. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Capacity 10,000 tons daily. The White Oak Coal Company MACDONALD, WEST VIRGINIA Sales and Distributing Aiients for The New River Company's famous "White Oak^^ Smokeless Coal LUMP, EGG, MINE SUN, STEAM AND SMITHING Mined in the heart of tlie famous New River Smokeless coal held of West Virginia. SERVICE, QUALITY AND PREPARATION OUR AIM C. B. EBBERT, Chicago Office, Telephone, Manager. People's Gas Bldg. Central 5637. C. H. SPRAGUE & SON Boston, Mass. TIDEWATER .AGENTS LONDON AGENTS MOORE & FLETCHER 101
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. Capacity 10,000 tons daily. The White Oak Coal Company MACDONALD, WEST VIRGINIA Sales and Distributing Aiients for The New River Company's famous "White Oak^^ Smokeless Coal LUMP, EGG, MINE SUN, STEAM AND SMITHING Mined in the heart of tlie famous New River Smokeless coal held of West Virginia. SERVICE, QUALITY AND PREPARATION OUR AIM C. B. EBBERT, Chicago Office, Telephone, Manager. People's Gas Bldg. Central 5637. C. H. SPRAGUE & SON Boston, Mass. TIDEWATER .AGENTS LONDON AGENTS MOORE & FLETCHER 101 Leadenball St., S. E. Branch Offices CHICAGO WASHINGTON NEWPORT NEWS Dangerous Preserving: Powders. GOVERNMENT WARNS AGAINST USE. The attention of the department of agriculture at Washington, has re- cently been called to the widespread use, especially in rural communities, of salicylic acid in putting up pre- serves. The head of a large drug and chemical supply house states that peo- ple living in southwestern Virginia, North and South Carolina. Kentucky, Tennessee and western Georgia, have been purchasing salicylic acid in 14 pound packages for a number of years and that this practice has grown to an enormous extent. This dealer states further that only a few weeks ago he received an order from one wholesale grocer for fifty gross of these goods. The department is aware that this practice is not confined to salicylic acid under its own name alone, but that large quantities of this acid, and of boric acid as well, are sold under fanciful names as preserving powders or canning compounds at prices which are much In excess of their real value. In the directions for use the house- wife is told to fill the jar with the fruit or vegetables, cover with water and add a teaspoonful of the powder. It is true that these powders may prevent the decay of the fruit or vegetables, but they also en- courage uncleanly or careless work, and their excessive use may be at- tended with Very serio
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