Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-05-03

Mr.. l.. b. Arnold, the great light of
dairying. president oftho American Dairy
mems Association. and lecturer at all kin
dred meetings where he can grind his AK,
is appearing in new character, which
tho B0stoa Herald which never minces
matters when dealing with frauds or
,hams, very candidly lays out. Mr.. Ar
mold deserves the hearty condemnation OF
every dairyman and every honest man OF
whatever trade or profession he may be
Efoloomargarine is good and wholesome
what earthly objection can there be to its
being sold on its merits and under its own
anne? and il not then it should DO labeled
Dor the protection Of the people, as poisons
ire labeled, so one may know what he is
nuying. And that, is all tho bill asks for
\ learned professor has been arguing
nefore the ways and means committee Of
he House at Washington in opposition t."
ne anti oleumargarlne bill. lie urged
that this fraudul' Mt stuff is" wholesome
ubstitute for butter; that its low price
ntccs it within the mems Of the poorer
'Iasscs, who find it preferable to poor but
er ut higher price; and that it serves to
Keep tho price of butter within reasonable
limits" Prof. Arnold ought to be above
'srning fee from the fat renderers who
are growing rich out Of their bogus "but-
er, but II is not easy to conceive of any
'eason other than financial one why he
should lend his name to bolster up the
counterfeiters. Some Of the committee
should have asked tho professor ii he used
|oIeomargarine as "a wholesome substitute
for butter" during the recent p'riod of
Ugh prices for dairy products, which the
imitation stuff somehow failed to keep
within reasonable limits If he ever
Nnowngly eats this compound, grease, h
4 es more than those who manufacture 1t
are willing to do An oeomargarine
maker was recently inquiring ~ one OF
he butter stalls in Quincy market for =
reliable brand Of farm butter. He was
willing to pay n fancy price if he could
only be assured beyond doubt that it was
genuine butter, as he was mortally
afraid Of getting "oleo' without know
ing 1t. He knew what the imitation article
was made Of and his fear Of consuming
he skiliul counterfeit unwares was more
conclusive as to ifs quality than is Prof
Arnold's testimony. When customer
buys genuine butter, of however poor a
quality, he knows what he is getting. Il
must be made of cream, spoiled though its
sweet taste be by ignorant methods or
alien tants. No skill in counterfeiting
has yet been able to produce butter from
skinned milk or chalk and water But
when one buys oleomargarine, what does
he get? Dare the manufacturers tell the
public the ingredients of that compound?
If side by side with every tub Of the stnfI
they should display the grease and other
.nimal fats from which it is made, does
! Prof. Arnold believe there are any classes
in this country so poor as to prefer it to
| the worst butter, or ~ none ut ALP 1t
must be sold under false name. and
eaten in ignorance of its character, to be
disposed Of at all. And the people have 4
right to demand Of their lawmakers pro
lection against this disgusting imposition
There is no difference, in principle or in
results. between adulterating milk and
counlcrGolting butter