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What  is  Rice  Powder? 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
July,  1915. 
a  package  containing  4  ounces.  This  sample  was  purchased  in  a 
drug  store.  It  bore  the  name  of  a  Cincinnati  manufacturer.  The 
composition  was  75  per  cent,  talc,  25  per  cent,  zinc  oxide. 
No.  9. — Labelled  "  Poudre  de  Riz,  Fine."  Price,  25  cents  for  a 
package  containing  4  ounces.  This  sample  was  purchased  in  a  drug 
store.  It  bore  the  name  of  a  French  manufacturer.  The  composition 
was  talc  7  per  cent.,  zinc  oxide  2  per  cent.,  bismuth  subnitrate  1  per 
cent.,  corn  starch  90  per  cent. 
No.  10. — This  was  another  package  of  the  same  brand  as  sample 
No.  9,  put  up  in  a  different  shape  and  style.  It  showed  essentially 
the  same  composition  as  No.  9. 
No.  11. — Labelled  "  Fleur  de  Riz."  Price,  25  cents  for  a  package 
containing  4  ounces.  This  sample  was  purchased  in  a  drug  store. 
It  bore  the  name  of  a  French  manufacturer.  The  composition  was 
talc  27  per  cent.,  corn  starch  73  per  cent. 
No.  12. — This  was  another  package  of  the  same  brand  as  sample 
No.  11,  put  up  in  a  package  of  a  different  shape  and  style.  It  showed 
the  following  composition :  talc  38  per  cent.,  corn  starch  62  per  cent. 
No.  13. — Labelled  "  Poudre  de  Riz  de  ."    Price,  35  cents  for 
a  package  containing  4  ounces.  This  sample  was  purchased  in  a  drug 
store.    It  bore  the  name  of  a  French  manufacturer.    It  has  been 
extensively  advertised  under  the  name  of  "  Rice  Powder."  The 
composition  was  talc  67  per  cent.,  zinc  oxide  33  per  cent.  No  reply 
was  received  from  the  manufacturers  to  whom  a  letter  was  written 
concerning  the  deception.  Subsequent  analysis  some  months  later, 
showed  essentially  the  same  composition,  i.e.,  no  rice  flour  or  any 
other  starch,  and  about  75  per  cent,  talc  and  25  per  cent,  zinc  oxide. 
No.  14. — Labelled  "  Rice  Powder."  Price,  20  cents  for  a  package 
containing  4  ounces.  This  sample  was  purchased  in  a  drug  store.  It 
bore  the  name  of  a  Philadelphia  perfume  specialty  company.  It 
consisted  entirely  of  rice  flour. 
No.  15. — Labelled  "  Rice  Powder."  Price,  25  cents,  for  a  package 
containing  4  ounces.  This  sample  was  purchased  by  mail  from  a 
Western  advertising  specialty  house.  It  consisted  entirely  of  rice 
flour. 
No.  16. — Labelled  "  Poudre  de  Riz."  Price,  25  cents  for  a 
package  containing  4  ounces.  This  sample  was  purchased  in  a  drug 
store  and  bore  the  label  of  a  Philadelphia  manufacturer.  It  con- 
sisted of  rice  flour  50  per  cent.,  zinc  oxide  25  per  cent.,  talc  25  per 
cent.    A  request  from  the  manufacturer  for  an  explanation  brought 
