The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-23

jectionable.
1t has seemed difficult for politicians
to formulate satisfactory bill that
would protect the common people and
yet avoid harm to honest makers and
prevent endless trouble to retailers.
No government commission or ofncer
has the right to fix food standards"
to define what the people shall and
shall not eat, for what agrees with one
may not agree with another and such
act would deprive the common citizen
of his personal liberty. The Postum
Cereal Company, Ltd, perhaps the
largest makers of prepared foods in
the world, have naturally close
knowledge Of the needs of the people
and the details Of the business Of the
purveyors (the retail grocery and. guild
ed by this experience have prepared n
bill for submission to Congress which
10 intended to accomplish the desired
ends, and inasmuch as a citizen of the
U. 8. has a right to food protection
even when he enters another State 1t
is deemed proper that the government
take control Of this matter and pro-
vide national law to govern all the
states. A copy Of the bill is herewith
reproduced.
Section governs the maker wheth-
er the food is put UP In small pack
ages sealed, or in barrels, boxes or
otherwise.
Sec. governs the retailer who may
open a barrel and sell the food IN
small quantities. When he puts the
goods into paper bag he must also
oncloeo n,iptad not,v ne tho ctot n,oopt
of the maker which was affixed to the
original pkg. and inasmuch as the re-
taller cannot undertake to guarantee
the statement Of ingredients he must
publish the statement of the makers
and add his own name and address as
guarantee Of his selling the food as
1t 10 represented to him, which relieves
the retailer Of responsibility Of the
truth of the statement and throws 1t
upon the maker, where 1t properly be-
longs.
The remaining sections explain
themselves.
The Postum Cereal Co., Ltd, for ex-
ample, have from the beginning of its
existence printed on the outside of
each and every pkg. Of Postum and
Grape-Nuts food truthful and exact
statement Of what the contents were
made Of in order that the consumer
might know precisely what he or she
was eating. A person desiring to buy,
for instance, strictly pure fruit jelly
and willing to pay the price has a right
to expect not only an equivalent for
the cost but further right to GER
tainty as to what he eats. Or he may
be willing to buy at less cost a Jelly
made part Of fruit juices, sugar and q
portion Of glucose. But lie must be
supplied with truthful Information Of
the Ingredients and be permitted to
use bis personal liberty to select bis
own food accurately.
The people have allowed the slow
murder of Infants and adults by tricky
makers of food, drink and drugs to 70
on about long enough. Duty to one
self, family and nation demands that
every man and woman join In an Or
ganized movement to clear our people
from this blight. You may not be able
to 60 personally to Washington to i'm
press your Congressman, but you can,
In most effective way tell him by let
ter how you desire him to represent
you.
Remember the Congressman is in
Congress to represent the people from
bis district and IL goodly number of
citizens express their views to him he
secures very sure guide to duty. Re-
member also that the safety Of the PEG.
pie is assured BY insisting that the
will Of the people be carried out. and
not the Vaccinations of the few for
selfish interests.
This pure food legislation IL a pure
movement Of the people for public pro.
lection. 1t will be opposed only by
those who fatten their pockets By de-
ceiving and injuring the people. There.
fore, IL your Representative in Con.
gress evades his patriotic duty hold
him to strict accountability. and II
necessary demand equitable and hon
est service. This is a very different
condition than when faction Dc.
mands class legislation of the Con-
gresham. Several years ago the but
ter interests Of the country demanded
legislation to kill the oleomargarins in.
dustry and BY power. Of organization
forced class legislation really I'm.
worthy Of free people. Work people
wanted beef suet butter because It wal