The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-10

irIte. ash and water. s-u s.. these a.,.-l
axes age tcv.-.s. 1909. widely $50 a.G.
the knowledge ul 60. ,.#.......r harm
must follow. Ia ...- vaE TEaE ape
UlglEsly harmless .Ju .s.uss ss.I
really Injurious. Fog s...-r.. . . sci
TOR ivs.ggy.s O. uH.-.r .H .... T.. .a..I
a mixture 90 equal IEst- It yu-'s sJt.k
ana water. 10 laH uu..Hs Isl T#rs auu
able su bay uJly % liant. .t quantity H.l
u..a. and this milk is already once
sSlrI water. tle Ch.,t E..s really o. /
mixture 81 two parts 90 ut.N and :pr-i
OF water. resulting perhaps .u jJIutss11 /
ov something s'S" ~ which 80 many /
children die. The same argument ap- /
plies often 20 CONDENSED milk. There
are very few brands % ordinary con-
deuscd milk from which part uf the
-; ar cream has not been removed
and rs COWS milk IL naturally poorer
tn lat than human milk. the dtsp~upur-
ton j. increased aSd iuiury perhaps
results
Brandy and wine ar. often prcscrib-
7 ed by doctors both rs food and meii-
cine. Both are very apt 10 depart iuI
. their composition from the recognized
7 standards. \ patient takiuE wine
made 10y SveeteE!uE q cheap Ciarct
with saCCharine. fortified with CONNER
| Cial alChul. and labelled Port" j. not
likely to derive uugn benefit from a.
! \ note or q fsS misconceptions re-
. gITdiuG adtiit.ra;iou may not be- ont
/ uf place. Flour L. not adultvratsd a.
y rule. Isolated cases of the addition
~ ground mineral matter such as soap
! stone have been reported. bu; analyses
of hundred. o.: samples uf American
-four show that atulte-atiuu - no.
common. Vinegar j. no: aduitcratrd
| with mineral acids ~ a rule. q j.
waterej. Colorsd. AMI cali by names tu
which Il has 80 E!sA; JGt u1:hIuE
more
Beer and w,ss are not "ducto~sd''
with CoCCulus tcdiCJs or other Tuiso-
nous drugs hy manufacturers. al
I though they may - sometimes 10y re-
/ tailcTs.
Canned meats are not snbalrucd or
! treated with chemicals other than salt
| AMI Saltpet-e. I. this connection IL
| may not be oGt OF place To note q pyac-
| tiCe which whiis Il ,an hardly bc call
/ eel an adultsrat!ca still g one within
/ the range OF pure food laws. l. Is
vel! known that when quantities Of
canned provisions are kept for length
nj time fermentation j. almost sure
to take place IN few 1T the cans.
The gases sat FIRE" ju these cans cause
the tops and bottoms to swell ar bulge
out These cans arc known To- the
| trade as 'blowueadS." Toe practice
refer to- Il that of punching small
hole in the top % 'he can. allowing the
gases to escape. 2 storing the can tu
its original shape. stopping the hose
with drop Ut solder and selling as
sound goods. 30 rot Say this Is
done here. Ls; ! kaow that / can end
here. goods .las nave been tyegte,. IN
: this way.
think I III justified iu saying that
harmful authorizations are becoming
gradually les frequent. And tuis Il
due partially TO the enforcement 81
pure food laws uaJ partially Ten th'
fact that manufacturers see that adul
tcrations az this kind DO nos pay IL
. the long run. 50 one ouispukcJ
=, writer ON the supictt has said. "oui
manufactures OF food refrain - far Is
. possible from taxing human life. Cvct
IL they do lie and steal
IN account ~ harmless adultCya
y tiuus-sChemes TO obtain money fu
which uu value - EtVeu-is q muCl
= longer story. and ore l cannot take ul
y now. Such authorizations are. I think
I on the increase. gIIl new schemes ar
. being continually devised to get ahea,
! of the chemist and food Inspector. Tn
: whole system Of fraud Is kept alive T.,
competition between dealers. aud b.
: the demand OF n very large class a
5 people for cheap article deman,
which is really the outcome of tgnoT
u auCe. for the cheap article - in tn
u end. nearly always the de3TcT. For in
i stance many think they cannot alfoT
y to pay So cents per pound for Cotfe,
y and yet will pay % cents per pound fu
i u mixture OF ChtcoTy beans aud Coffe
Z which they could rrgke ut home for /
e or fifteen cents. \ cheap baking pow
der always furnishes less available "A
j in proportion to- the price than one y
/ high price. and so on down the list
n Pure food laws CIu do much to- pre-
II vent adulteratiun. but IL will ncve
II disappear until this demand OF iEnoT
% auCe for something cheap iTrespeCtiv
n or value has been done away with b,
c education. In this work OF education
r. medical men can tio much to- help. fpT
J. while the oid-fashioned family physi
n clan who knew almost what each mem
Der of the families in his charge at
~ and wore seems 20 have passed away
: the physician OF today has ample op
. portuuity to give advice alonE thi
n line.
In conclusion. think medical met
. generally. and the doctors OF Honolulu
:, In particular. are to- be congratulate
. ON the stand they tIke in this matter
and ON all matters which pertain to- IN
maintenance or Elevation OF the pub
= lie health.
While lawyers Rake laws so vaEu
: and entaugling shat no one who get
u into the clutches Uf the Law can hop
e To escape without = lawyers aid. Will
L. promoters promote SIMPLY for the ben
% eft Of the public. @lsd take the cream
, OF the concern - promoters fes
IL while politicians ostcnsihIy forsak
L their private intcrests Co serve thei