I'YRKTHRIM l'( )\V 1 > K K- CONTAINING POISONOUS MKTALS. 1>1 



teration. I'm for the purpose of brightening tin- color of the -roods. * I'ntil 



recent years it \\as the custom to sell only r<i!nvil insect po\\der. which, i|' course, 

 required the addition of ft Considerable percentage of colorint: matter. Sumr years 

 air. h'\vi-v-r. we ami some others deci.le.l that \\e\v.uil.l i-iiilea\iir t< . <'lucate the 

 trad*' t" accept only a strictly pure in-ect ]po\\dei', nncnloivd, an,] \\ ( . n,,\. sii||>ly the 



colored only, we Jselieve, to one customer, who ineista on getting the same. * * * 



The part it-ii la r lot ot' \\ hich you sent us the te-t, ho \\c\er. i- not of our o\\ n po\\ <leriiiL r . 

 Last yeai- there \\as a su<l.Jen and vt-ry larir- advance in the price of inject f|.i\\ri>. 

 and \\etherefore lioiiLilit in thiscounti-y the insect powder of a hrand that ha- leeii 

 held to l>e one >f the most reliable and has had an established reputation tor OVCf 

 fifty year-. Tin- exceedingly small am<.unt <.f finviirn mattei- ad<lel, amounting: to a 

 little o\er d.."> p.'i- cent, proves conclusively that the oliject \vas not to adulterate the 

 powtler. 



SMITH. KI.INK ^ Ki:r:.\rn Co. 



