LABELS OF PEA SAMPLES. 1081 



peas; first quality; Clipper brand, (established 1847). Packed at Balti- 

 more, Md., by Win. Numsen & Sons. Trade-mark registered Jan. 14, 

 1879. These peas do not require any cooking." The label also bears 

 a picture of a ship at sea. 



On opening the can there was a slight outflow of gas. No preserva- 

 tive was found. Copper was present, 11.4 ing being found. Zinc was 

 absent; lead and tin were present, but probably as solder, the propor- 

 tions being nearly one to one. 



No. 10707. Early June peas. T.J.MyertyCo., Baltimore. This sample was bought 

 from J.J.Daly, 1367 C street SW., and cost 15 cents. The label read: 

 " Early June peas, first quality . Packed by T. J. Myer & Co., Baltimore, 

 Baltimore Co., Md." The label also bore as a trade- mark the arms and 

 motto (crescite et multiplicamini) of the State of Maryland. 



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

 somewhat corroded. No preservative could be detected. Copper, 7.3 

 mg per kilo. Zinc was present, 31.2 mg being found. Lead was 

 present in very small quantity. 



No. 10708. Early June peas. Gibbs Preserving Co., Baltimore. This sample was 

 bought from S. S. Tucker, corner Thirteenth and C streets SW., and 

 cost 13 cents. The label read: "Early June peas. Packed at Balti 

 more, Baltimore Co., Maryland, by Gibbs Preserving Co. First qual- 

 ity." The trade-mark was a bull's head. 



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

 showed some corrosion. Salicylic acid was found to be present. There 

 was a large amount of copper, 56.6 mg per kilo being found. This is 

 a larger quantity than some of the French packers use. There was no 

 zinc. Lead and tin were present in nearly equal amounts, and therefore 

 probably existed as solder. 



No. 10709. Van Camp's sifted peas. Van Camp Packing Co., Indianapolis. This 

 sample was bought from Browning & Middleton, 610 Pennsylvania 

 avenue, and cost 10 cents. It was labeled: "Van Camp's sifted peas." 

 On a picture of a stamped envelope postmarked "New York" was the ad- 

 dress "Van Camp Packing Co., Indianapolis, Ind." 



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

 corroded and the contents emitted an unpleasant odor. No preserva- 

 tive was present, nor was copper found. There were 32.4 mg of zinc 

 per kilo or 20.4 mg per can. Lead and tin were present, but probably 

 as solder. 



No. 10710. Gold leaf brand sweet early June peas. Western New York Preserving 

 $ M'f'g. Co., Springvillc, N. T. This sample was bought from N. H. 

 Shea, 632 Pennsylvania avenue NW., and cost 15 cents. The label 

 read: "Sweet early June peas, gold leaf brand. Packed at Spriug- 

 ville, Erie Co., N. Y., by the Western New York Preserving & M'f 'g Co." 

 The label is also embellished with a map of Erie County and vicinity, 

 and a picture of a girl's head. 



No preservatives could be found. There were 10.8 mg of copper per 

 kilo, and, in addition, zinc to the enormous amount of 380 mg. Lead 

 in the amount of 13.9 and 32.0 mg of tin were also present. Some of 



