OFFICIAL INSPECTIONS JJ . 



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Table showing the results of analyses of below standard extracts 

 of peppermint purchased in the fall and winter of 1915-16. 

 Low grade goods can be lawfully sold if properly labeled to 

 show their exact strength. Samples are arranged alphabeti- 

 cally by maker. 



Sta. 

 No. 



Dealer and Town. 



Maker and Brand. 



Results of Analysis. 



15956 



15882 

 16037 



15692 



15959 



15525 



15888 



15615 



16232 



Burgoin Bros., Waterville.jCole Extract Co., So. Port- 

 land. "Cole's Maine 

 ! Brand Essence of Pep- 

 i permint. One-half stand- 

 ! ard strength." 



Pomerleaui & Huard, ] Cook, Everett & Pennell, 

 Augustai t Portland. "ExtractPep- 



FarwellBros.,Thorndike. [ permint. One-half stand- 

 J ard strength." 



C. A. Lemieux, Brunswick. Chas. Crompton & Sons, 

 Lynn, Mass. "Cromp 

 ton's Bay State Brand 

 Extract Peppermint. One 

 half standard." 



Geo. A. Daviau, Waterville. 



Achorn Bros., CoopersMills 



G. D. Haskell & Son, Au- 

 gusta. 



Marcotte-Cote & Co.,Lew- 

 iston. 



W. L. Helms, Hallowell. 



15940 W. W. Nye & Co., Fairfield. 



15537 E. A. Mclntire, Sheeps- 



j cot. 

 15604A. Bernard, Auburn. 

 15675' Fred W. R. Vickery, Au- 



I burn. 

 15948 G. P. Boynton, Oakland. 

 15951 L. M. Walman, Water- 

 ville. 



15965'E. F. Cote, Waterville. 



Geo. A. Daviau, Waterville 

 "Essence of peppermint. 

 Under standard strength 

 For nausea, fainting, etc' 



E. Hartshorn & Sons, Bos 

 ton. "Clark Pepper 

 mint. Contains 1.5% oil 

 of peppermint (half 



strength) " 



R. G. Leighton, Portland 

 "Rigby's Extract Pep- 

 permint. Half Strength' 



Ocean Mills Co., Boston 

 Mass. "Essence of Pep- 

 permint. Oil of pepper- 

 mint 1.5 per cent (one- 

 half strength)." 



W. T. Rawleigh Medical 

 Co.,Freeport, 111." Raw- 

 leigh's Peppermint Fla- 

 vor. One-third stand- 

 ard strength." 



T. R. Savage Co., Bangor. 

 "Clifford Brand Extract 

 Peppermint. One-fifth 

 standard strength." 



Schlotterbeck & Foss Co., 

 Portland. "Hall Brand 

 Extract Peppermint. One- 

 fifth standard strength." 



Twitchell-Champlin Co., 

 Portland. "Gilt Edge 

 Brand Peppermint. One- 

 third standard strength. " 



Not quite half standard 

 strength' 



One sample slightly be- 

 low and one slightly 

 above half standard 

 strength. 



Up to standard'strength. 



One-third food strength, 

 one-tenth medicinal 

 strength. Not proper- 

 ly branded to show 

 strength. 



Considerably less than 

 half strength. 



Less than 

 strength. 



one-t h i r d 



One-fifth standard 

 strength. Misbranded 

 and adulterated. 



One-third standard 

 strength. 



Contains only a trace of 

 oil. Misbranded and 

 adulterated. 



One sample one-seventh 

 standard strength. Oth- 

 er samples one-fifth 

 standard strength. 



About one-fourth stand- 

 ard strength. 



