Show s inoffensive the bogus butter business is as flourishing flouri ehing as ever in fact it ia is taking a de decided i e iffa e boom in in the eastern markets mar keto As we stated a week ago the question odthe of the artificial substitutes for the genuine cream condensation has occupied the attention of the new york state Legis legislature latare where a special committee was ap pointed in connection with the health department to investigate the matter to ascertain the degree of harmfulness of the counterfeit compounds and propose remedial measures but as there is a vast amount of money invested in the bu sincee and d 1 ai as chemical ica il experts are human beings afflicted with the same liability to error a as s other sons of adam the whole examination has resulted io in naught and aud oleomargarine adine and other fat fattiness tines are dancing a victorious quadrille over the corpse odthe of the interest 1 it was proposed 6 to devise some mini means to compel the manufacturers and dealers in bosh but butter r so to ma mark r k their product that the purchaser could readily distinguish it from the genuine article it was as previously remarked proved satisfactorily at that two of every three grovers dispensed the adulterated grease forthe for the real butter one of the whole wholesalers salera of oleomargarine a amr alt waterbury even bragging that he lie had bold us as much at af worth a month mouth since 1879 the date of the first general introduction of the compound into family use uie the sales doubled every year and this year are expected to reach tubs for new city alone which at 56 ibi a tub makes of the tallow lard suet etc combination of thia this not a tenth would by bought by hy the consumers r ifft if it was known to be what it atre really illy is hence under the present circumstances the people are largely imposed up hii the present presen blaw law prescribes that tha 1 ha mol mo l 1 1 ai alo name of the compound cr or rute I 1 b ac a ev al clet lt lier by y turn turning tub u b the mark is not notie cecii een baj the I 1 customer cua tomer ip fit ii jr 3 two who possibly never suspects any possibility of deception nor is is aware aft are of ot the li legal provision for its pre venti onor by the mark so as ast deceive v M at firl firs eight sight as f for or instance ceby 6 9 4 bUiTER 4 le tho the first two syllables in very large letters and the distinctive affix ine in very vary small jew was ds i recommended ec om mended that tha t the manufacturers frers be lie compelled to paint the cleoma oleomargarine r and ita ito allies or alloys ping pin grep some i other distine tion color but ims w wa as baota not adopted 10 apted and the ollen offensive sivo cleom oleomargarine ar arine continue overwhelming and flood lug tho 6 ni markt af ut U t and driling tho tile delicious pure dairy daily product from kitchen and pantry greatly to the discomfort 0 etha hii d ads of thousand thousands during dunn the the he N asui YS ui lath aa testimony was adduced that the cotton aeed seed oil used in the manufacture of bogus butter is in rg relation lation to the number of still hern born children also I 1 that a hurtful proportion of nitric acl acid d i is la used in the making of oleomargarine indeed tho the inadvertent i e 1 nt ca cons umer of bogus butter in in popes words I ie happy that he knoba ito more |