LABELS OF PEA SAMPLES. 1083 



present in abundance, there being 79.2 mg per kilo or 34.4 per can. 

 This packer is usually lavish with the metal. There was no zinc, but 

 a little lead and tin were found. 



No. 10716. Petits pois mot/ens, an naturel. A. Nadal, Bordeaux. This sample came 

 from Frank ffume, 454 Pennsylvania avenue NW., and cost 25 cents. 

 The label (in green and gold) read: " Petits pois inoyens au naturel. 

 Ame"de"e Nadal, successeur de Cougouille, Bordeaux." The rest of the 

 label is a duplicate of that of the preceding sample. 



This sample was from the same packer as the preceding one. It dif- 

 fered from it in containing no preservative and in being less rich in 

 copper, there being 42.7 mg per kilo, or 44.1 mg per can. Any defi- 

 ciency in this respect, however, was more than compensated for by the 

 zinc, of which 101.0 mg per kilo were found. There was also some lead 

 and a large amount of tin. 



No. 10717. Pelits pois. Jults Dupont, Paris. One can was bought from Estler Bros. 

 & Co., corner C and Thirteenth streets SW. ; one from J.B.Bryan & 

 Bro., 608 Pennsylvania avenue NW. ; one from Beall & Baker, 486 

 Pennsylvania avenue N W., and one from Frank Hume, 454 Pennsylvania 

 avenue NW. The prices were respectively : 25, 25, 10, and 15 cents. 

 The label read: " Petits pois. Jules Dupont, Paris." The label was of 

 metal and soldered to the can. 



The can was slightly corroded. No preservative was present. The 

 peas were green. Copper to the extent of 15.8 mg per kilo was pres- 

 ent, but there was no zinc. Lead and tin, also present, being in nearly 

 equal quantities, possibly existed as solder. 



No. 10718. Petits pois fins. G. Trial $ Co., Bordeaux. The sample was bought from 

 G. C. Burchard, 354 Pennsylvania avenue, NW. It cost 20 cents a can. 

 The label read: "Excelsior petits pois fins. Carefully packed for first- 

 class trade. Gabriel Triat &. Co., Bordeaux." 



The can was slightly corroded. No preservative was found. The 

 peas were green, the color being due to copper, of which 35.4 mg per 

 kilo were found. There was no zinc. Tin and lead were both present, 

 but in nearly equal quantity, and therefore possibly existed in the form 

 of solder. 



No. 10719. Petitfi pois fins. F. Cirio, Turin. This sample was bought from Frank 

 Hume, 454 Pennsylvania avenue, at a cost of 15 cents. The label was : 

 "Petits pois fins. Francesco Cirio, Turin. Diplome d'honneur et me"daille 

 d'or, Paris. Conserves alimentaires. Fournisseur des cours impe"r. et 

 roy." 



The can was slightly corroded. No preservative was found. The 

 peas were coppered with 14.6 mg per kilo and were green. No zinc was 

 found, but tin and lead, possibly as solder, were found in some amount. 



No. 10720. Petits pois moyens. C. Couteaux, Paris. This sample was bought from 

 Frank Hume, 454 Pennsylvania avenue, and cost 15 cents. The label 

 was: " Petits pois moyens. C. Couteaux, Paris." 



The can was slightly corroded. The peas were green and contained 

 no preservative. There was no less an amount of copper than 131.2 mg 

 per kilo present. This is 55.1 mg per can. Zinc was also found in 



