The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-03-23

Olive oil may be made Of cotton seed
OH Butter may contain beef suot and
yet DO nutritious
The person who buys and eats must
prolecl hlm5cli and tamlly and he has
q DAD to. aud noW dcmandf q law
under which hc can mako Intelligent
sciociIon oi food
Many puro food bills have been In.
iroducpd aud some passed boy State leg
Islaiures. many have been offered 10
Congress. but all thus for seem obicc'
tlonahlc.
Il has seemed dlnlcult Tor politicians
10 formulate O. satisfactory bill that
would protect the common people and
yet avoid harm 10 honest makers and
prevent endless trouble 10 retailers.
No GOVT commission or officer has the
rlFht 10 fX food standards" to define
what the people shall and shall not eat.
Tor what agrees with one may not
agree with another. and such act would
deprive the common citizen ~ hia
personal liberty Tho Postum Cereal
Co, Ltd. perhaps the largest makers
~ prepared foods In the world. have
naturally n close knowledge Of the
needs " the people and the details ~
the business of the uuryeyurB THE r..
tail grncCrl and. guided hy this expert
once have prepared a hill Tor submits
sion to Congress which IN intended 10
| accomplish the desired ends, and mas.
much m ciuzon Of the ". y. hna n
right 10 food protection oven when he
enters another State, II ~ deemed
proper that the GOVT take control Of
! this matter and provide national
L. 40. eli Is A
/ Of the bill ~ herewith reproduced.
Sec I governs the maker whether
tho food Ia put mp In small packages
sealed, or In barrels. boxes or other
wise
Sec governs the retailer who may
/ open n barrel aud sell tho food In
small quantities when he puts the
/ goods into n paper bag he must also
inclnso a printed copy u the statement
/ Of the maker which WAS nfilXcd 10 the
original pKg. and inasmuch as the
| retailer cannot undertake to guarantee
l the statement OF ingredients he must
publish the statement Of Tie makers
/ aud add his own name and address as
a guarantee of his selling the food as Il
"a represented TO him, which relieves
/ the retailer Of responsibility Of the
truth OF tho statement nnd throws II
/ upon the maker. where II properly be-
l longs
The remaining sections explain them.
selves.
The Postum Cereal Co. Ltd, for oX.
ample. have from the beginning Of IN
existence printed on the outside Of each
and every pkg Of Postum and Grape.
Nuts food a truthful and exact state.
mcnt of what the contents were made
n In order that the consumer might
know precisely what he or she was
eating A person desiring TO bay, for
instance. strictly pure fruit jclly and
willing 10 pay the price has right 10
expect not only an equivalent for the
cost but further right to certainty
as 10 what he eats or he may be Will
Ing 10 buy at less cost a Jelly made
part Of fruit Juices. sugar and a por'
ton Of glucose, Hut he must be sup.
piled with truthful Information OF the
lngredlcnia and BID permitted 10 use
Ills porsonal liberty 10 select hls own
food accuratoly
The people have allowed the slow
murder Of Infants and adults by tricky
makers Of food. drink and drugs 10 50
on about long enough. Duty 10 oneself
family and nation. demands that every
man and woman Join In an organized
movement 10 clear our people from
this blight You may not be able 10 "a
personally 10 Washington 10 Impress
your Congressman, but you can, In O
most effective way tell him by letter
how you desire him 10 represent you.
Remember the Congressman ~ In
Z
his district and n guodly number OF
citizens express their Views 10 him, hC
Becuros a very sure guide 10 duty. Re
member also that the safety OF tho
people lB assured by insisting that tbs
will Of the people be carried out, and
not the Vaccinations OF tho few foi
selfish interests,
This pure food legislation Is n pure
movement Of the people for public pro
lection. n viii be opposed only by
those who fatton their pockets by de
eelying and iniuTlng the people. There
fore. n your Representative IN Con
gross oyades his patriotic duty hol,
him 10 strict accountability, and 4
necessary demand equitable and hon
est service This r. very diheren
condition than when faction demand
class legislation Of the Congressman
Several years ago the butter Interest,"
Of the country demanded legislation 4
. kin the oleomargarlne Industry and b,
I power Of organization forced class leg
islation really unworthy Of free pee
pie Work people wanted beef sue
, butter because II was cheap and bette
than much unolean milk butter. but On
dairy Interests organized and force
the legislation. The law should hay
: provided that pkgs Of oleomargarin