Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-01-03


No. said Tie baker. hut il makes hand
somcr goods. That IL. n makes whittier chnik
her bread. with the Favor aud nutrirnent wA<,ed
by years keeping. White honr. extra fina
-four and old -four all detrimental % the mn.
TRITON and richness of our bread. France has
held her own among nations for centurles
against strong odds. more by virtne 81 her
sound bread. which Is Of better quality thai
aha' on Ans oth'r people except the lev VII
use unbolted -four Il should he baked. I bs.
lieNe that they had tn hang "a hakCr ~ twoto n
the standard. hut u has bocn Kept M evcr
SINCE and French bread Is the acme of tho
bakers art.
We need a rigid supervision Of the food
brought 10 market from the farmers soil tlllts
passes our lips.
WILL KILLED Mats
IL Is not enough that the cattle be 81 healthy
stock, given pure water 20 drink and grass fres
from fungus. and kept from mustv hav and
grains. They must not he sent 20 market IN
cramped. foul cars, which an transit develop
disease in the carcass.
Not alone humanity. hut our own s.lf-intere.t
demands that the tesh for our food should not
be that OF animals fevered by days and weeks
OF torture and thirst on board cars and DIVING
at last in maddened agonics under the butchers
AK. but that u he as carefully kept before %
comes 10 our refrigerators NJ II l. after
The methods Of killing animals should be a.
brief and mcrciful rs the intelligence 81 man
can devise. for the sake ~ ms own chil,ir,.i.
who eat OF the meat N the fright ar anger ~
a woman can transform her babes mill into
acrid poison. as experience tells the agony and
Tear OF tortured creature cannot hat cAasa
similar baneful change in all iis TISSUES. The
nabby. reeking quality Of beef aud it's IN
natural taste. which no cookery can dt.gul-s
often tell a tale which would deter one from
eating u t were the finest favor. such meat
must decay sooner than that pronerl, Killed
Electricity seems the best m, thod 81 slayinF
cattle Tor food II leaves the blood IN a la md
long limit f.f
ing. and the flesh must have more wholesome,
quality and higher favor tor being killed with
out pain.
HUMANITY ECONOMY.
Poultry and small animals NAV be Killed -
easily without pain that there Is no excuse for
savorinS our dishes with the reminder Of the
victim death agonies. and thousands besides
me feel that sus;enance is too dearly bought a
the price of one mortal pang of a fellow Great.
IRE. Such all things creeping. fying ~alkinF
that have nerves must claim to be- Killed the,
must lie 10 make room for Others or the clot,,l
would be overcrowded and the weak perish H.
assaults OF the strong. But Ne who think NAV
De content 10 reserve the supreme sufierincs ~
animal nature TO ourselves and let these harm.
less useful servants after n happy life die Tains
lessly, unconscious OF their doom. Their. ar.
pangs enough an human sufferings without tho
torture OF dumb innocents.
The pamphlet How to Kill Animal. Hus
namely. by Prof. Slade Of Harvard niy,.rsitr
should be IN the hands of all who Ill for busi-
ness or those who Kill from their own poultry
Yards or those who must put some disabled du,s
OF cat out Of the wav.
Professor and Dr. SHADES words NAV 4.
| quoted here a. TO there being no question A.
to the effects OF torture, cruelty and fear upou
the secretions. and IL upon the sec-etians n.r.s-
sarily upon the flesh
Until electric killing is possible nothing bet
ter can he advised than the methods Of tins
tract OF dozen pages which describes clearly
| by words and drawings how to kill any creatura
painlessly and safely. Every mother shoula
have IL TO teach her children of suitable ag.,
how to perform necessary operations merci
fully, and never allow bows or girls 20 make l.
sport of tormenting a sick kitten or old dog o.
death. The brochure il distributed yrafu,t
ously by the Massachusetts Society for the Pre-
Hention OF Cruelty in Boston. but simple de.
cehcN VIII prompt small contribution with
applications for il.
The matter of painless electric killing OF food
animals ought 10 be insisted upon at once a.
Que To public health. The gain in the quality
OF food VIII more than balance the expense OF
its introduction. 10 say nothing OF the better
keeping OF meats by this process.
DANGERS IN vEaErABLEs
Vegetables and fruit demand rigid inspection.
and roots especially should not be allowed o.
enter the markets in the diseased state 20 com
mon. Ii is an imposition on the health and
pocket Of the consumer TO buy sncn potatoes
UNBEATABLE but dangerous. The use Of unwhole-
some fertilizers not oxidized. all such matt.rs
should be before using soil for food n
cause Of much of this decay ard sour I'M
drained soil must answer for the rest Fcrtiliz-
ing with sewage as at present Understood As a
risky thing. The wastes Of q CITY with the
poisons Of typhoid fever and other malignant
diseases potent through il. with virulent ar.ds
and gases need purifying as by fire before they
are mt to approach the manufacture Of food IN
| the soil.
The relation Of diseased products with dis
ease OF the soil, fungus Of crops ANA insect
pests, Is a curious and interesting study for
those who would see this world garden as At
/ first.
Fruit. too. burrowed bv insects. corky and
! hard. with more woody than cellular tiSsue al
rlpening. early decaying. is far from being safe
food, and has contributed to the popular idea
| of ITS unhealthiness. Garden vegetables resent
ill care, with a tendency 10 develop dangerous
alkaloids instead Of refreshing juices.
Ifls Is why cucumbers. squash, egg plants
and tomatoes occasionally prove acrid poisons
and lettuce will drug the eater as effectualIy "a
a dose of opium. The protection against these
evils must be fastidious care in choosing food.
Reject all roots SCARED with the beginning Of
disease or decay or eaten by worms. all that are
| not tender, clear skinned and well colorcd
| throughout. Be as particular about the riperiug
OF tomatoes az you would be of a pineapple: take
none but the palest. crispest lettuce and burn
all inferior fruit. You will miss great many
ness. and the farmers NAV learn the profit u
growing less crops and better ones.
WHAT We OWE THE MkINIEY BILL
As to eggs, the only food il is hard for grow
ers or cooks TO spoil, the tariff bill has eff
ciently debarred the masses-that is most fani-
lies-from the possibility Of indulging in tins
luxury. With the cool. early autumn. Wheu
hens usually resume their suspended labors and
a fresh pair of eggs for breakfast puts strength
into semi-invalids. there surprising dearth
tins year. In September. when they are com
monty a quarter e, dozen. they went up 10
Christmas prices. and the worst was, were not to
be had at all At one time the largest grocery
house in Boston declared the market sWept
of fresh eggs and had not one 70 sell its Gus
toners at any price. I asked a good poultry
keeper the reason of this scarcity and be sid:
Il don't know. unless il is the Mckinley bill"
The idea OF hens being interested ia the tariff
never struck me before, and 1 crayed informa-
ton.
''Why You see il has hindered the Canada
eggs from coming in as they used, and we can't
make up the supply"
The American hens didn't seem 10 realize the
opportunity at ALL and resolutely refused 10 an
crease production for any tax laid 10 protest
home industry.
FOOD FoR THE DELICATE.
was going to tell you that for liberated
threats, internal inaammations and delicate di-