. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 68 T'H® MmmmiGMM mmm j©wRH-MEr. Bogus Bnttei' in England.—The following cable dispatch will show how Englishmen view the adulteration of food products: London, Jan. 23.—The law passed at the lastst-ssion of Parliament, relating to the fraudulent sale of oleomargarine, went into effect to-day. For the tirst offense the minimum fine is $100, second conviction a fine of $350, and third conviction $500. The law provides that every package of oleomargarine shall be branded with the word upon the top, bottom and sides. Retail dealers selling small quantitie
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 68 T'H® MmmmiGMM mmm j©wRH-MEr. Bogus Bnttei' in England.—The following cable dispatch will show how Englishmen view the adulteration of food products: London, Jan. 23.—The law passed at the lastst-ssion of Parliament, relating to the fraudulent sale of oleomargarine, went into effect to-day. For the tirst offense the minimum fine is $100, second conviction a fine of $350, and third conviction $500. The law provides that every package of oleomargarine shall be branded with the word upon the top, bottom and sides. Retail dealers selling small quantities are required to deliver it to the purchaser in paper wrappers, on which the word "mar- garine" shall be printed in capital letters not less than a quarter of an inch square. In case of doubt, where adulterated butter Is exposed or sold, the act prescribes that the presumption of fraud shall be against the seller, unless he can prove that he bought the substance as butter, and holds a written warranty or invoice to that effect. Similar restrictions should be enforced by law upon all adulteration of food products In America. We are glad to see that the United States Congress are wrestling with this subject now. Foul Brood is very prevalent in Aus- tralia, as will be seen from the following from the Australasian Bee Journal for December, which has just come to hand : In almost every district, from one end of the Australasian Colonies to the other, that scourge of the bee-keeping industry, foul brood, exists. Eight years ago it was only known to be in a very few widely-separated districts, and clean, healthy colonies were then the rule. The disease has spread to an alarming extent during the past few years, thousands of colonies have perished, and some districts have become so infected with it that it is only with the greatest vigilance and perseverance that bee-keeping, even on a small scale, can be carried on at all in them. Very few apiaries, indeed, can boast
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