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The Bulletin 



"The investigation showed that boric acid or borates, when taken 

 into the bodj with food to the amount of four or five grains per day, 

 continued for some time, results in most cases in loss of appetite and 

 a feeling of fullness and uneasiness in the stomach, which in some 

 cases resulted in nausea, with a general tendency to produce a dull and 

 persistent headache. 



"Regarding salicylic acid, the investigation showed that it is, when 

 used in foods, at first a stimulant, increasing the solubility and ab- 

 sorption of food elements from the alimentary canal. It soon, how- 

 ever, loses its stimulating effect and becomes a depressant, tending 1o 

 break down the issues faster than they are rebuilt, to diminish the 

 weight of the body and in some cases to result in illness. 



"The results of the investigation were very decidedly unfavorable to 

 the use of sulphurous acid in nnj quantity or for any period of time. 

 and showed the desirability of avoiding the use of it in products in- 

 tended to be used for human food. 



"As the use of chemical preservatives in food has fallen into dis- 

 favor and has become a violation of many of the food laws of ihc 

 country, these preservatives are being offered to the trade under pro- 

 prietary names, or names by which their constituents are not recog- 

 nized. The use of salicylic acid or any other chemical preserv^ative in 

 food, except 0.1 of one per cent of benzoate of soda, renders the sale 

 of the food a violation of the law, and believing that the use of ben- 

 zoate of soda is more or less objectionable, the Department most earn- 

 estly advises against its use." 



The knoAvledge that we have of the effect of these preservatives on 

 digestion and health tends to show that they are deleterious, and that 



RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION OF 





10886 



9648 



9649 

 10498 



Material and Brand 

 from Label 



Fruit preserving powder, 



Salicylic acid. 

 Salicylic acid... :.... 



-do. 

 .do. 



10497 Fruit pre.serving powder, 

 The King. 

 ...do.. - 



10.501 



10500 

 9661 

 9657 

 9656 



9355 



10499 



...do.- 

 ...do.. 

 ...do.. 

 ...do-. 



...do. 

 ...do. 



Manufacturer or Wholesaler 



Retail Dealer or Party Who 

 Sent Sample for Analysis 



Bristol Drug Mfg. Co., Bristol, Elkin Grocery Co., Elkin. 



Va.-Tenn. 

 Bristol Drug and Gum Co., Bristol, ;Earwood & Arrowood, Andrews .. 



Va.-Tenn. 



..do- iReagan Bros., .\ndrews- 



Burwell & Dunn, Charlotte, N. C 

 ...do 



-do.. 



-...do_ 

 ..do. 

 ..do. 

 ..do. 



.do- 

 .do. 



H. F. Killian, Reepsville. 

 ..--do 



Cherryville Grocery Co., Cherry- 

 ville. 



T. E. Summer. Cherryville 



Newton Grocery Co., Shelby 



I. L. Wycoff & Co., Lincolnton ... 



Kyser & Mauney. Kings Moun- 

 tain. 



Kings Mountain Grocery. King 

 Mountain. 



A. F. House, Cherryville 



