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! AtFN AANtNAAtteASaA VI AA1M tttiA f0iNENa | little or no alarm exists in the public
 mind regarding the general wholesome
 ness of the tood supply for the reason
 shat, as Q whole, it is purer than ever | before. The special committee ap. pointed by tlit Citiaens' Association of Chicago to investigate the subject ot food adulteration has made q very
 sensible report upon the matter. and
 while finding that adulteration k prac4
 ticed with sono articles the committee
 state that it is fortunate for the com.
 munlty tho most common and nutri- tious food in use either cannot be man.
 ipulated or is so cheap as to'render the
 process nnprotitable 7
 The everyday experience of con-
 sumers demonstrates to each indiyidu-
 al the truth of the above It is the
 abuse of food or the willful disregard
 of prudence in selecting food that is
 the parent of most of the illness at-
 tributed to adulteration or poison.
 The methods of production and
 manufacture of food have so improved
 during She past-twenty-live years that
 the average quality of tho worlds food
 supply has been raised to point far
 above that which formerly prevailed.
 Says Sir James Paget, in accounting
 for the diminished source of disease.
 ''Wo have better cheaper and more
 various food. This statement finds
 abundant confirmation in the reports of
 scientific mon who arc constantly ex-
 amining the character ef the food snn-
 ply. For instance, iu the report of
 James Bell, Principal of tho Somerset
 House Laboratory, etc, he says in refer~
 ence to tea 'iappily, at the present.
 time great change has taken place for the better in the qualities of the teas found in commerce and supplied to sho publiem ln the ease of the Health Department of this city versus Purdon, alluded to in tlie Chicago re- port the defendant won the suit be- cause there was no satisfactory proof that the effect of such adulteration is to render the tea seriously detrimental 1 to health and pnwhoicsome as an arti- 1 cle of drink IL, in addition to Inc 1 confidence of the public ip the general wholesomennss of food. there was ! more of common sense exercised in its 1 selection, causes of complain. would be | Ear less numerous
 Chemistry has wrought wonders in | cheapening the cost and improving the | quality of food, independent Of lts | achievements in the field of food pres- ervation. It has utilized vegetable | products formerly wasted and trans- formed them into wholesome articles of food. Cotton seed oil is undoubted- ly better and more wholesome frying medium than lard. Glucose and ole6. margarine, ' properly made. are uu. obieetional in health point of view, and, if sold for what they are, as is done by all respectable houses. they are benefit 70 the community.
 The world has never seen the time when there was as great a variety of cheap and wholesome food available for the masses as at present. Best of all IS that steam transportation has made 1t possible for the citizens of ey- cry country upon the globe to enjoy the staples and luxuries produced through out the world. There is m interta- tional exchange of food of superb quality that is wonderful in it's extent.
 The Chicago report also states a well factor in the situation in -NA@ ANSANta tAAANA bAstAs III ltlt A94AlI. l | the compound used to reduce the qual- .iy or increase the bulk of any article ; of food or drink is not injurious to health" Is it any wonder that tla people arc apatheic if tho bulk of the .ood is nutritious and tho greater part 'f the adulterants used are harmless2
 lt cannot be denied, however, that ood and drugs are to somo extent de- based with articles which are in them. ieires dangerous. Laws against this Ilready exist and by proper system 't inspection they ean be enforced. The foolish demands of consumers are n some eases directly responsible for his, as in Inc color of confectionery, 4 mustard and coffee.
 Retail merchants who come iu con- act with consumers can do much 10 ducats them oRt of such foolish pref rences, aad also by encouraging those manufacturers aud dealers who endeay- T to sell pure goods. Retail rner- hants should study the quniity of the oods they buy more thoroughly than t present,
 The very fact that manufactured oods are offsred below She cost of tho rticlc in its crude state is evidences nough of is manipulation. Recently Y party bought mustard in this city at x cent per ponnd. IL consisted of So er ceat. of four, and the balance 'mething 10 give tho stuH pungency, le mixture being eolored with naph. ! yellow. The buyer of such stuff is q c slf-coniessed fraud.
 We must admit, however, that many the tales of adulteration are absurd nd others exaggerated by parties in. rested in depreciatiug the stock of n 'mpetltor We find many physicians. lemists and other specially interested .rties spreading false or exaggerated x, Ports of adulteratlon or poisoning " ora the use of food ;n obedience to Unsuitable craving for notorietY. The stories of coffee beans made "a om dough, and sugar aduiterated ith sand, arc illustrations of how an 'surdity is made 10 appear truth. The rec war which is being waged against anufaoturers of baking powder illus. ltes ihat competition does not alwava base, and that if rightly exerted 'ft q " exert ! powerful Influence fn pre- nnng adultsration The best pack 5 of canned goods abandoned inc in- ie soldering of cans to remove one use of public criticism. And in their n interest they will undoubtedly x 10 make any Improvements which perIence may sugGestas beneficial to alth or plcasing 10 the palaia S Inc Chicago report is right in it's that "what we need. pri. rily, is 3. National jaw" Ihe time, { @eyer, will not bs ripe for that until 're of the States enact Q law similar
 that adopted by New York, New .seys illinois and Massachusetts, to all inlents and purposes iden- ll.
 n this State the exiSting law would etifiafaut t,, s.,... n E,,.,t 1 . IT 4a - se A 6.