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ment lost a case brought on account of milk adulterated with 

 formaldehyde because the ccourt ruled we must prove that the 

 defendant had knowledgge of what he was doing, which he de- 

 nied, and of course we could not, nor should the Department be 

 expected to prove this. 



To further show you that conditions are not what they 

 should be in Illinois in the milk traffic, I have collected some of 

 the most vicious preparations being sold to and used by milk 

 men to adulterate the milk and have them here. The list includes 

 Iceline, labeled a wonderful discovery to keep milk sweet without 

 ice, manufactured by Heller Chemical Co., Chicago. It is a mix- 

 ture of formaldehyde and water. Freezine, made by B. Heller 

 & Co., Chicago, according to the label is the only scientific in- 

 vention for keeeping milk and cream sweet, etc. It was discovered 

 after many years of experimenting that this gas had the same 

 effect on bacteria as freezing; also it cannot be detected in milk. 

 This is as big a pack of lies as can be written in that many 

 words. They go on to tell Mr. Adulterator that where the 

 law prohibits its use in milk, he should use it to disinfect the 

 cans or bottles used, and get IT into the milk and himself into 

 ccourt and perhaps jail that way. It is formaldehyde and 

 v^ater. Another preparation is *'Milk Keep" which is made 

 by nobody but is capable of killing as many babies as either of 

 the other two, for it is a solution of formaldehyde. Another pre- 

 paration is "Special *M' Preservaline",made by the Preservaline 

 Mfg. Co. of New York. On the label they do not claim any 

 more virtues for the stuff than the others but as theirs is the only 

 genuine article, they caution the public against selecting any other 

 drug route for their little ones who consume milk. This product 

 is also a solution of formaldehyde. Next we have "Liquid Milk 

 Sweet," manufactured by the National Preservative Co. of Qum- 

 cy, Illinois. According to the label this is a " true milk preserv- 

 ative" and is not an adulterant. More lies. It is a solution of 

 formaldehyde and is as deadly as the rest of them and the state- 

 ment that the makers of all the above fall but little short of traf- 

 ficing in the lives of the babes of the state would not be short of 

 nor beyond telling the plain truth. 



