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coffee its properties, and people who are injured by these 

 substances ought not to use them. I have no doubt many 

 people are injured by drinking strong coffee. I know if I 

 drink a lot of strong coffee, for instance, at a reception at 

 night, it keeps me awake. That is an injmy, and I oughtn't 

 to do it ; but I do it, and take the consequences myself. 

 It doesn't hurt you, — unless I deprive you of my pres- 

 ence. But I deplore the word coffee being used upon an 

 article advertised as a substitute for coffee, Avhich really 

 contains coffee. That is the only objection I have. 



Mr. Perham. I was led to ask about this matter, and 

 a student in the Institute of Technology, taking a course 

 of chemistry in the past half a dozen years, told me that 

 they had made there repeated analyses of the ' ' Postum 

 Food Koffee," and found it more than half coffee, and j^et 

 it is advertised as a food coft'ee not injurious to health. 



Dr. Wiley. I would like to say, Mr. Chairman, if that 

 is the case, if those people are Avarning people not to drink 

 coffee, and then selling coffee under another name, it is a 

 fraud, — a food adulteration, pure and simple. 



Mr. John Bursley (of AVest Barnstable). I move at 

 this time, in behalf of the Board of Agi'iculture, that our 

 thanks as a Board be extended to the citizens of South 

 Framingham, the Board of Trade of South Framingham, 

 and especially to our associates on the Board, Mr. Damon 

 and Mr. Bowditch, for the most generous hospitality and 

 entertainment accorded our members in all particulars. 



The motion was seconded and carried. 



Mr. P. M. Harwood (of Barre). It isn't every day that 

 Ave have a man like Dr. Wiley with us, and I think we 

 ought to get all the information we can. I am sure there 

 are some in the audience here Avho would like to know the 

 effect of formaldehyde upon food ; and as a matter of gen- 

 eral information of the adulteration of licjuors other than 

 Avines, like whiskey and brandy, or anything of that kind, 

 — Avhat adulterations, if any, exist, and whether or not they 

 are injurious. 



