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FOODS AND FOOD ADULTERANTS. 



The can was clean aiid bright. Salicylic acid was present. 



No. 10972. Fresh okra. Githens, Rexsamer <$ Co., Philadelphia. This sample was 

 bought from Elphonzo Youngs Co., 428 Ninth street NW., and cost 18 

 cents. The label was: "Fresh okra. Githens, Rexsamer & Co., Phil- 

 adelphia. These goods are of unsurpassed quality." 



The can was clean and bright. Preservatives were not found. Cop- 

 per was found to the amount of 3.2 mg per kilo or 2.8 ing per can. 

 This small amount may have been accidentally introduced. No zinc 

 was present. Lead (18.8 mg per kilo) was also found, but may have 

 been in the shape of solder. 



No. 10973. Fresh dwarf okra. G. W. Dunbar's Sons, New Orleans. This sample 

 was bought from Elphonzo Youngs Co., 428 Ninth street NW., and cost 

 18 cents. The label was: "Fresh, dwarf okra. G. W. Dunbar's Sons, 

 New Orleans, packers of semitropical products. All our goods are war- 

 ranted first-class, full weight, and will keep in any climate." 



" The can was clean and bright. Preservatives were not found. No 

 copper or zinc was obtained, but lead was present to the extent of 17.6 

 mg per kilo, possibly as solder. 



Okra Weights. 



Okra. 



Okra Calculated io dry substance. 



