OFFICIAL IXSPECTIOX 1 5. 149 



BELOW STANDARD. 



8292. Foss" Pure Spirits Camphor. These goods were 70 

 per cent of the U. S. P. strength in both alcohol and camphor. 

 There was nothing to indicate to the purchaser that the goods 

 were deficient in camphor and only one familiar with the for- 

 mula for camphor would have obtained any information from 

 the label as to this shortage in alcohol. The goods were short 

 measure, and below strength in the two particulars. The case 

 of the goods being below standard will be prosecuted. 



8276. Our Special Brand Essence Checkerberry. These 

 goods were two-thirds the standard strength in checkerberry. 

 It is impracticable to distinguish between an extract made from 

 oil of wintergreen, oil of birch or the synthetical ester. The 

 company claim that their goods are made from the high priced 

 oil of wintergreen. The goods were labeled "Oil CHECKER- 

 BERRY lom" on one line and on the next "75% ALCOHOL- 

 loz." To perhaps one person in ten thousand in the State that 

 may have conveyed the information that these goods were below 

 standard strength as the Company claim they meant should be 

 the case. The plainly printed statement that "This essence is of 

 high grade, strictly pure, and is prepared especially for the 

 family trade," in connection with the statement on the other 

 side of the carton that "customers will find to be of superior 

 quality, strong in flavor and perfectly pure" would certainly 

 lead nearly every one to think the goods were of lawful strength. 

 The benefit of the doubt is given to the Company and on their 

 promise to correct these matters the case is allowed to rest. 



8277. Our Special Brand Essence Peppermint. All the 

 statements made with reference to 8276 hold with these goods. 

 They were short measure, below strength and with misleading 

 statements. No prosecution will be made as explained above. 



8290 and 8291. McAndrews Four Ounce Brand Lemon and 

 McAndrews Four Ounce Brand Peppermint. Both of these 

 were short measure and somewhat below strength. Hearings 

 were appointed. They explain the slight deficiency In the lemon 

 by a loss in filtering and the shortage in the peppermint by a 

 misunderstanding of a formula. As the goods were so nearly 

 of lawful strength the cases were not followed up on the agree- 

 ment of the Company to make all goods full measure and full 

 strength. 



