The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-19
FOOD ADuLrERANrs.

III any substance or substances nave
been mixed with 1t SO as 10 lower or
injuriousiy affect its, quality OF
strength; il any inferior or cheaper
substance or substances have been
substituted wholly or in part for 1t; if
any valuable constituent has been
wholly or in part distracted from 1t.
II 1t is an imitation Of. or sold under
the name of another article; If ii Is
colored, coated, polished or powdered,
whereby damage is concealed. or II il
is made to appear better or of greater
value than II really is: ii il Contains
any added or poisonous ingredient. or
any ingredient which may render ii
injurious to the health of person con-
Stunning Il, the same shall be deemed
TO be adulteratei within the meaning
of this aet'--so says the New York
state law ''for the prevention of the
adulteration OF food"
II is no strained Interpretation OF
this law to put oleomarearine fairly
and squarely upon the list of 'adnlter-
a,ed foods" IA shown last week, BIZ
the aimixture OF substances TO make
this compound. the lowering its stan
dard of quality by the addition OF
water, and the selling under false
colors.
In view OF the eternal fitness OF
things. il this substance called olco
should take the place OF butter. the
COW would no longer he needed. The
paieniee. upon some alleged scientific
principle. assumes Ia use not only the
Ia; Of the ris and kidney. but likewise
| the fieshy part OF the udier, chopped
| fine aud naked with the oil There i
nothing in either OF these Substances
that can be proven 10 be deleterious Ia
the health OF persons eating the com
| pound, nevertheless. is would clearly
come under the section OF the law
quoted. and even II il did not, the re-
fined taste would shrink from it.
IL Is not, however. in dairy products
alone that the people are swindled hy
false preteuse The milkman may
add water to his milk. or he may re-
| move part or all OF the cream, and
yet leave wholesome article OF diet.
aud yet be respectable In comparison
10 him who adIil.eratcs many other OF
the food products in common use.
Investigations made by the agricisl-
iural department 10 determine the
amount oi adnltsratian ot spices and
condiments. found from specimens
obtained in the open market in Wash
inston. Baltimore and other cities that
- per cent OF allsPice. - per cent. IT
ctSsia. s3 per cent. Of cloves. ffi OF Gin
namon, 81 % ginger, 20 OF pepper and
al Of the mustard bad been nduitsr-
a;ed. The average per cent. OF adulter-
alton was found 10 re orr s;sfv-sTe per
nssf,, or in other words. that which is
sold as ground spices and condiments
s more Than tgo-thirls cheap SUIT al
dei TO deceive the pubic, consisting OF
masiarsl hasks, pepper hglls. Hour,
| sarhnieai, EBAY. ground ccsosnut
shells, breakfast szNdnst. sand. oil
cake, carn h, bean meal. IN tact
anything that Is chespaud which can
b. INSIDE o. resemble iAe substance in
tended 10 10 assii.eraiea.
We scosi az the milkusn who
waters bis milk. the ryocer who would
-si Is s.laeaH oAeomarEaTine that looks
Ake hosteF, cor the sistccs that are cheap
yet - impure. hu. forget that Nc il
part are respaassi,3e for the sins of
thee men. tser&use nc iay the temp
istien tas.ore them and in sctue cases
dnye them snsa Il rs the universal
cry for cheap goods
% ti.is puint The department VERY
tsAshiuiiy says; Bat have not the
Fr0taccrs ui these spices aud cuasil-
slsrts seine Justification T. rot the
supgsy 81 a 6eaa and which un3oub,-
e,tiF has existed j4stiaahle enterprise
whatever that demand nlay -. 50 loas
- q l. sltasa the lsS Iraorauee
dee End0Shie,siy demand e6sapsf5s
aTst : demand thus irncrAHiiy made
j Gals . surely supplied. ABa hgace
The nees faF ieE,slz,aa 80 preses.t sa
igRafzzt and thoarh.leSs public
against i;sef, fef Is does demand The
srrs eoAis ~aich sAe analyst mus.
c0as3ema
fhza ~Aen Jonathan or Samuel