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The sale of such a product is a violation of both the_ State and Fed- 

 eral Food Laws, and even its manufacture is a violation of the Fed- 

 eral oleomargarine laws. The people of the State are, therefore, cau- 

 tioned against the so-called "merging of butter" or the sale of such 

 products. 



From the Food Report of this Department for 1911 the following is 

 quoted : 



"An investigation by the Bureau of Chemistry, United States De- 

 partment of Agriculture, has shown conclusively that the use in foods^ 

 of at least three of these chemical preservatives, viz., boric acid or 

 borates, salicylic acid or salicylates, sulphurous acid or sulphites, is 

 deleterious and dangerous to health. 



