Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-10-19

No ADVICE that can add to the comfort and
convenience of a dwelling is omitted in our
modern architecture, aud money is not re-
gaidcd when the luxury of clothing or beauty
oil personal adoinment is in question. Hence
we all live in better houses and wear better
clothes than did our forefathcrs. Why should
we not take the same better care of our
health! Why should dyspepsia and the train
OF diseases that follow ii, almost unknown in
the oldcn time, be so prevalent now? SIM
ply because of the poisonous and indigcsti5lc
trash which in these days is forced upon the
public rs genuine food, or used TO adultoratc
those articles that 20 TO make up the daily
bill of fare Of every household. Our fore
fathers were content to make money by plain
and honest methods but the hot competition
of the present day and tho strife for rapid
riches have called forth all the ingenuity of
modern science to devise cunning receptions
that shall enable the avaricious dealer to
more rapidly increase hisproiits, even though
he destroy the health of the public thereby.
The consequence is adulterated, impure, pois-
onuus and bogus food on every hand.
The people buy these aduterated articles
OF food because they are cheap entirely ig-
norant of their poisonous qualities. \ few
years ago this evil had reached such alarm
ing proportions in England that the public
sentiment demanded legislative interference,
and parliament enacted the most severe re-
pressivc laws. DR.. Small, L. 5. A., after
an examination recently made under the di-
rcction of the War Department, concludes
that the adultcra,ion of food is rs great in
this country to-day, and of rs dangerous a
character as it was 10 England at the time
referred to. No article entering so generally
into the food OF every family has been found
more yillniuDuslv atultprntpI ilun b.l.i y
powder. For the purpose of underscling
an absolutely pure powder like the Royal
which has become the standard for purity
and strength in baking powdcrs-hundreds
oil dealers are putting up baking powders
with cheap and adultcrated cream OF tar
tar containing lime, earth, ETC., adding
strength by the free 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 adultcration, at least, can be avoided bY
following tue advice Of Prof. Mott the
chemist to the government, who recommends
consumers "when purchasing baking powders
to select one standard powder, as the 'Roya
Baking Powder, rather than to risk pur-
chasing adventurous compounds put upon
the market by persons who have no higher
motive than dollars and cents"
We hope TO see Congress take hold Of this
important matter in sufficiently vigorous
manner TO pu, an end to the whole nefalious
business. lu the meantime, if people will be
as careful to buy the best and purcst food ms
they are to wear the hest clothes and buiC
the most comfortable houses, it will not be
necessary TO ask so frequently the question
"Why are we sick?' Every scientific test
has proven the ''Royal' to he pure ant
wholesome