Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-12-28
W'ashington taudara
OeN NPIa. a>II.
lElDAi hkNlNd. DEG. Is. 1884.
A Subject for Legislation.

The Spokane Medical Association,
with Kcrrc>entative-rleCt Dc. Candy
at IL head ll:,.y discussed the neces-
ny :oy legislation to protect the peo-
pie from adult, rations of many staple
article. Of food. II has been very gen
era,ly known that ground coffee l.
almost sure to contain some foreign
substance t. make up in bulk and
weight for the genuine article; hut it
j. not - We! known that the grain is
cuuutcri,itcd hv grinding rice and bar
ley very fine, making a paste OF it and
stamping it into the shape o! the
beans, which are afterwards baked
brown. Canned vegetables are made
to show a beautiful green color by
treatment oil sulphatc OF copper, which
is highly injurious to the human sys-
TEN. Salicylic acid is Likewise used in
syrups. Candy is adult,rated with
barytes, terra alba, tale aud other min
eral substances. Alcohol is another
adulterant of this delight Of childhood.
The cheaper grades of baking pow
der contain large proportion of de-
leterious substance. Spices are largely
adulterated but generally with sub
stances that do not happen to be in
furious to life. Milk, in the larger
cities, where competition is close,
is scarcely ever pure, and probably no
substance is more direct means of
conveying specific germs of disease
into the human system. The COM
mon adulterants are water, chalk, fat
and coloring matter. Of the latter
probably annatto is the most common.
1t is the fruit OF a tropical plant,
grown in Brazil and Ceylon. The
seeds are ground into powder, placed
in water and exposed to the heat Of
the sun till putrifaction takes place.
The Shiny water is drawn off and sub
jected TO other putrid lamentations,
and the alkaline is used for milk deal
ers. 1t is manufactured by natives
wholly ignorant of the decencies Of
civilized life, and they are known to
treat this pulp in the most filthy and
obnoxious manner. It is mainly on
this account that it gives out nause-
ating odor, and scientists claim that
annatto contains innumerable bac-
terra. a result OF the putrefactive
changes it undergoes.
1t is proposed to frame bill that
will provide for inspection of articles
used for food, and which are believed
to be the cause of many of the ills to
which human flesh is subject. These
officers will likewise probably be
charged with the duty of meat in
spection, and will pass upon the health
of the animal slaughtered before the
flesh is placed upon the block for sale.
In no direction can the increase of
official duty be sanctioned more uni.
versally than in promoting measures
for guarding the public health. The
decrease in doctors bills and the re-
newed activity resulting from more
perfect health. will make the burden
lighter even though it be one of the
desirable, objects that must be attained
at cost. . -
Foor4sALr tAs 4 sCIvILizER,-The
present football craze is receiving
some merited cauterization from Our
Dumb Animals, monthly journal
published in Boston, and devoted
mainly to prevention of cruelty to ami.
mails. 1t advises, if the present foot
ball contests continue between college
teams, "a . legitimate result of evolu.
ton that professorship OF Pugilism be
established, with Corbett or Sullivan
as instructor in the "manly art" of
slugging. The humane societies OF
this country have been for several
years past, sending literature to Spain
in the hope of developing a sentiment
against the bull fights which impart q
bloody tinge to that nations history
but Dumb Animals think that if the
Spa niards could only be induced te
adopt college football, they would
soon be enabled to substitute prize
fighting for the barbarous bull fights
ave have" it continues. seriousl,
speaking, been for several years beer
spending, in behalf.of our American
Humane Education Society,"" goo'
deal OF money to introduce humanitI
into our " Protestant American col
leges. Not wishing to incur the in
dignation Of the A. P. A." or colleg
"Greek letter society,"" we say Prot
estant," because, in answer to our in
quiry Of last year, sent through thi
paper all over this country, We hav
not thus far been able to learn of
single case of college outrage in an
Roman Catholic educational institu
ton.
SOMETHING is SURELY WRONG
The Peoria, ILL.,, Mirror, 10 commentin
upon the large number of American
who are focking to Honolulu il
search OF employment says, 9TH
is surprising when the resources {
the State of Washington alone AZ
taken into consideration. 1t has
population of 40 600, while if it wa
as thickly Stipulated as Belgium
would have 100000 people" ]
continues: with all this room an
with such fertile lands and 80 man
natural resources, it is evident ths
something ia radically wrong whe