River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-03-30

sented to the President. The conven-
ton was again called to order at half
past twelve o'clock. A resolution was
adopted extending an invitation to all
those engaged in the various branches
OF the tobacco trade to connect them
selves with the National Tobacco Asso-
citation. A resolution providing for the
effecting of permanent organization
was adopted. 1t was then voted to ex-
tend the thanks of the convention to
Hon. William d. Kelley and others for
their opposition to the "free-leaf" bill,
and for the championship of the inter-
ests of the tobacco manufacturers ofthe
United States. A committee of three
was appointed to wait upon the gen.
tlemen and acquaint them with the
action taken. The usual compliment
tary resolutions were adopted, and the
convention then adjourned sine die.
ADULTERATIoN OF FOOD.
Members of congress have received
numerous letters during the past week
from merchants, wholesale druggists,
and physicians, urging the immediate
passage of the bill reported from the
house committee on commerce for the
prevention of the adulteration of food
and drugs. These communications
come principally from New York, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, and the cities in the
west, and their tenor indicates that
there is an intense feeling all over the
country on the subject.
The committee says: "The evidence
regarding the authorizations of food in
dicates that they are largely of the ma
ture of frauds on the consumer, and
injure beth the health and morals of
the peoples" Sample cases of adul-
terations of food are given, including
cream of tartar, which zen tiers into the
manufactured the bread of the world"
OF thine samples examined in New
York, one had Sc per cent. of terra
alba, one 81 per cent, and the others
contained lime and salt"
Chinese teas are busted with Prus-
sian blue, Japan teas with indigo, along
with finely pulverized sulphate of lime
and silicates. In the preparation of
teas for market such drugs are used as
black lead, indigo, Russian blue,
chrome yellow, venetian red, carbonate
of copper, and arsenite of copper. In
the manufacture of confectionery diff.
ferent poisonous preparations are used
containing Prussian blue, red lead, etc.
IN DRUGS.
Castor oil made of lard oil. with a
little croton oil; cod-liver oil made OF
lard, morphia, quinine, and numerous
other medicines are also adulterated SC
as to destroy their virtue as medicines.
Your committee are clearly of the
opinion that this adulteration of drugs
and medicines results in great danger tc
health and life, and the testimony OF
the medical profession very clearly in.
dicates that the practitioners efforts
standards of medicine he may recon-
mend differing materially from whai
he had in mind when prescribing the
remedy"
GLUCOSE,
which is manufactured by millions O
as substitute for the genuine sugar o
commerce in making table syrups, the
dark, moist sugars used mostly by the
poor, soft candies, chocolate, ETC, the
proof shows produces and aggravate'
dyspeptic symptoms, fiatulency, ant
painful affections of the bowels. Ii
conclusion, the committee says: "W'
would not hamper commerce,we would
not NEEDLE with any legitimate trade
we would not in foolish way cause
any embarrassment whatever to tn,
various enterprises that go tn build VI
the great commerce of this country
But we would at the same time protec
the citizens of this land against tn
frauds, adulteration, and often poison
Gus ingredients that enter into the foo
which they eat to sustain their dali
life, and which enter into the medicin
which they take to restore them t
health when stricken down by dis
ease"