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GINGER ALE. 



Samples of Ginger Ale of the following makes were collected and 

 examined. Forest City Ginger Ale, Forest City Bottling Works, Port- 

 land; Hebe Ginger Ale, The Hebe Co., Providence, R. I., Highland 

 Ginger Ale, Thornhill, Lewiston ; Ingleside Spring Co., Ginger Ale, 

 Ingalls Bros., Portland Ginger Ale, Murdock and Freeman Co., Portland 

 and Rumford Falls ; and Underwood Ginger Ale, Underwood Spring 

 Corporation, Portland. These were tested for preservative, coal tar 

 colors and saccharine with negative results. The goods all appeared 

 excellent with the exception of one of the samples of Ingleside Spring 

 Co., Ginger Ale made by Ingalls Bros., Portland and purchased at 

 Peoples' Store, Westbrook, contained a large amount of visible dirt and 

 was unfit for drinking. Other samples of the same make appeared all 

 right. 



PROPRIETARY BEVERAGES. 



Anzac. Cereal Beverage. Anzac Co., Boston. Sample 18148 from 

 Cross Bottling Co., Augusta. Contained no alcohol. 



Coca Cola. Coca Cola Company. Sample 18574 undiluted syrup 

 purchased from Chas. F. Nichols, Orono. Total solids 56.46 per cent. 

 Thirty c. c. carried .0385 grams of caffein. Dose of caffein is from .06 

 to .3 gram. An ordinary cup of coffee carries about .09 grams caffein. 



Jesno. Supra Visum. Frank Jones Brewing Company, Portsmouth. 

 Sample 18138 contained no alcohol and extracts that resemble malt. 



Moxie. The Moxie Company. Sample 18573 purchased in Bangor 

 contained no alcohol, caffein or alkaloid. No preservative found. 



Pablo. The Happy "Hoppy" Drink. Made by Pabst at Milwaukee. 

 Sample 18663 from Chandlerand Co., Machias. Contained no alcohol. 



Red Cross. The drink that noxem all. Sample 17534 purchased from 

 York Bottling Works, Biddeford, contained no alcohol, saccharine or 

 preservatives. 



Yip. The New Drink. Malty Hopy. A. G Van Nostrand, Bos- 

 ton. Sample 17532 was sent by the makers to the Hanscom Bottling 

 Works. Biddeford. It carried no alcohol. 



Coffee. 



Three samples of coffee were collected in November and December 

 and were analyzed as follows : 



No. 17360. 'Alliance Steel Cut Coffee. 1 pound full weight. Se- 

 lected grades. Scientifically blended, producing a full rich cup of coffee. 

 Trade Mark Reg. U. S. Pat. Office. Brazil Syndicate, Inc., New York." 

 Sample purchased from S. H. Robinson & Son, Bangor. This sample 

 was found to be one-half ounce short weight. Nothing foreign was 

 found under the microscope. 



No. 17361. "Alliance Steel Cut Coffee. Brazil Syndicate, Inc., New 

 Ycrk. 1 pound full we.'ght. Selected grades, scientifically blended, pro- 





