The Republican journal., 1883-09-27
Why We Are Sick.

No device that can add to the comfort and con-
venience of Il dwelling is omitted in our mod
ern architecture, and money is not regarded
when the luxury of clothing or beauty of per-
sonal adornment IS i'll question. Hence we all
live Ill better houses and wear better clothes
than our forfathers. Why should we not take
the same better care of our health. Why should
dyspepsia, and the train of diseases that follow
it, almost unknown in the olden time, be 50
prevalent now? ? Simply because of the poison-
Gus and ndigestibe trash which in these days
is forced upon the public as genuine food or
used to adultcrate those articles that 20 to make
up the daily bill of fare of every household.
Our forefathers We're content to make money
by plain and honest methods; but the hot com
petition of the present day and the strife for
rapid riches have called forth all the ingenuity
of modern science to devise cunning dcceptions
that shall enable the avaricious dealer to more
rapidly increase his profits, even though he des-
troy the health of the public thereby. The
consequence is adulterated, impure, poisonous
and bogus food on every hand.
The people buy these adultcrated articles of
food because they are cheap, entirely ignorant
of their poisonous qualities. A few years ago
TINS EVIL had reached such alarming proper
tons in England that the public sentiment de-
manded Legislative interference, and parliament
| enacted the most severe rcpressive laws. DR..
Small, L. S. A.. after an examination recently
made under the directions of the War Depart
ment concludes that the adulteration of food is
as great in this country to-day, and of as dam
gerous character, as it was in England at the
time referred to-. No article entering 50 gener-
ally into the food of every family has been
| found more yilainously aduterated than bak-
ING powder. For the purpose of underselling
an absolutely pure powder like the "Royal'-
which has become the standard for purity and
strength in baking powders hundreds of deal
ers are putting up baking powders with cheap
ana adulterated cream of tarter 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 Ameri-
can people are suffering. This species of aduI-
teratlon, at least, can be avoided by following
| the advice of Prof. Mott, the chemist to the
Government, who recommends consumers
| when purchasing baking powders to select one
standard powder, as the Royal Baking Pow
Ger, rather than to risk purchasing adventur-
| Gus compounds put upon the market by per-
sons who have no higher motive than dollars
and cents.'
we hope to see Congress take hold of this i'm
| portant matter in sufficiently vigorous manner
| to put an end to the whole nefarous business.
In the mean time, if people will be careful to buy
the best and purest food as they are to wear the
| best clothes and build the most comfortable
houses, it will not be necessary to ask so fire.
| quently the question 'Why are we sick?'
! Every scientific test has proven the ''Royal' to
| be pure and wholesome.