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Mitchell Brothers A sample of corn from this firm (No. 10010) was ex- 

 amined. It contained a little zinc. There was no preservative or copper. 



John Moir & Son, London. But one sample (No. 10942) of this firm's 

 goods was examined. This consisted of two bottles of " haricots flage- 

 olets," and was probably the best packed sample encountered, inasmuch 

 as the vegetables did not come into contact with anything but cork and 

 glass. Nevertheless lead was present in large quantity. Copper also 

 existed in a small amount. No preservative could be identified with 

 certainty. 



Mound City Preserving Co., St. Louis, Mo. Two samples bearing this 

 brand were examined. A sample of peas (No. 10980) showed no pre- 

 servatives, but contained a small amount of copper. A sample of 

 stringless beans (No. 11000) contained both sulphurous and salicylic 

 acids. Copper was absent. 



Thos. J. Myer & Co., Baltimore, Md. Three samples bearing this 

 brand were examined. A pea sample (No. 10707) was free from preserva- 

 tives, but contained small quantities of zinc and copper. No. 10920, corn, 

 contained salicylic acid, but neither of the metals. No. 10729, string 

 beans, contained a large quantity of salicylic acid and a little zinc, but no 

 copper. 



Amedee Nadal, Bordeaux. Four samples bearing this brand were ex- 

 amined. They are recorded as pea samples Nos. 10715, 107.16, and 

 10721. The peas were labeled " au naturel," and No. 10727, macedoine. 

 All contained copper in large amounts, and 10716, in addition, a large, 

 amount of zinc. The macedoine and No. 10715 contained salicylic 

 acid ; the latter in rather large quantity. The others were free from 

 preservatives. 



Nail City Packing Co., Wheeling, W. Va. One sample of peas (No. 

 10906) was examined. It contained no copper or preservative, but zinc 

 was present. 



Nebraska City Canning Co., Nebraska City, Nebr. One sample of 

 corn (No. 10990) from this firm was examined. It contained some sali- 

 cylic acid and sulphurous acid. Copper and zinc were absent. 



8. Nicolas & Cie., Bordeaux. One can of peas bearing this brand was 

 examined. The results are recorded under No. 10893. Copper was 

 present in large amount, but zinc and preservatives were absent. 



Northern Maine Packing Co., Dexter, Me. One sample of corn (No. 

 10917) bearing this firm's name was examined. It was free from sali- 

 cylic and sulphurous acids, and also from copper and zinc. 



J. Nouvialle & Cie., Bordeaux. Two samples were examined. One of 

 artichokes (No. 11215) contained no preservative, copper, or zinc. The 

 other sample was No. 10890 (peas). It contained a large amount of 

 copper. In 1891 the Massachusetts Board of Health reported copper 

 in the pease of a firm " J. Nouville & Cie" (see page 1160) which 

 was very likely the same firm. 



Wm. Numsen & Sons, Baltimore, Md. Four samples of canned goods 



