the kind carry in it the eggs of the tape 

 worm or trachinse, which oleomargarine is 

 very liable to do in the fragments of animal 

 tissue constantly being found in it. 



Mr. Mitchaels tells lis that "there can be 

 no doubt that fats and grease of every des- 

 cription are used to make oleomargarine, 

 because all the caul fat of oxen brought to 

 New York city in a week would not be suffi- 

 cient for one manufactory for four days, and 

 there are seven olemargarine manufactories 

 in the city." Thus it will be seen that every 

 variety of vile grease is used in this com- 

 pound. A recent foreign scientific authority 

 says that such grease used in soap is often 

 found to be dangerous. Is it safe then to 

 take such substances into the human 

 stomach ? 



As it regards the effect this manufacture 

 may have on the farmers, the producers of 

 the legitimate article, it is hardly necessary 

 for me to speak. If, as is stated, a single 

 manufactory in New York is producing 

 100,000 pounds a day of the unwholesome 

 compound, and there are seven of these 



shown himself specially anxious to furnish 

 his customers with a good and pure article 

 of butter. This illustration is made up of 

 drawings from several examinations of the 

 specimen mentioned. When placed on the 

 slide in the first place the shreds of animal 

 tissue, salt and fat crystals and spores were 

 seen, and also a peculiar form which I have 

 frequently met with in foul water. The 

 other objects, many of which were active 

 living forms, together with the fungi 2 were 

 found after the material had been boiled in 

 water as before described, and also after it 

 had been dissolved in sulphuric ether. As 

 I have said in another place, many of these 

 forms are such as are present in ail putrify- 

 ing animal matter, while others are perhaps 

 the bacteria of special diseases, or the 

 strange silent workers whose office it may 

 perchance be to prepare the system for the 

 accession of such cruel maladies, for illus- 

 tration, as we are told by the authorities 

 resulted in England from eating the flesh of 

 animals afflicted with the "cattle disease." 

 The drawings are all made with the 



Oleomargarine, magnified 564 diameters, 318,096 areas or times. 



concerns in that city, to say nothing of 

 others in different localities, how long will 

 it take to drive genuine butter out of the 

 market, especially if as is claimed, the 

 bogus stuff can be so scented and flavored as 

 to prevent its being distinguished by the 

 taste or by other means than a scientific 

 examinations ? 



The following are explanations of the 

 illustrations which are herewith published : 



Illustration 1.— Genuine clean butter as 

 seen under the microscope. The circular 

 globules are composed of butter fats. The 

 prismatic and cubical forms represent salt 

 crystals. Sometimes the butter fats present 

 irregular or oval outlines. 



Illustration 2.— This drawing was made 

 from a specimen sent me for examination 

 by the keeper of a respectable eating house 

 in this city. I have made a number of like 

 examinations for this gentleman, who has 



utmost care under the camera lucida, and 

 are faithful transcripts of the objects repre- 

 sented. K. TJ. Pipek. 



The foregoing shows how "the sinners in 

 the wilderness" have been sacrificing the 

 health and happiness of men, women and 

 children — simply for the ill-gotten gain 

 derived from the sale of a fraudulent article 

 which scatters disease broadcast ! Such 

 mercenary " sinners " richly deserve that 

 execration which all honest men will bestow 

 upon them, as well as do their "companions 

 in iniquity," who, "for filthy lucre's sake," 

 will adulterate honey with glucose or tempt 

 their bees to practice a like fraud by feeding 

 them upon that vile trash, allowing them to 



