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inissioners of 1892, held in Washington, D. C., March 30 and 31, 1892, 

 said 



Now, sir, in accordance with a suggestion or resolution I do not remember 

 which that was introduced* here yesterday that each member of this association 

 should, as far as possible, see a member or members of the delegation from his 

 State, and urge the passage of this bill, I happened yesterday afternoon to meet 

 with a prominent member of the Maryland delegation on my Avay home, and I took 

 occasion to bring this matter to his attention, and he said he was entirely in accord 

 with the object of the bill, but .he doubted very much the constitutionality of it, 

 and his doubts were based upon its possible interference with State's rights. I told 

 him thirty years or more ago I thought as he did, but the logic of events had con- 

 vinced me that the proper thing to do now was to keep the States right, and above 

 all things to keep these people right who were poisoning our people and our chil- 

 dren, and who will continue to poison our children and our children's children 

 unless some action is taken by the National Government. 



I am very well satisfied, sir, notwithstanding the success which Massachusetts 

 and New Jersey have had in this matter, that all States that will follow the course 

 which they have pursued will have great difficulty indeed in getting to the point 

 they have reached, and if we can reach that point by one single bound I think it 

 would be much better, and the only way to do it is through national laws. 



MASSACHUSETTS. 



Although this State has probably the best executed laws upon adul- 

 teration, owing to the liberal appropriations made and the efficient 

 direction given the service, while some reduction lias been made in 

 sophisticated selling, still the work goes on. The report of the board 

 of health for February, 1893, shows that out of 275 samples analyzed 

 107 varied from the legal standard, the per cent of adulteration being 

 38.9 of the goods examined. 



The milk examined showed 66 per cent adulterated. 



Samples of hcney bearing the following label were found to contain 40 per cent 

 of glucose: On one side "Pure Honey," on the opposite side ''Extracted Honey, 

 Geo. D. Powell, 81 Third street, Brooklyn, N. Y." 



The samples of drugs found to be adulterated were red wine and washed sulphur. 



A sample of baking powder examined by Dr. Harrington, chemist of 

 the Massachusetts Board of Health, "was chiefly coarse hominy." 



From the Massachusetts Dairy Commission : 



In relation to laws relating to milk, we have a high standard, viz, 13 per cent 

 solids, with very severe penalties for adulteration. For the purpose of enforcing 

 that law, any milk having less than 13 per cent solids is deemed to be adulterated. 



Our State is well provided with laws regulating the sale of imitation butter, with 

 the intent that the sale shall be confined to an honest sale of the goods, if such a 

 thing is possible, though as a matter of fact there is something peculiar about oleo- 

 margariu, in so far as it seems to benumb the moral sensibilities of those who have 

 the handling of it, and although there is unquestionably an oleo which may, under 

 some circumstances, be of benefit to the public, the sale of the ordinary commercial 

 article is very closely and intimately connected with fraud and deceit. 



Among the various restrictive measures on this subject, the most important is a 

 law which absolutely prohibits the sale of any imitation of yellow butter. This law 

 has been before our State supreme court once and been pronounced constitutional. 



