The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-08-04
Protect Our Food.

The doctors inform us that alum is
poison, and that alum baking powders
should be avoided because they make
the food unwholesome. Prominent
hygienists, who haye given the matter
most study, regard these powders as
an evil that should be suppressed by
state action. In Minnesota and Wis
consin alum powders are not permit
ted to be sold unless they are bran ded
to warn consumers of their true char
acter, while in the District of Columbia
the authorities have under the direc-
ton of congress, adopted regulations
to prohibit the use of alum in bread
altogether.
Are not the people of other states,
as we'll as those of Minnesota and Wis
consin, entitled to warning of danger
which is apparently nenacing them at
close hand, and is not the whole coun-
try entitled to absolute protection, as
the people of the District of Columbia
are protected, by legislation which is
entirely prohibitlve?
Until we can have protection in the
form of statute, how can our state
boards of health, state analysis or food
commissions better serve the public
than by publishing in the newspapers
RI he Of he
baking powders which they find to be
made from alum?
Meantime, it will aid the housewife
in designating the alum powders to re
member that all powders sold at TWEEN
ty-fve cents or less per pound are of
this dangerous class. Pure cream of
tartar powders are usually sold at from
torty-five to fifty cents pound.
GENTLEMEN;-25p per cent. discount
do you want new hat. L. M. Co.
Edward Stewart, line teamster in
the employ of the St. Paul & Tacoma
Lumber Co. at one of their camps near
Orting, was accidentally killed last
Thursday, by falling tree. By
means Of donkey engine and a wire
cable an effort was being made to
snake big log around dead tree.
Stewart was tending the cable, which
cut completely through a dead stub,
AMI it fell upon him, tanning his
body terribly and breaking his neck.
He was about Is years old and we'll
known in Olympia, where the remains
were brought for interment.
Fruit jars, pints, As; quarts, SIS;
half-gallons, zoe at the L. M.
New dresses cost but little now DUR
ing the sale at Hunter and Eaton's.
On Saturday. August 10Th the Kam-
ilche members of the w. C. T. U. will
give an ice cream social and general
good time, at the Forbes School house.
They have already raised funds and
purchased an organ and other Incl
dentals for the school, and intend go
ing for bell.
Our Children's Clothing will sell
quick, as the prices are down,-im-
agine So. so suit for $175. L. M.
You will Ind many articles selling
at cost at the L. M. Co.'S. not in our
big ad.
| Mrs. Appolonia Hoffman, an Olyn-
pia pioneer, died at Tacoma Monday
evening. She leaves one daughter,
Mrs. Keats Montrose, her husband
having died FIVE years ago. She
leaves considerable property in Olym-
pia.
Don't wait until the snaps are all
gone at the L. M. Co.'S.
A Cincinnati man recently adver-
tises his desire to sell valuable secret
for so cents. He stated that he would
tell how he was cured of drinking,
smoking, swearing, staying out al
night, going to the races, gambling
and how he gained twenty pounds in
weight in two years. Several persons
sent him so cents each and here is the
secret they received: Just cured OF al
bad habits named by an enforced resi-.
dence for two years in the Ohio State
Prison
Some shoes at less than half price al
Hunter s. Eaton's Better call and get
a pair.
Talk with Barger for Guns or Victor
Bicycles. Repairing all makes a spec
1a1ty.
DR.. KENNIcoTT, DENTIST, is pei
manently located at Shelton, and pre-
pared to do all dental work up to date
Sets of Teeth on Gold plate, Platinum
1 or Continuous Gum. Porcelain, Rub.
Der; Gold and Porcelain Crowns and
Facings, Bridge work, Teeth without
plates, Fine Gold filings. Call and
get prices, one third less than city, fol
first class work. Painless extractioni
made, Teeth regulated made straight