Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-07-29 | Page 5 | Not Wine but Soda Water

oo NOT II BUT SODA WATER Those who are inclined to look upon tho wine when it Ib red will find in-tercst in-tercst in the words of Hober C. Smith, deputy state dairy and food commissioner. "I have found a wjne," Mr. Smith declares, "that can be produced pro-duced at homo and placed on the market mar-ket at 10 conts per quart, and still leae a small margin of profit for tho manufacturer, after the price of the bottle has been added to the cost of tho wine, and deducted from the selling price, Tho analysis of the state chemist, however, would indicate indi-cate that the new discovery will not Intoxicate, permitting tho thirsty to drink to the full limits of physical capacity, without producing a crooked trail on the straight and narrow path." Mr Smith purchased the wine In Ogden, a standard quart of it for 10 cents. Moreover, he maintains that he purchased the bright red fluid as an official and not as an individual. "Raspberry wine at 10 cents per quart," Mr. Smith says, "appeared to be worthy of an investigation and wc purchased a sample for testing The bottle purchased was labeled 'Raspberry 'Rasp-berry Wine ' The cap of the bottle, however, was labeled 'Raspberry Soda, Artificial Color and Flavor' "The report of the analysis made by Herman Harms, state chemist, states that the wine is not a wine, but a soda water, being a combination of carbonated watei and artificial raspberry coloring and flavoring "The manufactuier of the product claims that tho 'raspberry wine' label is an old one which has not been used by the companv since the law prohibiting prohib-iting tho misbranding e-f the articles went Into effect three years ago They claim that the wine label was placed on the bottle b mistake, by a careless care-less employe."