LABELS OF STRING BEAN SAMPLES. 1101 



No. 10737. Champion brand string beans. H. J. McGrath $ Co., Baltimore. This 

 sample was bought from S. S. Tucker, corner of C and Thirteenth streets 

 SW., and cost 10 cents. The label was : " Champion brand string beans. 

 First quality. Packed by H. J. McGrath & Co. at Baltimore, Md., U. 

 S. A. Champion trade-mark established 1869." 



The can and its contents were fresh, sweet, and clean. Salicylic acid 

 was found, and also copper, the amount of the latter reaching 10.5 mg. 

 per kilo (5.9 per can). This sample was a duplicate of .No. 10927. 



No. 10923. Choice string beans. E. B. Mallory <$ Co., Baltimore. Bought from W. T. 

 Davis, 1467 P street NW., at a price of 15 cents. The label was : " Choice 

 string beans, carefully packed at Baltimore, Md., by E. B. Mallory & 

 Co." 



The interior surface of the can showed no corrosion. A trace of 

 salicylic acid was found. No copper was present. 



No. 10924. String beans. Bamberger <$ Brewington, Baltimore. This sample was 

 bought of M. F. Crown, 1532 Fourteenth street NW., and cost 15 cents. 

 The full label was: "String beans. Packed by Bamberger & Brewing- 

 ton at Baltimore, Md." 



The can was slightly corroded. Salicylic acid had been used to pre- 

 serve this sample. 



No. 10925. String beam. T. W. Bamberger $ Co., Baltimore. This sample was 

 bought from M. F. Crown, 1532 Fourteenth street NW., and cost 15 cents. 

 The label was: " String beans. Packed by Thos. W. Bamberger & Co., 

 Baltimore, Md." On the can was stamped : " Handmade. C. M. M. P. A." 



The can was slightly corroded. Some salicylic acid had been used 

 in this sample. No copper was present. 



No. 10926. String beans. Githens $ Rexsamer, Philadelphia. This sample came from 

 John P. Love, 1534 Fourteenth street NW., and cost 20 cents. It was 

 labeled : " Fresh string beans. These goods are of unsurpassed quality. 

 Githens & Rexsamer, Philadelphia." 



The inner surface of the can was found to be bright and clean. A 

 small amount of salicylic acid was found in the contents, but no cop- 

 per. 



No. 10927. Champion brand string beans. H. J. McGrath $ Co., Baltimore. This 

 sample was bought from John W. Hardell, 1428 Ninth street NW., and 

 cost 15 cents. The label was: "Champion brand string beans. First 

 quality. Packed by H. J. McGrath & Co. at Baltimore, Md., U. S. A." 



The inner surface of the can was bright and clean. A large amount 

 of salicylic acid was present in the beans. No copper was present, but 

 lead was found to the extent of 15.6 mg per kilo, possibly due, how- 

 ever, to comminuted solder. 



No. 10928. October string beans. B. F. Shriver $ Co., Union Mills, Md. This sam- 

 ple was bought from J. F. Page, 1210 F street NW., and cost 10 cents. 

 The label was : " Blue Ridge October string beans, extra quality. B. F. 

 Shriver & Co. Packed at Union Mills, Carroll Co., Md." 



The interior surface of the can was bright and clean. Salicylic acid 

 was found in the contents, but no copper could be detected. 



