FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION 77 



The label which I now present is taken from a package of 

 extract of lemon. It is branded with the statement, "Terpene- 

 less extract of lemon." Notice the statement, ''Half-strength," 

 meaning that this product is only one-half as strong as the stand- 

 ard article. 



Another fraud being perpetrated upon the consumer is that 

 used by some of the unscrupulous manufacturers of products in 

 so wrapping the size of the package as to make it appear of larger 

 size than it really is. I present here a picture of two bottles. The 

 one shown on the left is a common form of extract bottle used 

 principally for the sale of vanilla extract. This bottle holds but 

 seven-eighths of one ounce. The bottle shown on the right is 

 the ordinary prescription bottle holding three ounces. Notice 

 that these two bottles appear to be the same size. The housewife 

 may protect herself against similar frauds by measuring or 

 weighing the contents of the package which she buys. 



One of the gross frauds perpetrated upon the consuming 

 public, particularly in our cities, and one requiring considerable 

 activity on the part of our department to suppress, is that per- 

 petrated by many of the so-called butter stores. I present here 

 a picture of a store which was recently raided by our inspectors. 

 On this store is conspicuously displayed the following signs : 

 ''Chicago's oldest butter store," "All our butter direct from our 

 creamery," "Home churned butter fresh every day," "Beatrice 

 Creamery, 24 cents, Sycamore Creamery, 32 cents, Elgin Cream- 

 ery, 37 cents." Notice that no sign conveys to the purchaser 

 the fact that he or she is purchasing oleomargarine sold under 

 the fancy names for good grades of butter. 



The next picture is one taken in the interior of this estab- 

 lishment, showing in the rear of the room a beautiful dairy 

 scene, every means possible being taken by the proprietor of this 

 store to mislead the purchaser. 



Let us see, however, what is behind this beautiful and con- 

 spicuous dairy scene. In the rear room, behind the partition, 

 we notice 15 boxes and some 35 tubs of oleomargarine, some of 

 it bearing the Untied States Government stamps for colored 

 goods, while others bear no stamp of any character. After a 



