The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-10-10
why We Are Sick.

No device that can add to the comfort and
convenience of a dwelling is omitted in our
modern architecture, and money is not re-
garded when the luxury of clothing or
beauty of personal adornplent is in question.
Hence we all live in better houses and wear
better clothes than did cur forefatherS. 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 so prevalent
now? Simply because of the poisonous and
indigestable 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 bill of fare of every house
hold. Our forefathers were content to make
money by plain and honest methods; but
the hot competition of the present day and
the strife for rapid riches have called forth
all the ingenuity of modern science to devise
cunning receptions that shall enable the
avaricious dealer 10 more rapidly increase
his profits, even though he destroy the
health of the public thereby. The conse-
quence is adulterated, impure, poisonous
and bogus food on every hand.
The people buy these adulterated articles
of food because they are cheap, entirely lg-
norant of their poisonous qualities. A few
years ago this evil had reached such alarm
ing proportions in England that the public
sentiment demanded legislative interference,
ard Parliament enacted the most severe re-
pressive laws. DR. Small, Z. S A, after an
examination recently made under the iii
rection of the War Department, concludes
that the adulteration of food is as great in
this country to-day, and of as dangerous a
character, as it was in England at the time re-
ferred 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 pure baking powder Ike the
"Royaw-which has become the standard
for purity and strength in baking powders =
hundreds of dealers are putting up baking
powders with cheap and adulterated cream
of tartar. 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 adulteration,
at least, can be avoided by following the adj
| vice of Professor Mott the chemist to the
Government who recommends consumer;
''when purchasing baking powders 70 select
| one standard powcer as the Royal Baking
| Powder. rather than to risk purchasing adven
| turous compounds put upon the market by
persons who have no higher motive thar
| dollars and cents"
We hope to see Congress take hold of thi:
| important matter in a sufficiently vigorous
| manner to put an end TO the whole NJ
| farious business In the mean time, /
| people will be as careful to buy the best ane
| purest food as they are to wear the bes
! clothes and build the most comfortable
| houses, it will not be necessary to ask 81
| frequently the question. "Why are w
| sick?' Every scientific test has proven tn
Royal TO be pure aud Wholesome.