The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-26

From Detroit cones the word that the
people clamor FOR the artifcially cOiored
extract 10 which they have been accus-
Cream Is doctored IN various WAYS. Fo--
eign Fat Is substituted for butter fat and
preseryatives are added
Butter l. preserved with boraN or bo-
rates. and c1i0red with analins dyes. ana
produced from tRllow and clttOn-seed oil
"Preseryatives and c%oloring agents. ben
ZOic acid. analine dyes. fuCEstne forma4de-
hyde. salicylic acid. In cats1ps
Artificial extracts and sometimes the
true extracts Of lemon. artincially cOlored-
Among the other authorizations comm5n
are: Glucose and hickory bark In maple
s.rup: distilled vinegar for pure cider va
egar. coffee c~heapsned with chicory. cheese
hiled with foreign fat: raspberry sauce
created from gelatin. confectionery. two
thirds Of which proves under analysis 10 Be
Then there Is honey which a bee never
saw. and the constituent elements q which
no one kn0ws except me nan who manu-
The uiiacis state Pure Food InsT~cto-s
had their attention called 70 glucose honey.
bidding its sale in Illinois. the inspectors
acted clearly within their statutory pow
srS. and set an example that shold be FOL
lowed.
The glucose that was being sod as
clover honey Is probably not harmful or in
lurioCs- II II were. child mortality would
country during the last two decades. FOR q
j. wei known that glucose nov enters
largely into the manufacture OF candy
But the food INSPECTORS we're Justified In
forbiddin= the sale OF glucose honey. for
the reason that IL is an aduiteration and
hence a fraud upon the public g.,
The consumer should ke protected
against frau He should not be deceived
into purchasing clover honey that u as in
pocent % the be as sorghum molases
All WEo saw the Impure Food Exhibit
a. the Buffalo Exposition. must have been
Impressed with the Urgent need Of Nation
al legislation upon this question. L was
shown that @nTFra' EraTe and rUWTrnf fatIfHa
were often colored c mpounds OF glucose
and sugar.
In most instances. Of course. the price
Of such jellies' should suffice 10 convince
the consumer that he was buying an adul-
terated product.
1t was also shown at this exhibit that
Imported spices were mixed with ground
cereals. coccanu: shells. Glove stems. olive
stones ami other slightly aromauc stuhs.
IN such proportion as 10 produce almost
any grade for which there was a demand.
Coffee beans we're also exhibited that
them harmless. others deleteriouS.
In his annual report. Secretary Wilson
cf The Department OF Agriculture. strong
~ urges Congress 10 pass a comprehensive
pure food law. The chemistry forces of the
department have worked in cooperation
with the Pure Food Congress and ether or
Eanjza tons.
Their ANALYSES show that hundreds Of
articles OF daily consumption aud use are
adulterated. many % them in sgch a man
1e- as to render them highly Injurious a.
foods. There il at present no effective le-
gal remedy against these frardS.
The American people do not realize that
the majority ~ fhe foods eaten and drunk
are adclteratei. and that their harmfll ef-
fcct Is most insidious-
The preservation of life and health de-
mansS = stop TO these practices
The man who practices frsuiulent adult
t~eration OF food products DOES not want
The man who seek- TO make a few doS-
lars more by palminE cn upon his custom
ers aaultersied articles disguised a. pure
and thus iamprrS with the health and en-
dangers the life CT his customer. does not
The pure fod commissions o. the various
States and the National Department %
Agriculture are dong splendid work IN gu
eating the people up TO the fact that aaul-
t~eration or food products destroys legl.i-
maj. Industry and fosters deception and
But this work is 10 its infancy,
man il - Door but that he should
be supplied with honest food.
no ciuEen's life or health should Be
jeopardizsd nor honest lssitimais business
zone worid think that human r--ed
would stop at poisoning the patients OF a
1T is easy for a trained eye to pick out
the starved and poisoned 'weil-fed ho1isS-
The man who works with his mind eats
wonders why his mental faculties are slug
Another Eats food improperly cooked AMI
wonders why the kidneys groan and nch.e
under the burden Of sitting impurities frofh
the u4oui
Another has some constitutional aiiment
or weakness and iguoranuy devours from
day TO day the foods that ~aEgrayate X
When IL comts 20 ad1lteratel foods. {.
dos not require en expert 10 mark fhri-
raSages in the human face Fraud In food
leaves its foot prints in the human mind
IS we'll as IN the human body.
Professor Smed.y, who Is ske head Of ~.
Department Of Psychology and Chi.d
study OF the Chicago Public Schools. has
found that mallutTition Is one OF the rhlet
causes OF boys being sent 10 the return
schools.
He fnds a direct connection between bad
conduct and bad food. Professor AtEa.er
recently annornced his belief that msry
men are driven 20 alcoholic stimulation Is
malnuftitfon or laSk OF nutritious food.
The people viii worTy the lives out %
themselves IN purchasing a neckfie or 4
bonnet. bat whcr Il comes TO clothing the
inner ran they don't seem 70 care. We
reed edu-ation and laws on the subject.
We shcu'd have laws 20 stop sduiterarn..
substitution and fraud.
Bsron Held for Speeding.
HFPrHLTC PFGIA
New York. Oct. L-Bsron Dc Neuftire Of.
No. l. West Forty-ssrfh street. was held
in sn hail. chsrged ri \ having spesi~d
hS sutonchilc AZ the rate % twenty-five
IN ho~r-