The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-05-15

gifts OF P0ison'
L. is time that respectable merchants
combined with consumers for the sup
preston OF all gift, prize and lottery
schemes in connection with the sale of
articles Of merchandise. These schemes
are no, only demoralizing to legitimate
business and to the morals OF the COM
munity. but in the extent in which they
are being carried in the sale of articles
Of food have become a source of great
danger to the public health. They are.
no matter in what form they appear,
nothing more or less than devices to
swiudle honest and unSuspecting people.
IL Is gratifying to learn that in some
instances the officers Of the law have
taken hold of the matter. In New York
and also in Chicago, parties who in this
way offered gifts to purchasers of their
packages have recently been arrested
upon indictments for lottery swindling.
The latest canli iates. both for public
eNecratiOn and criminal prosecution. are
the manufacturers of the alum baking
powders. who are both by means of
gifts and lottery tickets, disposng of
large quantities of their corrosively
poisonous compounds. which are so well
known to be detrimental to health that
no hOusekeeppr will admit them to her
kitchen, knowingly. This Iorm of
swindle Is not only being peddled rom
house to house, but under the
promise Of large profits to be realized,
the manufacturers are entrenching
themselves behind the counters of many
gruccrs bv getting them to offer the alum
goods with the gifts OF lottery tickets
attached, thereby shifting the liability
to prosecution, in part, upon other and,
perhaps, innocent parties. Every grocer
or dealer, for instance, who sells or Of
fcrs for sale any of the prize or lottery
baking powders Is a criminal in the eye
Of the law, and liable, upon conviction,
20 fine and imprisonment, while those
who sell the gift goods are, morally, as
responsible, for they are offering an in
ducement, or prize, 10 housekecpers to
use food that contains corrosive poi
son. This is a prcGicament in which it
is not possible our grocerS will care to
| place themselves when they think ser
| iously Of the matter.
! II must be borne In mind that every
one Of these gift or prize baking pow
dars, are alum baking powders. These
powders cost less than four cents a
| pound to produce; the gift or prize costs
| hut few cents more. They are sold at
the price of lirst-class baking powder,
/ so that the swindle, in a commercial
sense, is enormous. But the chief in
! iquity of the business consists in selling,
I as presumably wholesome, an article of
| a positively injurious character. and by
means of gifts or bribes inducing SER
| wants or unsuspccting housekeepers TO
! purchase and use 1t i'm our daily food.
There should be some prompt method
of reaching these dangerous practices
and punishing the parties engaged in
their promotion. If the present laws
are not ample, We commend the matter
to the consideration of our State Board
of Health for recommendation of such
additional legislation rs shall be eifec-
tive for the protection of the public.
Closing Exercises Of our Public Schools.
On Tuesday evening last the large
and commodious school hall, IN this
place, was literally packed, with people
who had assembled TO witness the clos
ing exercises of our schools. The pro.
gramme opened by the singing OF q
vacation song, by pupils of the Inter.
mediate school; after which came in
quick succession songs, rGcitations and
dialogues, by the scholars of the lower
schools. Want of space will not permit
us TO deal with the scholars who took
part as We would like TO do, suffice il &c
say, however, that they were a grand
success In the different parts assigned
them. The \. B. G. Duet, 10y Ella Peter,
and BERTHE Durling, was exceedingly
well rendered and received a hearty
round Of applause.
Part Second. Down by the Sea.-A
drama in two acts, by the Principal ant
members of the high school, was very
successfully rendered, aliording mucl
amusement to the audience who were
highly delighted with the charming Kat,
/, Raymond. MARY Ebbert) the city belle
. Mother Gale, tFloy CLAUSE and he
beautiful daugher Kitty. ELLA Peters
as well rs with the other characters
Mcssrs. Roberts, ClauSs, Bachman
Painter, llauk and TruXler.
Prof. Roberts has been with us abou
two months, having accepted the prin
cipalship Of our schools upon he rcSigna
tion of prof. Barr. and during This tim
he has become a great iavorite with al
the scholars. and better CONDUCTED
{ schools il would be- a hard matter I,
r find. Learning about a month ago iha
/ an entertainment always follows tn
4 closing of the schools, he commence,
z the work;lll who were present Iuesda
: night saw the fruit OF his efforts. Afte
D the entertainment, loud were the praise
Of the scholars and high the commenda
tion of Prof. J. NJ. Roberts.
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