, 1879-02-24
CANADA.

Labor and Sabbath Observ.
hncc-Tnrfff on Cnnl--Adulteratlon OF
Food-A!d to Colonization.
free1dt Dtspaich to me Tribune.
OTTAWA, Feb. 23+-By Invitation OF tho Gov.
ernpr-Gencraf, DR.. Edward Young, lato Of tho
Dureau Of Statisttcs at Washington, waited upo,,
tho Governor-Gcneral, and presented copy ol
bis book OIL "Lnbor in Europe and Amcrica,' u
elegantly bound; mud also copy Of hs work Of,
Immigration, giving information to immigrants
sccklng home In Amortca. His ExeeIcncy OK
pressed nrcat pleasure ut tho reception uf these
books, the subject of labor and immigration
having engaged Ills serious consideration. ue
inquired rs to the cause VI tho decline Of I'm
migration to tho United States In recent vcnrs,
aid EXPRESSED lts earatst desire tltat a work
s!n,i'ar TO that OF Or. Young's I'll regard to the
United States tbo prepared, showing tllr induce
mcnts offered By Manltoin and tic Northwest
Territory, and wtaoy distributed. Il, an inexpcu.
s!ye form, thruus!1uut England ntsd Scotland.
sented petition from the dcnural Assembly Ut
the Presbyterian Church, prayIns that steps
Should bo tnkcn to secure the better observance
Of the Lords Day In the Province Of Quebec,
where Postmnstcrs arc required BY law to keep
their offices opeu for u t!sne on Sunday.
a nation Was carried, asking that the reports
OF tho arhitrators appointed to inquire tntu tic
matter Of tho boundaries OF Ontnrl0 md tic ur,-
organized Territories bc brought down. Tho
Ing new Province out OF thu District OF Algo-
ma md the territory between Manitoba ullL tho
new westerly frontier Of Ontario.
It Is sald that a Cabinet Minister llns been en-
denVoring to win thu support OF Membera OF tic
House by promising a specific duty Of IL eonts
per ton on all kinda ot coal. He not only urot1,-
iscd tint such duty would be Imposed, but
sud that TO DO so was the Governments lutcti-
tton,
a report on the alultcEatlon Of food has been
naa Lula api Sta'ac ID fhS il s tb5 s}s alt, afs
the year, an aualyss was mndo of samples Of TIC
following i,,. prou.'ets: Allspico. baki,lg-powlor,
nano1i, chocolate, cocoa, cod-liver oil, coltrc,
cream Of tartar. eCg-powtlcr. ginger, malt
liquors, milk, mustard, pepper, pottcd tngnts,
s t 7'fsss0es So s,nss s1.s's's a
wcro .unalulterased, ell adultctatcJ, anl nine.
teen doubtful. Out OF l7B aa,uples Of milk.
seventy were udutteratcd. Forty-ng,t samples
of eol1ee were analyzed, and tttrty-slx Ut tho
p!cs of mustard wcro nnalyzel. ulu tic wl,olo
declared adulteratcl. VI pepper, twensy-ciglt
out Of forty samples wore adustcrated. Tlle
report proceeds to state that. without Including
sugar III which glucose was found, or chocolate
Or cocoa. both Of which arc largely composed of
farlnaceous aud 6acctarIno mutttr, cxagtly one
third Of tic samples we're aIuItcratctl. TAe
presence af glucose III small quantities Ia some
t!neS M un1ntcht0lnl 1nclucHt, Tut
Its presence In large proportions
can hardly be other than inlent!onai; and il
may pu necessary to fix u legal limit aboye which
IT, prcsgnec slIould b. ,lio!l 10 DO fraudulent.
While onlY nine ndultcfatcd samples Ut ten out
OF t!fty-three were fund, vet this IL not proof
Of little adulterattun. nasmueh MS tho atlu1tera-
tions Wero OF u very bud description, md iu ono
sample tha auatysist says he did not lind any
genuine tcu. During thy pnat year thcro Inns
Adulteration- Food net, Two for rcfukng sa1u-
pies, and ons for selling at1ultcratel milk.
Gptcfcf Disrsst... 10 TIE Tribune
LONDON, Ont, Feb. nJ-1hp Colonization
Aid Society has appointed dcputaton 10 90
to Ottawa llnd represent tho yicwB ot thu So
elcty, with tho objcet Of securing Government
afl In tho movement for settlement In Mau-
itD1,a.