New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-19
D0CTORED FOOD KILLS.
Cemeteries Filled 1cith Babies Fed
on 1t. Says DR.. WHey.

1.-The cemeteries OF this country filed with
The little graves and little headstOnes Of babies
whose mothers thought they were giving them
soothing syrups when really they were giving them
laudanum and morphine one OF the points
which Dr. H W Wiley. chief chemist OF the De-
partrnent OF Agriculture ct Washington. made in a
lecture yesterday before the students Of the City
College.
another thing that he said was: Americans
nearly all overeat Overeattng is one OF the curses
OF the nation" Again and again in the course OF
bis talk he emphasized the Idea that It is the de-
ception that is practsed which makes food adul-
iteration dangerous and wicked that the principle
that every article should be Of the character asked
1or should guide IN all numerical transactions in
food and that the present system OF food adulteTa
ton strikes the Of national morality.
His formal tonic was THE Attitude OF the Con-
sunsr Toward the Purity OF Foods" and so hap
PLY did he treat 81 with ell his humor and earnest
ness and wealth OF scientific knowledge and er-
perience, that repeatedly his audience burst into
applause.
After describing the typical character Of food the
stsrcny element the heterogeneous. etc9 and COM
ulenting the rise in modern times OF new in
dust-y IN the manufacture Of foods in great tacto
ries, Dr.. Wiley went TO say That obviously such
business offered new temptations TO aduterate.
Tt is e perfectly natural instinct that makes
the manufacturer want to make big profits by
duc!ng the cost Of production" he said. I'VE
should 90 the We should start out TO do
others others have done US. U-aughter) And if
We had found out cheap substitutes, or how to
improve the appearance Of our wares how to
treshen them Up wnen they got stale or how to
add something keep them longer. should We be
slow 20 adopt them?
FOOD ADULTERATION
with food production food adulteraton was IN
creased Food adulteration is not necessarily dan
ssrous victousit is the food adulteratlon which
involves deception that IS bad I'm not e man 10
&C about telling people what they may and may
ssceptior.
Take the case Of those beans and -peas that the
French put Up IN glass bottles and color 60 beautI-
fully" gsncng around at the rows of interested
young faces fixed on his. Why, Nature IN her
pal1iest days never gave them such lovely tints
and Solomon IN all his glory would have paled
beside them You go 70 some cheap place like the
St. Regis and order French peas. and think to
yourself what delicious dish You have in front
o. you-and SO you have because you don't know
fhat this exquisite hue comes from sulphate Of
copper commonly known blue vitriol-not
very deectable article OF diet
But II you Ike II, If you want 10 have copper
plated intestines, won't stop you. It's your look
OUT Ny concern IS 70 see that you de-
ceiVeo by the peas. that YOU know just what you
are putting IN your mouth Then If YOU want 10
eat them. 60 ahead
50 with oleomargarine I was opposed to the
oleo law because II seemed to work hard
ship on the poor. who are the ones who want 70
colors oleo' yellow. he must pay tax Of 10 cents
pound But ma ke white butter and
oelor II yellow without paying any tax I can't
zee that the 'Oleo Is doing anything worse
Than the butter man. The man who sells oIeo' as
butter commits fraud, and the public should be
protected from him
RENOVATED BUTTER.
And so. too with what IS known as renovated
nutter-butter that has gone rancid and been sweet
eneo srtifcially Perhaps those Of you who live in
boarding houses may have fallen in with this type
oI pulter some time. takes this rancid
o-'teI washes II and treats It in a way that is
3Dso4uteiy harmless and makes sweet butter of II
oEail- 10 tax him for doing so is an absurdity
Il ne SOLO his renovated butter as fresh butter he
"ou-o De practising fraud. So long as he does not
90 80 olt sells his product for the renovated but
food
ant ne consumer IS told the character Of the
looasun employed. hold that there is no adultera-
lion
Iaen Dr. Wiley took up the subject Of antiseptics
ana their Use In preserving foods Sugar and salt
&c SAID were anrseptics but they were primarily,
Iooos and performed important Offices In the bod,
= ADDED 20 canned preserved foods their nres
elce was at once revealed and there WAS m d.,
ION. oe+-
But y you add anriseptic v-frho,,, +.e+. -
ooc- and without revealing It's presence To thA oo
suner that Is adulterat.on' ne continued - 6o,r
care what The sntiseptlC may re. Under the sbo,