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costs of such examinations was available. Where mixtures of two 

 kinds of flour, such as rye with wheat flour are sold, it seems that 

 the flour should be labeled accordingl}-, in order that the purchaser 

 would not be deceived. 



An Act of Assembly to regulate the manufacture and sale of com- 

 mercial feeding stufts is now in force, and has saved thousands of 

 dollars for the farmers and dairymen of Pennsylvania. It is being 

 enforced under the direction and vigilant care of the Secretary of 

 Agriculture, from whom full details are obtainable. The Dairy and 

 Food Division has no jurisdiction over the aforesaid class of pro- 

 ducts, and all correspondence upon the subject is promptly referred 

 to the Department of Agriculture for attention. 



BENEFITS OF THE "MONTHLY BULLETIN." 



The publication of the Monthly Bulletin, issued by the Dairy and 

 Food Division has been the means of calling attention to a large va- 

 riety of adulterated articles of food. It serves numerous other 

 purposes, among which is the fact that iJ. cautions dealers to leave 

 illegal goods alone, and to demand only pure food products. The 

 public are thus educated, violators of the jmre food laws are pun- 

 ished and food adulteration decreased in a corresponding degree. 

 This method of publicity has proven most satisfactory and afforded 

 valuable assistance and information to the thousands of readers of 

 the Bulletin. The list of persons receiving the Bulletin is con- 

 stantly being enlarged and practically includes all the leading firms 

 interested in food products. Its scope and usefulness will be still 

 further enlarged in the near future. 



ADULTERATED MILK AT MILITARY ENCAMPMENTS. 



Sutlers, commissaries and others at the several annual military 

 encampments of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, held at Get- 

 tysburg and other points, were boastful of the long-keeping prop- 

 erty and excellent quality of the milk and cream which they pur- 

 chased from local milkmen and supplied to the soldiers, as a part 

 of their regular dietary. An official visit by special agents of the 

 Dairy and Food Division and the purchase of samples of milk and 

 cream follov>ed, with the result that the chemists pronounced many 

 samples as being heavily "doped" with formaldehyde, a dangerous 

 procedure, since a number of officers and privates were made ill 

 through the continued use of such drugged milk during the term 

 of the encampment. Arrests followed, and in some cases the de- 

 fendants appealed to court, with the result that they were con- 

 victed and heavy flues and costs imposed by the judges.*^ This work 

 received the highest commendation. 



DIMINISHED NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS AND SUITS. 



The Dairy and Food Division has closely adhered to the active 

 policy inaugurated three years ago, and the number of prosecutions 

 brought during the 3^ear was only diminished because of the higher 

 percentage of purity found in the thousands of samples analyzed by 

 the chemists of the Division. Another method of procedure was to 

 continue and encourage the educational campaign introduced at the 

 commencement of the administration. Manufacturers and jobbers 

 were made acquainted with the requirements of the law, in the hope 

 that they would willingly cooperate with the officials by placing on 



