Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-08-24
OF HUsRANDRv'
MORTIMER WHITEHEAD.

PATRONS OF HUSBANDRN
MORTIMER WHITEHEAD.
Producers and consumers are alike
interested in pure food. Adultera-
tions and frauds of all kinds in food
rob us of health and money. The
manufacture and sale of adulterated
food has grown rapidly of late years
and is one of the evils that must be
checked. The Grange. after years OF
earnest and combined effort, secured
the oleomargarine law that has al
ready added millions of dollars TO the
dairy interests of the country. Large
ly prevented by this law from longer
using authorizations, often vile and In
furious in their character in butter,
interested parties turned their atten-
ton TO adulterating lard. A pure
lard bill, known as the Wilson bill,
has been the cause of prolonged
and bitter fight in this session OF Con-
gress. The Committee on Agriculture
of the House of Representatives
agreed TO postpone its further consid-
Grafton of this action, and it is now
for farmers to at once ask the passage
of either this Pure lard bill, or the
general Pure food bill.
The Pure food bill, H. r. No. 10
SEQ" is "a bill to prevent the sale
manufacture, or transportation OF
adulterated articles of food, drink and
drugs manufactured or made in one
State. and intended TO be sold In
another, or intended for export, or for
sale in the District of Columbia or any
Territory or reservation of the United
States. and TO prevent the expectation
or importation of adulterated food
drink. or drugs, and for creating a
pure food division in the Department
of Agriculture. The bill says That
the designation pure food, for the
purposes of this bill, shall mean all
articles of diet, drink, or drugs manu-
featured, raised. made or in any man
ner consumed by the people of the
country for the purposes of sustain
ing life or restoring health or for bev-
erageS or medicines.
The Pure food bill further says:
Pure food shall mean all articles of
human or animal food that is used in
this country, or may hereafter be
used. raised, produced, or manufac-
tured. animal or vegetable, and which
is an entirely pure article without ad-
mixture of any cheapening article
whether deleterious to health or not
which bv admixture will cheaper the
article, or by brand, designation, or
otherwise tend TO deceive or miSrepre
sent its true character, and thus i'm
pose a fraud upon the consumer"
Pure liquor and drugs are also de-
fined.
The bill provides that any person,
persons, or corporations violating the
provisions of the law, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall pay fine of not less
than one hundred nor more than one
thousand dollars for each offense, and
upon conviction a second time may be
imprisoned at the discretion of the
court; Prorided, That in cases of eX-
portation from the United States TO
any foreign country, such adulterated
article or misbranded package or
packages containing adulterated arti-
Giles of food, drink or drugs shall be
considered a separate Offense.
The bill provides for the creation of a
new division in the Department of
Agriculture to be known as the food
division, with a chief, clerks and as
sistants as in the other divisions of
the Department. Also a chemist for
the division who shall have charge
and control of all the food, liquor and
drug analyses, and shall establish
uniform methods of analyZing all arti-
cles and prescribe the regulations
and rules for the same. There shall
be appointed assistant chemists in
each of the following cities: New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Charleston, Savannah, Mobile,
New Orleans, Galveston, st. Louis,
Chicago, CINCINNATI and San Fran
cisco Whenever it may be
deemed necessary by him the commits
sioner of Agriculture may appoint
chemists at other points as their servi-
ces may be required"
The bill also provides for the ap'
pointment of one food inspector for
each State and Territory, to inspect
food, slaughter houses, etc. Also that
ANY person, persons, or association
who shall give information that will
lead TO the conviction of any person
or persons, or corporations violating
this act shall be entitled to receive
one-half of the fine imposed, provided
that if they fail to prove their case
the informing parties shall pay the
costs. Also that mixtures may be
made, if properly branded, and
IicanSed under rapulatiOnS made and
approved by the National Board OF
Health and the Commissioner of Agri'
culture, and finally that this act
shall go into operation ninety days
after the passage of this act"
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