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zatiou known as tin* International Stewards' Assoeiation. The Penn- 

 sylvania branch, with its enthusiastic membership and thorough 

 organization, is composed of the managers and stewards of many of 

 the best hotels and clubs in the State. At the annual meeting of the 

 International Stewards' Association, held at Atlantic City last sum- 

 mer, they reiterated their determination to continue a determined 

 and active warfare against all adulterated, harmful and counterfeit 

 articles of food and drink. The sessions were largely devoted to 

 this vital subject and their unanimity of action proved their earnest- 

 ness in the laudable work. This organization will present to Con- 

 gress an appeal for additional pure food legislation, which will 

 contain more names than any petition ever presented to that body. 

 It is estimated that the paper bearing the signatures will weigh 

 about a ton. The association makes large displays of adulterated 

 articles of food and drink, secures competent lecturers, and in 

 various other directions wages an educational campaign that cannot 

 fail to produce most excellent and lasting results. Their policy is 

 especially praiseworthy, since no admission fees to the exhibitions 

 were charged, and all of the proceedings were open to the public, 

 generally. 



It is proposed by them that the Dairy and Food officials of the 

 various states should co-operate with them, and in that manner 

 work together for the common good. 



The organizations that are being effected in numerous cities and 

 boroughs for the betterment of civic and social conditions are also 

 joining in the fight against adulterated and deleterious articles of 

 food and drink. In fact, the signs of the times clearly indicate that 

 the work of the past few years has reached the minds and hearts 

 of the people, and that they are awake to the dangers of the hour. 



With these numerous powerful and influential organizations stand- 

 ing as a unit against the attempt to remove the barriers which inter- 

 fere with or prevent the sale of illegal food commodities, there is 

 increased hope for the continued success of the warfare against 

 adulteration. 



FOOD EXAMINATIONS IN ENGLAND. 



The subject of food examinations receives extraordinary atten- 

 tion in England, the annual report of the Local Government Board 

 showing that in 1904-1905, the total number of samples analyzed 

 was 84,678. Of this number 7,173, or about 12 per cent., were re 

 ported as not in strict compliance with law, and legal proceedings 

 were instituted in 3,707 cases. Of 15,000 samples of butter examined 

 by public analysis, the proportion reported against was 5.70 per 

 cent., and these were largely such samples as were pronounced "but- 

 ter substitutes" or oleomargarine. It is also interesting to note that 

 in England, sixteen per cent, of w r ater is the maximum limit and 

 any excess bej^ond the above named amount subjects the butter 

 maker and seller to prosecution. 



During the year just ended, the Dairy and Food Commissioner of 

 Pennsylvania successfully prosecuted several defendants, who, by 

 special manipulation, made and sold butter with an highly excessive 

 amount of water. 



Before dismissing this subject it might be stated that the condi- 

 tions in Pennsylvania, as compared with England, are decidedly 



