Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-23

The glucose interests are comforting themselves
with the fact that the telegraph has broadcast
over the country the substance OF scientific re-
port recently made on their product to the effect
taal the processes at present employed in its man.
uaeture unobjectionable In their character and
Lnat The article produced Is not In Itself hlrtfui 10
the human system, even when used in large GUAM
utes commercially speaking. certificate OF this
KIND Is doubtless OF considerable importance to
those engaged In manufacturing glucose, but in a
moral point Of view ithas nOyalue whatever. Since
the shameful developments made Ia regard TO the
Character OF the scientific reports touching the
value OF certain mines il Utah. years ago, the
oertincateS OF scientific experts do not carry the
weight they once did among intelligent people;
but, LAYING that point aside altogether it is TO be
observed that the report In this Is adroity
prepared that while 1t seems TO cover considerable
ground does not touch the real objection 10 glu
coSe. The complaint urged against 1t IS not that
The process Of making It is Objectionable that
the substance produced is unwhOiesone II itself,
out that 1t is sold 70 and therefore used by The
consumer for that which IL IS nCt. There
Is no special objection 70 the sale OF
cecently made article OF oleOnargarine, when
IL Is sold TO the CONSUMER in compliance with call
for oisouargarine; but when Il Is palmed OF as
butter, and at the same price for which butter is
sold, that Is quite another matter. Then q COM
Llercial and moral fraud Is prncticed, and the
sumner Is made 70 use that which he does not want
and would not knowingly buy al any price nor "
der any circumstances. And it is Just here that
the law comes in for the protection OF community.
IL Is precisely the in the case OF glucose, and
the law should treat IL in the same way. II that
article could reach glucose and other guise,
The consumer who wants and asks for glucose. 1t
would Dc al tight. But It Is extensively used for
the aduterat1on OF sugar, and frequently If lot
generally sold as sugar, whereas ii contains only
about two-th1rds the Saccharine matter contained
III sugar OF standard grade. In other words, when
consumer purchases dollars worth OF This stuff
In the shape OF sugar, candles. syrups and other
sTeetmeats, he or She is swindled out or not less
than th-ty-three cents IN each transaction. 1t VIII
take the certificate OF good many college profess
sors TO convince the public that this Is practice
which should lot be suppressed by law.
Another bold man has been fighting the overhead
wires In Philadelphia. ana the account he gives Of
Dis experience 10 reporter Illustrates the DISPOSE
ton OF the companies 10 override private rights.
The citizen, who keeps hotel. was much annoyed
by tie wires on The roof. which had become nui-
saDce and a damage. What bothered him most,
however was the visits OF the linenen TO repair the
wires These erapoyeS. he said. would run in day
and night and tramp through the hotel as il they
owned It. To stop this practice he forbade their
entrance, wheTeupOu they sought access by the
servants door. Denied this when discovered they
climbed up the freescape. To fO!i this scheme the
proprietor cut on the lower end OF the ladder but
the hnenen circumvented hiIn again by making
steplauders Os themselves ana climbing on each
others shoulders till they could reach the shortened
stairway. Driven 10 desperation. the hotel man
now ordered every wire passing the roof TO be
cut, and cut they WERE thirty In ALL but the next
day, on CHANGING upward. he saw nine new wires
stretched over his roof. '.Have those Hnemen got
w1ngs?' he CRED In disnay ana vanished from the
reporters side TO order fresh attack on the wires
Thus left 10 himself the reporter busted himself In
prosecuting his inquiries on the subject among the
horelkeepers neighbors, and found their experience
had been similar, and that there was general dis
position toi take ira stand against the invasion
OF the wire fends.