Our aim is to be at peace with all, and to do our best in our own particular line, which, as it happens, is in its intentions as near that of the socialist as any. “Probably the majority of us are in sympathy with the socialist aim though we may not altogether see with the same eye the practicability of some of its details or its methods. “We in the scouts desire, not so much to cure present social evils, as to prevent their recurrence in the rising generation; to try and lessen the great waste of human life, now going on in our city slums, where, so many thousands of our fellow-humans are living an existence of misery through being ‘unemployable,’ this is not always from their own faults, but simply because they have never been given a chance. “Our main effort is to attract those boys and to beckon them on to the right road to success in life; we endeavor to equip them—especially the The increase for the year was caused principally by the gain in California, which was by far the largest producer, its output being over 81,000,000 barrels. Another factor in the increase was the discovery of oil at Vinton, La., and the comparatively new Caddo field in Louisiana also grew in importance. A find of high-grade oil at Electra, in northern Texas, was another notable event of the year. Oklahoma, with a production of more than 56,000,000 barrels, extended its field well into Osage and Pawnee counties, and oil was discovered still farther west, in Kay county, considerably increasing the Mid-Continent yield. All these gains in the Mid-Continent field, however, were offset by the declines in Illinois and states farther East; in short, all fuel oils increased and refinery oils declined. Another feature, the influence of which is being felt in 1912, was the increase in transporting and refining capacity, which in spite of the general increased yield of the country led to a drain on stocks in the Mid-Continent field and the result has been a general increase in the price of crude oils for refining. With a gain in production of nearly 11,000,000 barrels and with an increase in price at the end of the year, it is evident that an unusual condition in the oil market existed. The three commodities of general market value to be considered in connection with crude oils are gasoline, kerosene, and residuals, the best suitable for fuels in the West and for lubricants and wax in the East. In the trade "naphtha" is the name generally applied to oils lighter than kerosene as distilled from crude oil, but by the public the term "gasoline" is applied to the light fraction of the oil suitable for internal-combustion engines. In fact, when crude naphtha is redistilled it is for the most part separated so as to yield gasoline and lighter or heavier kerosene. It is a matter of interest that the demand for gasoline has become so imperative that little or none is now allowed to lower the safety of lamp oils; the latter have therefore greatly improved in character. In the production for 1911 California led off, with 81,134,391 barrels; Oklahoma took second place, with 56,069,637 barrels; Illinois was third, with 31,317,038 barrels; and Louisiana was fourth, with 10,720,420 barrels. The prices of the different oils varied greatly, ranging from 47 cents to $1.32 a barrel. Thus while the production in Pennsylvania was only 8,248,158 barrels, its value was $10,894,074, whereas Louisiana, which produced generation; to try and lessen the great waste of human life, now going on in our city slums, where, so many thousands of our fellow-humans are living an existence of misery through being 'unemployable,' this is not always from their own faults, but simply because they have never been given a chance. "Our main effort is to attract those boys and to beckon them on to the right road to success in life; we endeavor to equip them—especially the honest — with character and with craftsmanship, so that each of them may at least get a fair start. If after this he fails, it is then his own fault, and not, as at present, the fault of us who are in a position to give a brother aid. "Socialists and others who have taken the trouble to examine our scheme are entirely sympathetic, friendly and helpful. They realize that the militarism urged against us is wholly a got-up charge." SOMEWHAT DRY It is pretty dry down in Georgia since the state went prohibition. A Georgia paper gives a faint idea of the situation as follows: "It is so dry here wagons are going around with their tongues out; ice has to be soaked in water all night before it is wet enough to make lemonade; the catfish kick up such a dust in the bed of the river that the river has to be sprinkled before you can go fishing; a spark from an engine set fire to a pond and burned up a lot of bullfrogs before the fire could be extinguished, and the ground is so dry and hard that catfish holes in low places are being pulled up and used for gas pipes." Where is the California paper that can come anywhere near holding a candle to that Georgia paper for down right prevarication? The funeral of Thomas Long was held at the Alamitos church Monday of last week. The body arrived Saturday from Portland, Ore. Mr. Long was drowned at Portland on the 4th of July but the body was not found until a week or so later. There was no evidence of violence on the body and it is thought he fell from a long bridge while crossing the river. As soon as word reached his relatives, a brother, Roy, and a brother-in-law, T. N. Guess, went North to bring the body home and to investigate the cause of the strange death. Mr. Long had very little money on his person at the time of his disappearance, as his nervous trouble caused him at times to become REMEMBER THE BOSTON BAKERY connected with Ice Cream Parlor serves Christopher's Ice Cream and Ices. Also Christopher's Chocolates and Bon Bons always fresh on hand. Orders taken on Short notice for Ice Cream, Ices. S. KISTLER 201 East Center Street. ANAHEIM STEAM LAUNDRY Fitted with the most up-to-date machinery for turning out the best work on short notice and at moderate prices. Patronize home industry especially when you get just a little bit better service here than you can get anywhere else. In the production for 1911 California led off, with 81,134,391 barrels; Oklahoma took second place, with 56,069,637 barrels; Illinois was third, with 31,317,038 barrels; and Louisiana was fourth, with 10,720,420 barrels. The prices of the different oils varied greatly, ranging from 47 cents to $1.32 a barrel. Thus while the production in Pennsylvania was only 8,248,158 barrels, its value was $10,894,074, whereas Louisiana, which produced 10,720,420 barrels, received for it only $5,668,814. The greatest increases in production in 1911 were in California, 8,123,831 barrels; in Oklahoma, 4,040,919 barrels; and in Louisiana, 3,879,025 barrels. The principal decreases were in Illinois, 1,826,324 barrels; and in Ohio, 1,099,258 barrels. The following table of total production shows the general increase in production for the United States since 1901: | Barrels. | 1901 | 1903 | 1905 | 1907 | 1909 | 1911 | | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | | 69,389,194 | 69,389,194 | 100,461,337 | 134,717,580 | 166,095,335 | 183,170,874 | 220,449,391 | Sportsman (assisting jockey), who has been knocked out)—Stand back, please, a little more air! And hurry up with that brandy! Faint Voice from Patient—Never mind 'bout the air. "How long did your honeymoon last?" "Until the first day I asked George for money, I think." A little library growing larger every year is an honorable part of any child's history.—Henry Ward Beecher. CONTROLLING THE SITUATION One year, when the youngsters of a certain Illinois village met for the purpose of electing a captain of their baseball team for the coming season, it appeared that there were a number of candidates for the post, with more than the usual wrangling. Youngster after youngster presented his qualifications for the post, and the matter was still undecided when the son of the owner of the ball field stood up. He was a small, snub-nosed lad, with a plentiful supply of freckles, but he glanced about him with a dignified air of controlling the situation. "I'm going to be captain this year," he announced convincingly, "or else father's old bull is going to be turned into the field." He was elected unanimously. LAUNDRY Fitted with the most up-to-date machinery for turning out the best work on short notice and at moderate prices. Patronize home industry, especially when you get just a little bit better service here than you can get anywhere else. ANAHEIM STEAM LAUNDRY J. 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