The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-28

the public health, inasmuch as both cotton and
wool combined afford warmth and comfort to the
masses OF the people who cannot afford to indulge
in the luxury Of an aupuTe-wool variety Of IN. eI-
clothing
Again. if some philanthropic senator from Tie
west would introduce bill In tho senate maxim, IL
an oTcnsc to sell New Oloans m0lasscs admTcl
VITA glucose, manufactured from western G IN
starch, what an cutlery would 20 up from Iouis ia
sugar planters who see that a -rponnd tax IS
placci on all sugar consumed ty the 4 merican
work.nqnen for the bcncit of the cane growers Of
Authorizations $50 called should not be couiound-
cd with substtGtes which are not dQlccTous 10
health What comparison caD there he, for in
stance. between pure vegetable oil like cotton
seed, and the unhealthy product called lard, de-
rived from the disease breeding hog
Thc purcst Kind Of oil in Il, world today is the
cotton seed Oil. The whites and negroes Of the
sonth and the farmers Of the southwest a-e now
usns this product ioT cooking purposes il place OF
hog lard Of trich!ua origin.
What Chicago for.. aekcr lives t,iay who does
not edmix his b. product with stearne 10 give tie
lard body, with hardening II, ..t.esa
Yet, This same s.cal.nr. derived from beef IS far
more hcathiUi lhau the hog at d; serves 10 sophis
tcate
No sensible person will deny tie irh, and Justice
Ia tie passing %. cnactments dos. ,nei to prevent
the aiuliem;iuu os ia,l auJ medicine hut as before
stated substitution IS net Sduitersii78 in the strict
s@r,e % the word Grl when substitution can le
shown T. leHe5t rataer than aayn The public
health, ic--... ;.1l a-3 rst such sgl stglijE Is
wrong g. tae puasc aratlN. We need nlt attempt
any aGsumeu, % show the vas: advantage o. a
natural vegetable o.. oYer the oil from the most
filthy o. all ANNA products ihe harmful effects Of
all hog products have boon 10 ell from O time ante
dating even the book ofLeyNicus
To add cotton seed oil and sicarne to hog lard s
TO improve and render an unwLolesone article OF
10 dol, To- To no t,-f lfo EF
ltalv and France now us immense quantities of
cotton seed oil with olive oil labels. ami tie cheap
ness Of the American pIoluct has placed IN im7or-
tan article Of food wtltn the reach Of The poorer
elasses thai could probably ii AFFORD such luxury
a daily Diet,
It is proper and right that cotton seed oil should
he sold for what it's for when civilized people ap-
psecisic the superiority Of cotton seed oil for cult
nary purposes over that Of diseased hog product
the words lard OH would be enough 10 reject any
article for table use. No wise government should
permit the sale OF any hog product, Tor Il is the
souic, Of innumerable diseases
The Lancet Clinic goes on to say that to
tax the manufacturer of cotton seed oil in
order 10 protect the vile product of pork, is
an outrage against public health, and
should awaken the wrath of every true san
itarian. This is putting it strong, but it is
not strong enough. As matter of fact,
the Dawes bill and all other measures look
ing to the taxation of cotton seed is an
attack not only on great southern indus
try, bat on the public. 1t is an attempt to
destroy competition, so that an unhealthy
food product shall take the place of one
that is wholesome, and TO prepare the way
for ''corner' in lard.
We do not believe that any honest con
gresham can afford to vote for such piece
of class legislation.