Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-06-10
,lsomarrarine Once More.

olsumargarine Once More.
The New York oleomargarine makers by
dint of considerable hard work succeeded IN
killing the oleomargarine bill introduced IN
the Legislature of that State, which pore
general resemblance TO that passed at The
last session of the Vermont Legislature
Among those who had good word to say
for oleomargarine was Prof. Chandler,
president of the New York board OF health,
who expressed the opinion, officially, that
the stuff is wholesome article OF 1000,
equivalent chemically, to butter and bet
ter, as well as cheaper, than much OF the
dairy butter generally sold in the metropolis
He sustains his views by saying that many
other chemists, who have made special
study of the subject, have expressed similar
opinions Therefore," says Professor
Chandler, no legislation about cleo
margarine is needed 10 protect the
public health" Prof. Chambers statements
as TO The wholesomeness of oleomargarine
may Le true specifically, hut we very much
doubt if they are generally. 1t was only
few months ago that Boston microscopic
recently examined some twenty specimens oh
tanned from different dealers, and found IN
every specimen more or less foreign sub
stance and a variety Of animal and vegetable
life. Among these were corpusclcs from
cockroach and small bits of claws; the
blood corpuscles of sheep the egg OF
tapcworm Yeast was found sprouting IN
considerable quantities, and spores of fungi
were very prevalent; a portion of worm, a
dead hydra viridis, portions of muscular
tibres, fatty cells and eggs from some small
parasites were among the discoveries. Anoth-
or microscopic tes.iies that olomargarinc is
simply uncooked, raw fat, never subjected
10 sul!icicnt heat TO kill parasites which are
liable To he in it, and that those who cat 1t
run risk of trichin9 from the stomach oil AMI
mails which are chopped up with the fat in
making it. Much of the compound, there
fore, like the samples analysed by
Prof Chandler, may be pure and
possibly wholesome but much, certainly,
is the reverse But, however that may
be, consumers have some rights in the
premises. 1t may be pleaded of many adul-
teratons and substitutions that the food
product Is cheaper and equally palatable,
compared with the pure article but we fail
to see why that furnishes any reason why
the consumer should be imposed upon by
any such adulteration or substitution. VI
course it is not the manufacture and sale OF
oleomarsarine that are objected to, but the
deception in selling it as butter. This being
free country any one is at perfect liberty
to manufacture the stuff and has an equally
undoubted right to eat it, if he pleases but
to introduce it into the family circle as a
dairy butter is justly objectedto. If any one
wants imitation goods. he has perfect right
to buy them On the other hand, il he calls
for pure butter, he ought not TO have palmed
off upon him spurious article. All manu-
facturois of imitation or adnlterated butter
should be compelled, as they are IN this
State, 10 brand and label their goods and
severe penalty should be imposed upon deal
ers who dispense their wares under false
names
Ex-PEEsIpKSr HAYEs's OPINION OF CoNx-
mxG.-Ex- President Hayes tells an inter
viewer that Conkling is monomanac on
the subject of his own importance. He is so
impressed with his own greatness that it has
become more than ccccntricity. patient
often imagincs he is some distinguished char
actcr or superior being Men who do his
bidding Conkling considers in state of sub
lection to him. and those who refuse to obey
his dictates he considers his enemies He
thinks they are trying 10 humiliate him; hui
initiate is favorite term with him. In 1879
General Robinson asked Conkling TO come
and make speeches in Ohio, and his reply
was "Why do you ask me to come TO
Ohio, when they have insulted me
there q ''Insulted you how y asked
Robinson. Why, have they not en-
dorsed this man Iayes's administration,
thereby making direct drive at me n Conk-
lng's downward tendency dated from 1876.
He then tried in every way possible to de-
feat the Republican party in New York.
Gov. Morgan, the candidate for governor in
New York that year, was vel satisfied that
Conkling did all in his power to defeat him.
Conkling has made three attempts TO betray
the Republican party. This was one of
them. The next was the electoral commits
sion. He had speech already pre-
pared 10 overthrow the action OF
the commission relative 10 the returns
from Louisiana Senator Morton discover
cd his plan and succeeded in defeating it.
There never would have been Potter in
vcstigaIing committee but for Conkling. The
Democrats were 10th to go into il, and only
did so at the earnest solicitation of Conkling.
will not say he falsified in this case, for |
think he really believed that men on the
Louisiana board had entered into bargain
for the sale of that State. Conkling assured
Southern Senators that ] would from very
shame leave the White House IN 80 days
after tie Investigation was begun