Rock Island Argus., 1906-10-04

The conversation turned to good old
| fourteen-year-old whisky, American
brand
''Humph," said DR.. Wiley. "Ill make
you some fourteen-year old whisky ia
five minutes"
Turning TO his chemical apparatus.
the doctor took a bottle of alcohol.
some burned sugar and other things
and five minutes later lad concocted Il
beautiful red liquor. which he passed
around All pronounced it fine old
whisky.
1T isn't whisky at ALL" said DR. Wi
ley. ITS the stuff that is often called
whisky. By the use of what is known
as 'ageing Oil the greater portion of
the stuff labeled fourteen yelr-old
whisky is made in less than fourteen
minutes
Hams Smoked While You Wait.
As member of the governments
pure food law commission. sitting at
New York during the latter part of
September. DR.. Wiley adduced the fact
that hams may be smoked while you
wait. One witness testified that his
house used patent smoke for max
ing smoked hams. This is a sort of
paint, with which the ham is smeared.
giving it the appearance of having
been cured in the dear old smoke
house at home, as your grandmother
used to do il.
Directly as Il result of DIR. Wiley's
Investigations some very astounding
facts regarding the true identity of the
stuff we put into our stOmachS from
day to day have been brought 10 light
Just one item will suffice here. Your
stomach may be too weak To stand
more. The patient and long suffering
mule that pulls the garbage cart past
your door is more important than lie
looks. Do not Scorn him. Next year he
may be silent, alas. i'll death, ana You
may be eating his hoofS metamOrphOs
ed-stupendous change,-int0 pure APP
pie jelly" or pure peach marmalade.
But the fact that you are eating the
hoofS OF the defunct mule is not the
most serious part of the proposition.
The colOring matter used In deceive
you into mistaking prepared mule hoof
for peach or apple product is the Sc
rious thing. That is what does the
damage.
Dr. Wiley has estimated and declar
ed that about 90 per cent of the man
ufactured foods sold in America con
tain deleteriouS substances Introduced
for the purpose of deceiVing the public
as to the true character of the product. !
"Barnum made Il colossal fortune re- |
marked Or. Wiley on Il recent occasion.
by acting on the principle that the
American people like 10 be humbugged. !
To he cheated. fooled bamboo2led. ca
joled deceived pettifogged. dema- !
gogued. hypnOtized. manicured and !
chirOpidiZed are privileges dear to us !
all"
Even the operation of the new food /
law. if rigidly enforced. Will not rob !
the American people of their cherished |
privilege of being humbugged if they |
continue to believe the statements OF /
some manufacturers that certain drugs /
are good for their health. but the law 4
will reduce the humbuggery very APP 1
preciably by insisting upon the proper |
labelling of all products. so that if one 4
wants pure apple jelly he may buy Il H
jar SO labeled and if he prefers mule
hOOf he may go around looking for
label to indicate the animal.
1t should be remembered that the II
new law relates not only To food. but Il
to liquors and medicines, so that there
must be government inspection of ev
erythng that goes down the human
gullet provided that it is sold from
state to state and thereby comes un-
der the head of interstate commerce.