1078 FOODS AND FOOD ADULTERANTS. 



No. 10629. Petite pois surfins, a Vanglais. Vve. Garres, jne. $ File, Bordeaux. This 

 sample was bought of B. F. Bowen, Orlando, Fla., and cost 30 cents. 

 The label, which was printed on the can, read: "Petits pois surfins, a 

 1'anglais. Vve. Garres, jne. & Fils, Bordeaux, France." 



No preservatives were found. There was no copper in this sample, 

 but zinc was found to the amount of 85.5 mg per kilo, or 33.7 ing per 

 can. It appears probable that this was one of the zinc-greened sam- 

 ples, the manufacture of which is mentioned by Gautier (see p. 1051). 

 The use of zinc in the greening process is even more objectionable than 

 that of copper. 



No. 10659. Green peas, little fellows. Numsen $ Sons, Baltimore. This can was bought 

 in Kissimmee, Fla., and cost 25 cents. The label read: "Green peas, 

 'little fellows.' These peas do not require any cooking. Wm. Numsen 

 & Sons, Baltimore, Md., established 1847. Clipper brand trade-mark 

 registered January 14, 1879. First quality. Packed at Baltimore, Md." 

 The label bore the picture of a ship at sea. 



On opening the can there was a slight outflow of gas. The interior 

 was slightly corroded. Salicylic acid was found to be present, aud cop- 

 per was also found, there being 7 mg per kilo. No zinc was detected, 

 but lead and tin were present. Possibly they were in the form of solder. 



No. 10661. Petits pois extra fins. Talbot Freres. Bordeaux. This can was bought in 

 Kissimmee, Fla., and cost 30 cents. The label which was printed on the 

 can read: "Petits pois extra fins verts. Talbot Freres, Bordeaux, 

 France. Fabrique de conserves aliinentaires." 



No preservatives could be detected. The enormous amount of 157.7 

 ing of copper per kilo (G4 mg per can) was found. Comment on this 

 is unnecessary. Tin was also present in this sample. Copper was 

 found in Talbot Freres' peas by the Massachusetts State board of 

 health in 1891 and in their beans in 1889. 



No. 10694. Marrowfat peas. Parson Bros., Aberdeen, Md. One can bearing this brand 

 was bought from A. A. Winfield, 215 Thirteen-and-a-half street SVV., 

 and cost 10 cents. Another was bought from Frank Hume, 454 Penn- 

 sylvania avenue, and cost 15 cents. The label read : " Marrowfat peas, 

 first quality. Packed by Parson Bros., Aberdeen, Maryland. Parson 

 Bros, brand. 1889." 



On opening the can there was a slight outflow of gas. The can was 

 corroded. Salicylic acid was found, and copper to the amount of 4.6 

 mg per kilo was also present. Of zinc there were 12.5 ing per kilo. 

 There was also a trace of lead. 



No. 10695. AA brand early June peas. J. F. Lowekamp, Jessups, Md. One can of this 

 sample was bought from A. A. Winfield, 215 Thirteen-and-a-half street 

 SW., and cost 10 cents. Another was bought from C. E. Nelson, corner 

 Seventh and E streets SE., at a cost of 13 cents. The label read: 

 " Early June peas, the Queen Anne, AA brand. Best quality. Packed 

 at Jessups, Anne Arundel Co., Md., by J. F. Lowekamp." 



On opening the can there was a slight outflow of gas. The can 

 appeared to be corroded. No preservative could be detected. Copper 



