LIST OF PACKERS. 1157 



W. C. Satterfield, Greensborough, Md. A sample of peas (No. 10881) 

 from this packer was examined. It contained large quantities of both 

 copper and zinc. There was no preservative. 



John Schwinghammer, Egg Harbor, N. J. One sample of tomatoes 

 (No. 11076) was examined. Preservatives could not be certainly iden- 

 tified. 



B. F. Shriver, Union Mills, Md. Nine samples of this packer's goods 

 were examined, the list of those tested being Nos. 10099, 10702, and 

 10703, all peas; Nos. 10735 and 10928, string beans; No. 10932, string- 

 less beans; and corn samples Nos. 10750, 10758, and 10706. Nos. 

 10699 and 10766, the first and last mentioned, were free from salicylic 

 acid ; the remaining seven contained that substance. Copper was pres- 

 ent in the first and third pea samples. Zinc and sulphurous acid were 

 absent from all. 



A. W. SisJc, Preston, Md. A pea sample (No. 10888) from this packer 

 showed the presence of copper. Zinc and preservatives were absent. 



Smith, Tingling & Co., Westminster, Md. A sample of corn from this 

 firm( No. 10910) contained some zinc, but no copper. No preservative 

 could be detected. 



Steele Bros., New Britain, Conn. Those samples of this firm's goods 

 which were examined, No. 10929, string beans, and No. 10930, wax beans, 

 were put up in glass bottles with a glass top, the joint being made on 

 a rubber ring. They presented a very neat appearance. Two bottles 

 were bought of each sample. On examiuation, one rubber ring from 

 each sample was found to contain lead sulphate, the amounts being, re- 

 spectively, 1.62 and 7.54 per cent. The other ring in each case was free 

 from lead, though it contained zinc. The samples themselves both con- 

 tained lead, probably derived from the rings. In the case of 10929 the 

 amount reached 5.2 nig per kilo, and in the other, 34.4 mg, equal in 

 the latter case to 24.8 mg per bottle. Both samples contained salicylic 

 acid. No. 10929 contained a small amount of copper, and No. 10930 a 

 little zinc. 



W. L. Stevens, Cedarville, N~. J. A tomato sample, No. 10002, from 

 this packer was found to contain salicylic acid. 



Charles G. Summers & Co., Baltimore, Md. A corn sample, No. 

 10764, which was examined contained salicylic acid and a trilling 

 amount of zinc. Copper was absent. 



Talbot Freres, Bordeaux. Two samples were examined, one of peas, 

 No. 10661, and one of green beans, No. 10739. The former contained 

 an enormous amount of copper. The beans were free from this metal, 

 but contained salicylic acid. 



Thurber, Whyland & Co., New York. Four samples from this firm 

 were examined, one of stringless beans, No. 10933; one of Lima beans, 

 No. 10949; one of asparagus, No. 10964; and one of corn, No. 10914. 

 The first three contained salicylic acid. The corn was free from this 

 substance, but contained sulphurous acid. Copper and zinc were 

 absent from all. 



