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the law must show that the rice is coated, and that same can be removed 

 by washing. 



Ten samples of rice were examined, three of which were uncoated and 

 seven were coated. The labels of the coated samples did not show that 

 the product was coated, as is required under both the State and the 

 National laws, and the sale of these products was in violation of the 

 law. 



See results and conclusions in table below. 



AMINATION OF RICE. 



Remarks and Conclusions. 



Rice, coated with glucose and talc, and so stated on label. 



Rice, coated with felucose and talc. Fact not stated on label; adulterated; sale illegal. 



do. 

 do. 



Rice, coated with glucose and talc. Statement of coating should be more prominent; 



sale illegal. 

 Rice, uncoated. 

 do. 



do. 



Rice, coated, and so stated on label. 



Rice, coated with glucose and talc. Fact not stated on label; adulterated; sale illegal. 



were made, but nothing was found that could have produced the trouble. 

 As chemical tests showed nothing that could have produced the trouble, 

 tests on living animals, cats, rats, and guinea pigs, were resorted to. It 

 soon became evident that the fish, though they appeared to be sound, 

 contained a deadly poison. 



As it was a very serious matter, and the Department did not wish to 



condemn and have destroyed several hundred barrels of fish without the 



most positive proof that the use of same would be dangerous, the Bureau 



of Chemistry of the United States Department of Agriculture was asked 



' to examine the fish also, and samples of same were sent for the purpose. 



The report of the Bureau, through the Cooperative Division of same, 

 confirmed the results obtained by this department, and advised that the 

 fish did contain an unidentified poisonous substance, probably a pro- 

 tein decomposition product, which was responsible for the trouble, and 



