The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-27
Purity an Important Matter n Regards
re Vinegar Used i'm the HAou.e.
holds
By ]. S. Anes. NJ. D.,


1t seems strange TO those who have
made a study OF domestic hygienics
that many housekeepers who are 9TH
erwise very. careful In selecting GER
ain articles for use In the family bill
of-fare are exceedingly careless when
il comes to other things which the
hygienist knows to be as fully impor-
tant. Those who make such a grave
mistake excuse themselves with the
plea that the articles regarding which
they show so much care are staples"
while the others about which they do
not concern themselves are only in
cidentals," the purity OF which is OF
very little consequence. Now, a great
er mistake than this ould scarcely be
made. for probably upon the quality
OF this mere Incidental may depend
the health and weil-being OF the entire
household. Take. for Illustration. the
vinegar employed in the domestic cui-
sine, and regarding the quality of
which the average housewife is singu-
larly remiss, and yet We do not hesi-
tate to declare that a more important
feature of the food supply could
scarcely be found. for upon the purity
of the vinegar depends the whole
someness or Jack OF wholesomeness Of
every dish in which il enters. Hence
it is one OF the greatest mistakes to
suppose that h quality of this article
can be ignored without mourning the
grave dangers which attend the intro
duction of an impure food supply into
the household.
There surely can exist no excuse for
purchasing inferior vinegar, for ster-
ling brands OF this article are to be
found in every market. We have re-
Gently come upon several highly meri-
torious products in this line. one OF the
best being that manufactured by r.. w.
Hicks, of Wilmington, North Caro-
lima. The housekeeper who secures this
vinegar can rest assured that a purer
or a more wholesome article is not OBJ
tainable. After a most thorough exam
inatiUn this is what Professor Norbert
Fraenkel. a prominent analytical
chemist of New York, says OF this
product:
Il find says Professor Fraenkel,
that the vinegar made by r. w.
Hicks successfully stands every test.
and demonstrates its purity most sat
isfactorily. Its component elements are
of the highest quality and in the pro
cesses of manufacture every attention
has been paid to the requirements at
tending the production of an article
which forms a part of the family food
supply. 1t is a pleasure to Dear this
testimony to the worth of any article
which has so thoroughly demonstrated
highest merit. In every essential fea-
ture X. w. Hicks vinegar has shown
that it is worthy of highest praise for
superior excellence"
In addition to the high encomium be-
slowed by Professor Fraenkel, the
merits of the article in question are Sc
favorably known to the publishers of
The American Journal of Health that
we feel we are benefitting many read
ers by thus calling attention to such
facts. There are nc u~nimportant fea-
lures in pOOkinP-nO inpi6antalS' rom
corning which quality and wholesome
ness can safely be ignored. One of the
most important articles which enter
the kitchen is vinegar, and none better
can be found than that made by r. w
Hicks.-American Journal of Health.