The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-07-30

The gist of Dr.. Wiey's address before the con-
venion of state food and dairy commissioners last
week is that the chemicals used in preserved foods
not necessarily harmful to the human body, but
that in justice to the public the food SO preserved
should be distinguished by particular label setting
forth the facts This opinion is based on his re-.
searches chief of the bureau of chemistry Of the
Agricultural Department at Washington, and on the
results of his now famous experiments with boracic
acid. The men selected for the borax diet thrived
on it, but surely this experiment cannot be con-
elusive 1t only proves that when one is in perfect
physical condition borax can be eaten without dan
ger; not that it will agree with less lusy persons It
is notorious that in training living regularly
and working in the open air, eat and digest al
most anything; while those whose habits are seden-
tary have to pay great of attention to their diet
1t would seem that the result of Dr. Wileys expert.
ment merely proves that carefully prepared young
men will take no harm by eating preserved foods
and not that like diet would agree with everybody
However, most people will arrive at their own con-
illusions on the subject, and if Congress passes
law making it compulsory to specially label chemic-
ally preserved food that is all that will be required
PUBLIC sentiment is fckle That is not an orig
inal remark, but it has the recommendation of be-
ing true than many platitudes Public senti-
ment, however, is not tickle than the transient
likes and dslikes of individuals It is an aggravated
form of the thing. just as one tires of a
limited diet if it is kept up too long, so the public
tires of hearing the praises Of man or one clique
of men continually chanted.
At present Charlie Schwab is suffering from
the effects of plethoric adulation. The time was
when the American people seemed to hang on his
words, whether the subject of his discourse was the
financing of a trusts matter upon which he is ad
mittedly competent to speaker higher education
question concerning which he is confessedly igno
rant It all went Whatever he did or said was live
copy for the papers, and was received with gusto by
the public. Now he is getting it in the neck all
around. If he sits into little game his gambling
propensities deplored and respectable people
allude to him unfit person to be at the head Of
a great corporation; if he INDUCES in what was
termed iberality in the way of private trains
and city mansions, he is condemned as being vulgar
and ostentatious. In fact it was with sigh Of re-
lief that the public learned that Mr. Schwab had
been superseded as the nominal head of the Steel
Trust
Mr. Schwab's master is likewise feeling the eff
fects of unstinted adulation Since the Cunard Com
pany announced it's intention of fighting the ship
merger, many persons have seen in Mr. Morgan an
idol with clay feet The scheme to absolutely con-
troll the Atlantic shipping has fallen through, and
the standing room only sign no longer graces the
shrine of Morgan.
However, both these gentlemen profted by the
wave of enthusiasm upon which they rode The
public looked to them for stocks and they graciousy
furnished stocks until everyone with cash to invest
was gorged into state Of lethargy, after which Mr.