The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-22
POISON IN FOOD !.
Mann DECLARES j |. [: !!
On Floor&of House Congressman
Exposes sAdulteration Of Pro
ducts in Daily Use.
HONEY FROM GL UC0sE5 PLANT \: {
"Cure for Opium Habit" Contains
Enoughyof. Drug to Develop
Taste.
v. = -. 81, y IT,
(J3y, Associated Press.)

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M WAsH1NGToN, June 2l.-The space in
front OF the Speakers desk Of the House,
to-day resembled small section OF a
8dellcatessen store and a corner grocery,
with cereals, jams. jellies, tins Of peas,
tomatoes, corn, bottles OF whiskey and
wine. imported sausage, branded cher
ries and other edibles and drinkable scat
tered over two tnb es. and to complete
the picture, there were Standard scales,
with weights, graduate and a funnel,
for the purpose OF demonstrating the
contention OF the majority Of the Com.
nlittee aon Interstate and Foreign Com
merce that pure food bill Is necessary.
for the protection Of the people
Interest IN tn e. DEBATE on the pure
food bill showed itself In the presence
jof many visitors in the galleries and a
large membership on the floor II
Exposes Opium Drugs
The House went into committee Of the
whole, with Mr. currie (New Hampshireo
In the chair. for the consid eration b Of
the pure food Il bill, W Mr.. Mann beginning
the discussion. 81 d. sss
Mr. Mann scontrasted the features OF
the Senate and House bills. remarking
that It was not the aim OF the House
Committee on Il Interstate and Foreign.
Commerce to recommend legisla ton as to
what the people should eat or drink, but
to call attention to what they are eating
or drinking. sss p,
medicines now on the market. adver-f
tised IN the strongest terms to cure the
opium habit said Mr.. Mann, show, on
investigation, enough opium to develop
the opium habit.
Calling the attention OF the House to
the action OF the proprietary concerns IN
still insisting on the passage Of the Hep
burn bill, he said the association was
afraid to come out in the! open and
fight. ,. = !;
American Extract Works In which they
told how to make all kinds OF liquors.
They were especially interested, he said,
in their Old Tom gin, extracts, which
give the exact taste OF >the NIginal ar
Rticle. Then to still further hltcrest the
House, he said that this firm claims to
make any kind of liquor out OF ethal
alcohol with no liquor in It
Adulterated Coffee.
Black pepper, he said, Is ailt fruitful
source Of adulteratlon. the ''fller'tt being
sold in fve ton weights. according tto
"a letter which Mr., Mann read. Pepper
berries, he said, were made outFof tapiooa
colored with lamp black. e
',The coffee that we drink, Mocha and
java said Mr.. Mann, lis generally adul-
terated with Brazil coffee and ground
coffee, with sawdust and even Dread
crumbs. " .&
Taking his position behind the tables,
/ Mr.. Mann began q rapid explanation OF
every article there, Taking up q bottle
fot bright -colored cherries. marked Ma
Irlschino cherries,' he explained that the
lcherries had been picked green; they then
were bleached and corored with antiline
dye, and holding up a bright colored bit
Eof cloth, he said. "this cloth was dyed
with the same dye.
what are these cherries for 2" asked q
member,
Y u understand they are used one at q
/, time in a we'll known drink replied Mr..
Mann, amid laughter, some Of the mems
bers recognizing tho cocktail which goes
with the cherry,
Holding up a bottle with q light-colored
liquid in 1t, Mr.. Mann said It was honey.
yet it never saw a hive. much less q
comb. It is fresh from the glucose IA 6
tory" 55s iss is;l 3 isi
k Freezine, he said. was a powder soldyt to
preserve meat like cold storage, He adj
United that 1t might keep meats from
spelling, but It was most Injurious to
Shealth, being composed OF sulphite Il OF
soda and red coal tar dye. IN III
Cotton Seed Oil,
II Ia fine grade OF olive oil used by the
Union League Club, OF Philadelphia,
turned out to be cotton-seed ollFWith an
8adulterant. II t.g5
Il Taking up the subject OF canned toma-
stoess Mr. Mann held up three cans,
each being Of different weight, ana yet
fall bought for three pounds.i'. s
1.-THE department stores OF New York.
To m ~
i and the mall order houses sell the short
weight cans,',' said Mr., Mann, e which
statement was received with applause.
The speaker insisted that II standard
fsizos OF cans ara made. as Nos, ], ~ or 3,