New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-04-23
r..vestiens and Inspection Laws.

We apprehend our readers ar aware, that tie
Hon sam. Youu. our rev Secretary OF State
though the crookedest kind Of genuine Loor-
Focs. i. man Of decided pin, .hrewd p. 4, d
humor. We have seen more Peryerse mes than
he in a Legislative body-for we have had TIE
felicity Of witnessing Abjah Mann and Preston
King. both in the Assembly at once-but rnore
ingram, hard-money, anti-imProyement. wrong
headed, eleventh-century Ben,onian. there "a not
from Css,ine to Natchitoches.
Yet he ha. good IDEAS. after all. In hi' late
Report - the Legislature q. Secretary o: State
transmitting abstracts Of the Return. OF the In
.pec;or. and Mca-urer. OF Merchandise. Provision.
and Produce" after giving tho general facts en-
bodied ia those several Returns. he proceeds 10
hold mp 70 iu.t ridicuc the idea Of comPal'ory
IQsDectio1s. a. follows:
M respect 70 ar1end@nis Of the Inspection AVS upon
which uiiect he under. gaet required ~ MAKE
on. he would respectfully safe ihal ~ has be.n uy
couvaced ior many year, ~, ile>e ~ -.lt -,
improved b. mixing great addfeH o. ~ n'fn' | '"pe
o., Gr To- rIsr words by Jr0rdtaP tint ~ purcs4r ~
eonnaer ~ any artcc n preianaus tniesr 'loud Je
s iaspe tor ~uch av would execute isei togi any
erp,,e and believed wouls be much more c0aforna
ue 10 reason ald much more satisfactory n e en- -ii
sorr on NJ mankind than tie present system
Whv tie article lesber. winch boots and Shoes ARE
made sou be- taxed for inspection. any more Inn he ma
'er al Of hats hose p.n'a0ons ani nIeed every "a
meuf which by male ~ female, Z "onld pr'hai
dcull 10 dstermne. sailed beef perk AMI h'h d1 SD
of a kind, may be- esefby every t1en ~ho1ts" aloH
iog tax Vegetables. aso. of Every description may 10
bought sold ani transferred from MAJ 10 man am even
carried through To digestive process without psy'ns
@wiv Would II no, h. wise 10 have Inspector Of ires
meats Of CLANS and HOLSTERS, and Of ires 'h a'o
Tor ound ope, and black snakes for GELS esidenus
difC ui to deiernhe The exact state ana quaN '
fresh provisions than Of .alied ohts
I'M i.tbr object and design NJ Inspection Avs 10 pro
individuals from pecunary np"sion and IN gusfd 'ir
health of the community why should not t"e -"s - q
tended every article oi iOod and merchandise Ihs
health Of children doubles often INJURED by rhthg I'D
mature traits and unwhOl-~ome aric,s ~ c0niect onaf
And an inspector o. apples pears grapes gooseer.s, Sc
ami particularly skliul pubic officer % test ~
qualities and We Official currency candy and rpl0ns
would doubtless be much more Useful 10 tLsfr-l+ci uan
an inspector Of -four and sailed provisions
"when an individual becomes sch rom eatn. bad sub
stances, bad medicine, wal doubtless make Inn wore
Whv not therefor rreaie a. inspector ~ caloue Ja"
&C., And public officer. aiso. viii powerful micro
scope 10 examine minut'iy the nhnltesinal molecules
Of Homeopathic prescription Andin ne lhoHi>oii"n pIa
AMI theory which assumes hat beat ine ana c'd
e death" pyroueer ascertain whether number III con.
tains ice necessary quantity of Galore.
Thousands arlces daily sid. Of to. kDoviedge 20
tie qualities of which many Individuals are entirely
destitute nnd why not hersofe create univrr system
NJ in,r,cuuk Such system lui doubtless tcns TO cree
AMI pcrp@iuac universal state Of q1c'ceHt ignorance
and the great would thus b. relieved nom lie Iahor
aul pcrpNy Of hiking Tor ihcmsses Of 'aing Their
minds. esiarging tn Xpenence, multiplying TIER pefccp
tons aud improving ielr faculties
Owe are informed by egrcrerced phy.c.an> That 9 OF
rent importance that food should be- Oroughv cone
mnuied before ihr act OF depurnOn aud that u1uentnn
H. subject result m dyspepsia and Other dcrdns'
nsn> ri r corporeal functions, Why would not thsr'
fore be- hcnefc al To The conmuEfy to have inspectors OF
cation, whose duty should be- under the influence ~
eca pains and ~, nas 90 enforce upon the ignorant tie
exact degree of gusd between the nodet 20 winch any
aris.e Of food shOuld be subjected"
The following tabular statement Of the amount
ofdilcrent articles Inspected in or State during
.Lc I'M An--r il ~ .n- .iLnrnLo lnicrc.l: