The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-02-11

school system; and the superintendent of
public instructions is pretty good fellow
and Is doing pretty good work. "But IL he
has gone off on the unit system, would like
rake him down from Dan to Bersheba,n -
said Mr.. Potter.
Intemperance In the use of liquors and
cigars was not countenanced by the spaak-
er, he would do away with both. Reform
public affairs through these churches.
A man who will use profane language
should not be elected to any office, nor one
who smokes. AS to games l do not SO
much object to them. Rather like to have
NJ game rOOsters come together some time.
But as II. w. Beecher says, the injury
caused by games is In the abuse rather than
the use.
Prize system of merchants was denounced
by the speaker as Objectionable games.
If 1 were the whole legislature of the
State 1t would not cost any more than now.
would wipe out all the justices of the
peace in the land. Pay the justice la sal
ary If he must exist, and other officials
likewise.
WHAT NOT TO EAT.
"What 1 Am Trying to Prevent You
from Eating" was the suggestive title Of a
paper by Geo. II. Haskell, deputy State
food Inspector The speaker started In In
his characteristic style, by stating that he
had no apologies to make, and was fully
prepared to meet the expectations of those,
at least, who did not expect much from
him. Bro. E. o. Dewey first called my at
tention to the fact that 1 was on the pro-
gram to talk about the food question.
first thought would not attempt 1t under
any consideration, but on second Thought
found two good reasons why l should not
decline the invitation. One is, having at
tended Barnum & Bailey's, Mat Wixom's
and other great shows, dislike to see any
thing advertised on the bills that is not in
side the tent Also, l heard the story of
the old farmer who, when feeding his cows
buckwheat straw, was asked If 1t was good
feed. He replied it wasn't worth cent
for fodder, but he used 1t to fill up.
George assured the honest farmers he
was one of them, his father clearing up a
place. He walked a mile and a half to
school, did chores, and took regular exer.
else in the gymnasium, which differs from
the Y. M. G. A. gym. 1t consisted princi-
pally of large pile of wood hauled to the
the house sled length, and enjoyed the ex
| rtt pf orafi mo- intn Iyc
Is inches long, One winter cut four toes
off my Cousins foot, and felt so badly
about it l told my father 1 guessed
wouldn't cut any more wood.
The speaker went back, In memory, II
the days he went to the store on horseback
for family supplies, got muscorado sugar
and black strap molasse without glucose
old government Java coffee, In the kernel, Il
be roasted at home in the dripping pan
? ground in the school district motor with 9
pestel, or pounded in rag with hammer
without the addition Of chicory and othe
foreign substances, then practically un
known. But of later late years som'
I venders of food products have so fa
, departed from those good old puri
I tanical customs that 1t almost seems the!
, have no more regard for their ancestors thar
chicken hatched in an incubator. Th
adulteration of food has grown from bad h
I worse-from the manufacture Of grount
pepper from buckwheat bran and oliv,
stones to "pure mustard" made from mus
tard hulls, potato starch and tumeric. Ant
= so we might numerate down the line TO
, few of us honest farmers who put cobb
, stones in our wool. until 1t seemed neces
sary to provide some means of protection
) and law was passed making 1t a crimina
4 offense to adulterate anything that was to b.
sold as food or drink. The law provides TO
) the appointment of dairy and food commits
+ sioners, whose duties 1t is not only to In
| spect dairies, but to visit farmers wher
y milk is produced, ascertain condition o
l cows, their food, water supply, stable ant
5 general surroundings.
3 Mr.. Haskell is assigned the inspection o
{ grocery stocks, and inquiries the class o
, goods sold and where manufactured
: Whenever an adulterad article is found
sample is sent to the state chemist for an
p alysis. An analysis of some articles wa
q made, interpersed with some of the commits
q sioner's criticisms, which won the hearts o
q the audience.
a Throu gh the efforts Of the pure food com
q missioner, adulteration has decreased frOu
4 Is to 25 per cent. A national association O
: state dairy and food departments met Il
q Detroit last August to bring about uni
n formity in rulings and law whereb
n manufacturers of adulterated foods outsid
!. the state can be reached. The value of tn
!. department 10 the public In genral wa
|. shown, and the speaker closed by saying
II "lf the farmers hog is Obliged to compel
n with cotton seed oil in imitation of lard, 1t
q time to squeal; and IL the COW is to compel
!. with the hog, the steer and cotton seed oil
d no matter how gentle her disposition, th
l. chances are she'll turn out kicker"
!. WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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