The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-08-16
PATRONs OF HuspANpRY.



State Grange be requested TO send the
Following Cautionary Circular 20 the
local Oranges Of Massachusetts and TO
the State Oranges Of tho United
states:
Brotherss We think it our duty 70
cantlon Oranges againat the increasing
sale Of poisonous articles in our mar
kots.
Ayasnic L now sold at wholesale At
liouttlye centaa pound,
There has been Imported into this
country in = single year, two million
three hundred and twenty-seyon thou
sand ssvenhundrod and forty-two
pounds. A single pound contains
fatal dose for about tventy-eight hun
dred adult possac@ What becomes Of
lit
Wo anawcr, a ecasiderAbsa portion
goes into cur wall papers, tigured and
plain, glazed and unRlazcd; the cheap.
est as well a. the moro expensive. Il
ia found in white, blue, red, yellow,
green and all eoloFa. The pale colorB
frequently Contaip more than the most
brilliant.
The editor Of leading Boston paper
has recently stated thAE about eighty
i've Por cent Of Ell wall paper nov
manufactured epataSa aFnonic, and all
viaes his readers 10 AbAadon their use,
and paint their walls Tho Boston
Journal qf Cksmisfry states that tie
manufactnre of these papers 10 increas-
ing. Arsenic d also used in tickets,
paper curtains, covers Of boxes, papers
containing eonfeotionery. and other pa
PerG
Arsanic and other poisoaa are also
now usrd IN tho eoloring matter Of
ladies' dresses; gentlemeRs' under-
clothing, socks, hat Innings. Innings Of
boots and ahoea They aie found in
woolens, silka, cottons and leather.
Prof Nichols. of the Massachusetts
InsEispse ef Technology, found eight
grains Of srpeniq in each square foot Of
4 dress.
Anothet Of our chemists found ten
grains q arsenic in = single artificial
ffowors
A child recently died. ia Troy. n.
y, by taking arsenic from veil thrown
over is crib % keep OF aics.
The Boston Journal Of Cie1aiStry
states that they are now putting arsc.
4 ME into toilet powders used in nurseries
and 81 ladies. il boing cheaper than
starch 81 which II was formerly raadc.
4 woaiA ~. vel also Sor fsssnars 20
I Be- careful in buying new kinds Of cock
\ iag 6tensiis. Il was. discovered, last
year, that "EnArbIeized iron ware, .
which had come into extensive use, VA.
in the words Of the Har-
ward University Chemist, Who anaysed
it, "alivs seifh poison" the enamel be-
ing largely composed Of oxide or led in
soluble form. We arc sure that other
poisonous ware il still sold.
Lst Grangos refuse to buy new ware
unless guaranteed Aar1seleSs.
/ Many Ravoring oils and syrups con-
tain poisons. It i well 70 avoid them
as far as possible.
Tea, coffee, cocoa, and chocolate ars
all liable 70 b bsadulterated, and to some
extent with dangerous articles.
Il il we'll to buy Of the best and
most experienced dealers.
Drugs arc largely adultsrated. IL Is
well to buy only Of the most experiAec.
ed and reliable druggists
Sewing silks and threads arc made
heavy with led, and poison those who
uso them.
Thousands Of barrels Of terra alba,
, or white earth, are every year mixed
in various formR with our sugars and
other white substances. Its use tends
to produce stonO, kidney complaint, and
various diseases Of the stomach. A
large part Of our cream Of tartar used
in cooking contains fifty per cent, oi
moro Of terra alba"
It is also used extensively in confec
! tionery, and various poisons are useC
in coloring confectionery.
Mills in various parts Of our countrl
: are grinding white stone into fn'
J powder. II is stated that they grin,
: at some Of these mills, threa grades
soda grades, sugar grades, and fiou
i grade.
We think II would be . paying in
) vestment for the Oranges Of each Stat
. to employ competent chemist to de
Q teat and publish authorizations, an,
= then withdraw all patronage from thos
: who manufacture or sell such articles
| We think there is quite as mucl
i need Of organization in all our state
9 to enforce laws for the protection O
] public health, a. thore is for organiza
i tions to catch and punish horse thieves
Q In conclusion we can congratulate tn
. Oranges that farmers are exempt fror
: some Of the dangers to which othe
y classes are subject.
b We make our own vinegar. Iti
b stated in the Scientific american, tina
Z probably half the vinegar aow sold il
g our cities, is ''rassk poison
We make our own pickles. A Mass
1 achnsetts chemist. who analysed twely
packages Of pickles put up by twelv
different wholesale dealers, found COP
per in ten Of them.
We have pure milk and genuin
cream, and not manufactured matera
4 which so largely supplies our cities an,
a populous towns.
I'll II Is estimated by medicsl com
mission Of the Boston Board of Health
, in 1874, that nearly $500, 900 was pai,
0 in that city, in that year, for what wa
o purported to be but was not, milk.
. In similar period Of time ther
n were 497 deaths from sCholera Infar
tum, IN Suffolk county. while the sam