The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-03-08
Why We Arc Sick.
No davica that can add to the comfort and

No device that can auu TO Inc Coiniort anu
convenience of dwelling is omitted in our
modern architecture, and money is not re-
garded when the luxury of clothing or
beauty of personal adornment is IN ques-
ton. Hence we all live in better houses
and wear better clothes than did our lore
fathers. Why should we not take the same
better care of our health? Why should dys-
pepsia and the train of diseases that follow 1T,
almost unknown in the olden time, be so
prevalent now7 Simply because OF the
poisonous and indigestible trash which in
these days is forced upon the public as
genuine food, or used to adulterate those
articles that go to make up the daily b,ll OF
fare of every household, Our foretathers
were content to make money by plain and
honest methods; but the hot composition OF
the present day, and the strife for rapid
riches have called forth all the ingenuity OF
modern science to devise cunning decep-
lions to enable the avaricious dealer to more
rapidly increase his profits, even though he
destroyed the health of the public thereby.
The consequence is adulterated, impure,
poisonous and bogus food on every hand:
The people buy the adulterated articles OF
food because they are cheap, entirely ignor-
ant of their poisonous qualities. A lew
wears ago this evil had reached such alarm
ing proportions in England that the public
sentiment demanded legislative interior,
ence, and parliament enacted the most
severe repressive laws. DR.. Small, U. y. A.,
after an examination recently made under
the direction of the war department, con-
cludes that the adulteration OF food is as
great IN this country to-day, and OF as dan.
gerous character, as it was in England az
the time referred to. No article entering so
generally into the food of every family has
been found more villainously adulterated
than baking powder. For the purpose of
underselling an absolutely pnre powder like
the "Royal'-which has become the stand
ard for purity and strength in baking pow
ders-hundreds Of dealers are putting
up baking powders with cheap and adult
terated cream of tartar, containing lime,
earth, etc., adding strength by the Tree use
of alum. These powders are sold cheap,
but their use is expensive, FOR they are one
of the chief causes of the dyspepsia from
which the American people are suffering.
This species of adulteration, at least, can
be avoided by following the advice OF Pro-
lessor Mott, the chemist to the govern
mept. who recommends consumers when
purchasing baking powders to select one
standard powder, as the Royal Baking
Powder rather than to risk purchasing
adventurous compounds put upon the mar
ket by persons who have no higher motives
.nan dollars aliu Celils. ...
important matter In a sufficiently vigorous
manner TO put an end TO the whole nefari-
Gus business. In the mean time. IL people
will be as careful 10 BUY the best and
purest food as they are to wear the best
clothes and build the most comfortable
houses, il will not be necessary 70 ask 30
Frequently the question, "Why are We
sicfSD Every scientific test has proven the
Royal' to be pure and wholesome.