Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-01-27

| ie VII " prevent the lmpOrta
ton of deleterious food and drinks
and for the appointment of a dairy
and food commissioner has been In
troduced in the house by Representa-
tive Mann of Chicago and in the senate
by Senator Cullom The bill is en-
dorsed by the National Wholesale
Grocers' Association. National Retail
Grocers' Association. State Whole
sale Grocers' Association and the
Gamers and Preservers' Association,
and is of general interest to the
people of the whole country.
1t is proposed that the bill shall take
effect on the first of next July, and
the president is allowed 60 days after
that date within which to appoint a
dairy and food commissioner, who
shall receive an annual salary of So
900 and be allowed an assistant com.
missioner at salary of $500 when
the president considers one necessary
in the department. The bill appro-
PIRATES $150,0OO for the establishment
OF the bureau. and authorizes the en-
ployment Of 25 inspectors at 81 800
per annum each. chief chemist at
$4,000. Ave assistant chemists at $2,-
500 each. and such clerks. laborers
and other employees as may be neces-
sary.
The commissioner Is instructed to
analyze chemically. microscopically
or otherwise articles of food and drink
and compounds intended to be used
in the preparation of food and drink
off tN,. L. L.,
umbia or territories that have enter
ed interstate commerce or that have
been imported from abroad or that
are intended for export. He is re-
quired to report annually to congress
the results of the examinations and
publish bulletins announcing anal
yses made
Preparations for food or drink con.
tanning ingredients deleterious to
health shall be proceeded against in
court by the United States district
attorney upon the complaint of the
commissioner, and the composition or
preparation shall be seized for con-
fiscation by a process of libel for con-
demnation. Persons, companies or
corporations engaged in the manufac-
ture of food products may submit to
the commissioner formula for the
manufacture of any preparation aud
sample. and he shall approve or re-
1ect the preparation, making rec
ORD Of his action. 1t is expected
by those urging the passage of the
bill that such law will go far to-
ward suppressing the prevalent prac-
tice of adulterating food and drink
with compounds deleterious to health.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 24.-The po-
lice department was notified today
that $4,000 in government bonds
had been stolen from the residence
of Jonas McCune, 14O Woodland ave-
nue.. Mr.. McCune lives in the ex-
treme eastern part of the residential
portion of the city, which. because of
the imperfect manner in which 1t is
lighted, has become fruitful field
for thieves
No trace of the burglars has been
found. Mr.. McCune says he is not
worrying much over the loss of the
bonds. They are all registered and
the thieves cannot dispose of them
without running the risk of arrest.
He is very anxious, however, to re.
cover other papers which were tax
en-. including his will, which is very
valuable to him but to no one else at
the present time.
BALTIMORE Jan. 24.-United
States Senator Money who had ex-
hausted all the resources of Ameri
can and European oculists in fruit
less effort to restore his rapidly fall
ing eyesight, now declares that his
sight is nearly restored and is grow
ing stronger daily.
Senator Moneys disease belongs to
that class known to the profession as
atrophy of the optic nerve and has
heretofore resulted in total blind
ness. There have been some cases
in which the disease was somewhat
retarded, but never cured. 1t is
the disease which has caused the
blindness Of Broadway Rouss, the
New York millionaire, who offered
81 100000 to any one would would
cure him, and DR.. H. F. Carey, who
is treating Senator Money. Is con-
vinced he could have earned the mil
lion if Mr. Rouss' trouble were now
in it's incipiency.
DR.. Garey's method is an oscillating
method. and. roughly speaking. con-
sists in pulling the patients eye out
of his head and letting it go back
| again, thus stimulating the nerves
and building up the tissues. Con-
trary to what might be supposed, the
method is absolutely painless and
| perfectly harmless; a delightful sen
sation is experienced while the meth
cd is being applied. and the sight is
benefited by the first application.
The method, DR.. Carey stated. had
been thoroughly tested by himself on
cases where the sight had practic-
ally wasted away, notably that OF
Mrs. DR.. Kirkpatrick, wife of the well
known osteopathist, whose sight had
been pronounced doomed by many
| eminent specialists. Her sight was