The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-28
GENERAL PRESS.
pnonrnr1oN ~ PRICES.

The assertion is frequently made |
that the present low prices OF all kinds |
of commodities are duo to the over |
production. The supply, it is SAID, is
In excess of the demand, leaving an
unconsumed surplus ia tho market, |
which, OF course, brings prices down.
The fallacy of tho assertion as respects
Great Britain was thoroughly exposed
by Mr.. Goschen in his recent I'D
dress before the Manchester Cham
ber Of Commerce. Mr.. Goschen
proved by undisputed statistics that
in those commodities, such as sugar,
for example, which have fallen in price
the most, the surplus stock remaining
unconsuned is inappreciable, and that
the same thing is true Of all other great
staples. Common sense teaches that
this must be 80, for no one VIII devote
money and labor TO producing articles
that can not be sold, and overproduc-
ton, except for o priof period, is Inn
possible. A similar refutation Of the
fallacy is afforded by some statistics OF
the mineral products of this country,
compiled by the United States geologi'
cal survey New York Sun.
GERMAN MEATS.
The interdlc5 placed BY Germany
upon the importation OF pork from tho
United States was profossedly de-
signed to protect German people from
the risk OF trlchina poisoning. The
barrier raised against IN imaginary or
fictitious danger in the pork products
of the United States was really, Of
course, in the interest Of the German
landlords, but it appears possible that
even that element might
have been better served by
means of prudent measures Of live
stock sanitation directed 10 tho oraGi- |
cation of trichina from German swine. |
In the district Of Magdeburg alono last |
year there we're 406 cases of trichina !
poisoning among the people, produced |
by eating German meats, OF which Gj |
proved fatal-a greater number IN one |
district in one year than ever was
charged for tho whole empire TO tri- |
china of alleged American origin. Tho |
government IL Attempting to eradicate ,
the evil, not by such scientific meth |
DDS as would seek TO reGtity errors In |
the feeding OF swine, but in lido advice |
to the people in respect TO their dietary |
habits, the principal effort being to iu- |
duce them to bOils or otherwise thor. |
Oughly cook all m8gts, instead Of do |
vouring them raw, according TO an eX
tensive German fashion, Neither The
feeding OF swine in Germany nor in |
any other Of the older nations Of Eu-
rope can compare in healthtulness TO
that commonly in vogue in tho swine
belt OF the United States, where grass
and corn are almost the universal sta |
pies, and as il consequence American |
SWINE flesh Is undoubtedly tho most |
uniformly whOlesome,-Ch Chicago Tri- |
bune.
INFLUENCE OF STORMS ON BURIED |
WIRES.
Soma Uaara ara xVhau rho praal rrt,
dergroHud telegraphic lines now con-
neoting the principal oitios in France |
and Germany were constructed, il was |
supposed that their conductors would |
be entirely uninluonced by storms. |
NJ. Blavier, in u recent scientific pa
per which appears in the Complies
Rendus, states that IL has boon OBJ
served "that there are sometimes pro-
duced in stormy weather in telegraph |
offices connected by underground
wires electric discharges which fuse
the fine wires Of the lightning guards"
Thus, for instance, during violent
storm which burst on March Q ultimo.
over tho middle Of tho telegraph
line connecting Beliort with Besan.
con, sparks were observed AZ the
two extreme stations, though the ex.
iBtence of the atmospheric disturbance
was scarcely suspected IN tho two
towns. But NJ. Blavier clearly shows
that 1t Is "nnly in exceptional casesn
that tho influence of storms is oh.
served on underground wireB. In fact
he asserts, with good reason: "Theao
accidents arc much less frequent and
less severe than IN tho cases where
the wires are aerial."-INow York
Herald.
THE HERALD DECEIVING THE PUBLIC. Il
The manufacture ofbOgus interviews ,
with the Emperor Of Russia is a COM
paratively harmless, although not q
perfectly reputable, business. Readers
who are not deceived regard the impo. ,
sitiOn with amusement or disgust, as
the case may be. People who do not
detect tho counterfeit are not greatly
injured. The person most di- =
rectly WrOnged, namely, the =
Gar himself, never knows anything +.
about 1t. A much more serious matter
Is the persistent and deliberate fabri-
cation of the New York Herald OF lie
titious interviews with John Roach in Z
regard TO his own business affairs.
Three weeks ago the Herald printed !
what purported to he new statement
by Mr. Roach of his relations with tho
navy department. This document was {
TO certain oxtont fraudulent, ]
NhSttsNA lNAN va AiAh
alleged statement was taken bodily
from u pamphlet published by Mr..
Roach nearly two years ago. Tho ,
fraud was Immediately pointed out,
but the Herald was silent. At the ,
time we were inclined TO believe that
our contemporary had boon author
lied by MIR. Roach to reprint the old |
as expressing Lis unchanged
views on tho subjects therein treated;
and also that those parts OF
the so called statement which referred
TO recent events were really com.
by Mr.. Roach TO the Her.
aid. Wenow have reason to believe
that we were mistaken, The entire
statement was patchwork OF pas
sages taken from tho old pamphlet
and ofnew matter invented outright
with a view TO deceiving the public.
Day before yesterday the Herald
again wronged MIR. Roach most out
rageously. Under the title, "Whet
MIR. Roach Says" our contemporary
printed an interview with that gontl6.
mau respecting his failure in business
and the assignment OF his property
New York Sun.
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