The record-union., 1897-02-16
NECESSITY FOR Pure FOOD.
Advantages Of the Coming Sacramento
Exposition.
Local Firms, Societies and Citizens
Are nanifesting Warm In
terest Therein.

The success Of the forthcoming Sacra-
mento Food Exposition, which opens on
the 10Th at Armory Hall, is assured De-
yond question, but if anyone thing was
needed to clinch this fact it would oe
that one local firm is so thoroughly con-
vinced Of its being an attraction TO the
ladies and all citizens that they nave
purchased tickets amounting up to thou-
sands for their customers.
The fraternal societies and crganlza-
tions and grocers have also been selling
many, including season tickets.
The Capital City Wheelmen have
taken hold of the home-trainer bicycle
races and expect a dozen or so of the
best racing men to compete. The man
agement on behalf of the local club has
challenged the Stockton bicycle clubs
to send their crack riders to compete.
The committee will receive outside en-
tries and the terms and conditions VIII
be announced this week. 1t is expected
that these races will be most exciting
Among the special features of lmpor-
tance just arranged for is speclai
present to be given by the John Breuner
Furniture and Carpet Company OF
handsome bedroom set, consisting OF
beautiful bedstead, bureau and stand,
to be known as The Breuner Competi-
ton Prize" The conditions are that each
visitor to the exposition receives a cou-
pom on which to write his or her guess
on the floor space in square feet now oc-
cupied by the furniture, carpet, crock
cry and stove departments. 1t Will en-
courage ali guessers.
The baby show still continues to at
tract much attention. and entries are
hourly made at 214 street.
The advantages of a. Pure Food and
Health Exposition can be seen at a
glance. The necessity of care in select
ing food products is becoming daily
more apparent. Unscrupulous manu-
facturers are using articles that, While
not absolutely poisonous in effect yet
are far from nourshing or sustaining,
and when incorporated with the genuine
food product materially weakens and
detracts from its natural strength.
Take for instance spices. Most peo-
pie read in the papers and the maga-
zines about the many forms of adultera-
lions practiced in putting up ground
spices. but it is questioned if they could
as fully appreciate this practice by any
other form of illustration as an exhibit
at the Pure Food and Health EXPOSE
tion.
These expositions do more to educate
the public in the mysteries of food pro-
duct preparations and the various
methods of cooking than all the maya
zine articles could do if read by every
visitor to the show The many exhibits
are SO arranged as to permit the prac-
tical demonstration of the goods shown.
The raw material and everything that
enters into the article when in its pre-
pared state are displayed in jars or
receptacles. The packages are shown,
and also the manufactured goods, in
loose bulk.
Then comes the skilled demonstrator,
generally a young lady who has been
thoroughly instructed in the mixing and
cooking, as well as serving in all styles
the articles manufactured by the eX-
hibitor. They must also be able to care
fully and reliably explain the many good
features, merits and characteristics Of
the goods. The skilled demonstrators
usually receive very good salaries, and
have no difficulty in securing choice pO-
sitions with big manufacturers. They
usually travel all over the country, and
when a firm takes space in an exposition
in a city like Sacramento they usually
send on the skilled demonstration and
she instructs other young ladies, taken
from local families. and they assist at
the exposition booths. This gives en-
ployment to many persons.
The retail grocer is the medium
through which the food manufacturer
distributes his wares after he has ad-
vertised them by means Of demonstra-
tions. Orders are taken at the expo
sition for goods to be filled by the grocer.