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The Bulletin. 



RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION 



5727 

 5728 



Tapioca, Royal Pearl - 

 Tapioca, Eagle 



Parrista Bros., Baltimore, Md 



D. R. James & Bros., New York, N. Y. 



SAGO 



5729 



Sago (Pearl) Newton Tea and Spice Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. 



PHOSPHATES. 



Phosphates are usually nonalcoholic. Besides the adulterants 

 usually found in soda waters, phosphates often contain chemical pre- 

 servatives. 



RESULTS OF THE EXAM 



BOTTLED SODA WATERS. 



The bottling of soda waters is getting to be quite an industry in the 

 State. Almost every town has one or more plants for bottling soda 

 waters and other summer drinks. 



The syrups from which certain products are made are purchased 

 by the bottler, and he only adds carbonated water to them. These are 

 known as specialty drinks, and are usually sold under trade or pro- 

 prietary names. However, the greater number of these drinks are 

 made by the bottlers by mixing the flavoring, coloring, syrup, etc., and 

 adding the carbonated water. 



The bottling process is comparatively simple, and much of it in the 

 State is in the hands of men with very little intelligence. These 

 drinks are often bottled under dirty and unsanitary conditions, and, 

 unless good attention is given them, they may be the source of much 

 sickness and disease. The labels for these drinks are usually fur- 

 nished by the manufacturer of the flavoring from which the drink is 

 made. As the manufacturer of the flavoring and the labels does not 

 ship the finished product into the State, he cannot be held for mis- 



