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and the liight and ventilation of these places; here, asi in 

 stores, the health and cleanliness of the employees are also 

 judged. Reports are made as to the condition of the dishes 

 and utensilsi used and of refrigerators and coolers as well. I 

 regret to report that it was our unpleasant duty to recormnend 

 the discharge of certain restaurant employees, owing to their 

 unhealthy condition. It is gratifying, however, that the 

 management readily followed the suggestions made when such 

 unfortunate conditions were brought to their attention. 



CoEi<ECTiON OF Food Samples. 



The principal food products coHected for anialyais have in- 

 cluded sirup and molasses, sausage, condensed milk, rice, 

 pickles, clams, oysters, and rather extensive collections were 

 made of ice cream. The sampling for maple sirup, oysters,, 

 clams and ice cream, has been general, collections having been 

 made in most of the cities; the other articles mentioned have, 

 for the most part, been taken for special reasons. 



SIRUP AND MOLASSES. 



During the early spring, the inspectors made collections of 

 several brands of sirup; some sold for imitation maple sirup 

 and some for the pure article. Several samples were found 

 to be adulterated and misibranded, and the necessity for reme- 

 dying these conditions was made apparent. It was also our 

 duty to report the results of the analyses of numerous sam- 

 ples of molasses which had been collected during the previous 

 year. In a few instances 'the molasses examined was found 

 to be of inferior quality and hearings were arranged; these 

 cases, however, were satisfactorily settled and prosecution 

 was not warranted. 



SAUSAGE. 



T^e collection and analyses of samples of pork sausage did 

 not reveal any serious adulterations. It is a practice apparently 

 errtployed by most of the manufacturers to add more or less 

 water, and it is also known that considerable cereal is used; 

 while none of the cases investigated have shown intentional 



