BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY. 459 



case of Cincinnati milks, as compared with the previous investigation 

 at this point. 



An extensive investigation is in progress by the chief of the Dairy 

 Laboratory, G. E. Patrick, of the manufacture of evapoi'ated or 

 condensed milk, for the purpose of determining reasonable limits of 

 composition for this product. The investigation was ordered in con- 

 sequence of numerous complaints from manufacturers, claiming that 

 a total solids content of 28 per cent as at present required is un- 

 reasonably high, it being alleged to be impossible to attain such a 

 standard at all seasons of the year and still produce a smooth, homo- 

 geneous, marketable product. This investigation necessitates a crit- 

 ical study of the manufacturing methods emplo^'ed and results 

 obtained in diiferent parts of the United States. 



A classified list of samples examined is as follows: Evaporated 

 milks 159, cheese 112, fresh milks 54, butters 131, oleos 8, creams 15, 

 condensed milks 33, milk powders 27, miscellaneous (malted milks, 

 butter colors, ice-cream thickeners, etc.) 52; total 591, Of this total 

 357 were inspectors' samples, 49 were received from branch labora- 

 tories. Gl were examined in connection with the evaporated-milk 

 investigation, and 97 were renovated butters examined for the Dairy 

 Division, Bureau of Animal Industry. Cases recommended to the 

 Board of Food and Drug Inspection for prosecution were as follows : 

 Milks 83, cheese 66, evaporated milks 12, milk powders 7, butters 4, 

 condensed milk 1, ice-cream thickeners 1 ; total 174. 



AVASHINGTON DRUG INSPECTION LABORATORY. 



Domestic drugs. — During the past year 994 samples of domestic 

 drug products have been examined in the Washington Drug Inspec- 

 tion Laboratory, and 323 were found to be in violation of the law. 

 In addition seizures of a number of consignments of drugs Avere 

 recommended on the ground that they were either adulterated or 

 misbranded under the law. Some of the analysts have devoted much 

 time as witnesses at the trial of the cases. 



The chief violations found were misrepresentations on the labels 

 of bottle or carton and in the advertising literature accompanying 

 the packages, and further incorrect statements, or the absence of any 

 statement regarding the declaration of alcohol, opium, morphin. 

 cocain, acetanilid. chloroform, etc. A considerable number of pow- 

 dered drugs have been found adulterated, among which are bella- 

 donna leaves, containing an excessive amount of sand and foreign 

 plant material ; powdered colocynth, containing large amounts of 

 seed; pilocarpus leaves, spurious or musty and worthless; spigelia, 

 spurious or containing foreign plant and sand; stramonium leaves 

 adulterated with foreign leaves, seed, and dirt. On the whole, how- 

 ever, the quality of powdered drugs was found to be better than in 

 the preceding year, those from the Pacific Coast States being inferior 

 to those collected in the East. 



Examination of a number of so-called cancer and drug addiction 

 cures have disclosed them to be of the same fraudulent character as 

 previously, but a goodly number of these products have been taken 

 otf the market within the last year, or the labels and literature have 

 been made to comply with the law. 



