The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-01-01

No device that Can add to the comfort and con-
vcnence Of dwelling is omitted in our modern
architecture, and money is not regarded when
the luxury OF clothing or beauty Of personal
ad0rnment is ip question. Hence We all live in
better houses and wear better clothes than did
our frefathers Why shonld We moi take The
same better care of our health? Why should
dyspepsia and the train Of diseases that follow
il, almost unknown il the Qlden time he so
prevalent now Simply because OF the poisonous
and inligestible trash which in these days is
forced upon the public as genuine food, or usesi
10 adulterate those articles that go TO, make up
the daily hill Oi fare, of every household. Our
iorefathers were content TO make money by plain
and honest methods but the het competition OF
the present day and the strife for rapid riches
have called forth all the ingenuity Of modern
science TO devise cunning decepiiOns Thai shall
enable the avaricious dealer 70 more rapidly in
crease hi, profits, even though he destroy the
health of the public thereby. The consequence
is adulleraed, impure, poisonous and bogus food
on every hama.
The people buy these aduterated articles Of
food because they are cheap, entirely ignorant Of
their poisonous qualities. A few years ago this
evil had reached such alarming proportions In
England that the public sentiment demanded
legislative interference, and parliament enacted
the most severe repressive laws Dr. Small, u
S. A, after an examination recently made under
the direction OF the War Department, concludes
that the auuteY0tl0n oil 1000 ID as great IN this
country to-day, and Of as dangerous character,
US it was 10 England at the time referred TO-
No article entering so generally into the food of
every family las been found more viflainously
adulleraed thAn baking powder. For The pur-
pose of undertaking an absolutely pure powder
like the Rpyal"-which has become the stand
ard for purity and strength In baking powders
hundreds Of dealers are putting up baking pbw
dcrs with cheap and Adultefated cream of tartar
containing lime, earth ETC., adding strength by
the free use Of alum. These powders ,are sold
cheap but their use IL expensive for they are
one of the chief causes Of the dyspepsia from
which the American people are suffering This
species of AduterAtion, ii least, can be avoided
by following the advice of Prot Nett The chem
ist to the Government, who recommends con-
sumers when purchasing baking powders to
select one standard powder, as the Royal 'Bak-
ing Powder rather than to risk purchasing ad-
venturous compounds put upon the market by
persons who have no higher .nlOtiye than dollars
and cents" ., >, u, g., ,iN,,
We hope to see Congress take hold OF this lin
portant matter Id sufficiently vigorotiA thahder III
put an end 10 the whole nslarious busiaess, In
the meantime, if people viii be ~ careful To- buy
The best apd purest food ~ they are e, wear NE
best clothes and build the most comfortable
houses it win not be necessary TO AK 70 ne
qIlently the question, "Why are we sick f'n EVERY
scientific test hos proven. the Royal :. 10 be
pure and wholesome.