The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-07-27

prosiucts II the country are adulter-
atesi. aud how the consumer u de-
fraudei The space In frOnt Of the
SPEAKERS desk Tesembled a small
section % a delicatessen store aud n
corner grocery with cereals. Jams.
tellles. tins % peas. tomatoes. cOrn.
preIsared sTIees. bottles of whIskey and
wine. imoOrted sausages. branded
cherries aud other edibles and drink
ables scattered over two tables.
Representative Mann prOccetled o.
demonstrate TO the House thrUngh
these various food products the news
sity for n national pure fOOi law.
One % the first articles taken up By
the Congressman was the ordinary
consllment- petBper-whlch 60 the lay
mind u considered too cheap for any
manufacture Co spend time In adul-
teratlng. He rad circulars from nu-
merUus concerns Offering for sale
could H. used 60 produce pepper 81
almost any other % the splces with
some sllght Modification As ~ seat
tered a package % this over his desk
the memlers In the vicinity started
back In order Co avoid The usual sneS'z-
ing which follows the inhalation Of a
small quantity 90 pepper. Hut they
were reasSurei by the -grOceTyman"
that u was not harmful. for whiie
70 was called pepper u was nothing
hut ground olive pits. He cOnvul~sl
the House whrn he Rad the price list
Of adulterants showing that they were
offered 60 the trade for so a ton Ia
hve-t0n iots. and that at that rate thgy
were guaranteed o. make the finest
black pepper which. as everyone
knows. n sold by the ounce. lie made
the statement that even the pepper
berry itself was adulteratcd by a
cleveriy cOutrived manufacture Of tap
loco cOl1red with lamp black.
Possibly the most striking demon
stFati0n % the afternOOa was one with
a hottie Of rid cherrieS These cller.
ries. u was explained. were picked
green. and that after belng bleachssl
out white by the use 81 a powerful
acid had been cOlOred the brilliant
nd by the use Of coal tar dye-a
deadly poison % used In largc quaint
ties. Representative Mann dlIgSri a
plece Of white cloth IN the ''juice" Of
theNe cherFies. aud u partook % a
brilliant rei ~ though It had Just c0me
from q dycrS
olive OF. explained Mr.. Mann. h a
product which ls In most eases. adui-
trratei. In many Instances the cOun-
terfcIt u mcr'ly American COTTON sesSl
ola wtolesome aud satisfactory
dressing Cor salad. hut u costs about
III mU.sn
American buyer certainly DIS not
care Co purrhase q drrssing fOr four
times rs actual worth
HIvELEss HONEY.
One of the freak exIblts was a
bottle &C 'honcy" whieh. In oFSisr %
complete The ansurance of the buyer
that Tie artirIe was genuine. cOntalncl
~ u by accident. the body % q real
hee. yet the Whsle mess was pure and
simple EinrOse. aud had never bcen
near q hive. much les q cOInh TIE
hive prghalsly was a trn story fac
tory On one 20 the large cities
A b0ttle of ~Freezine" was exhibited
by Mr. Mann. Who explained that this
remarkabie artlcle was guaranteed 60
pressFve meat frOm the aeti0n % the
air and stop decay. While NJ adj
mittcd that q would stop The action %
nature On meats. he claimed that she
preservaiive Itself was actually poison
Oas. contalaing sulphlde q soda with
rid coai tar dye and could MT be
uaei safely upon human food
he public h unwittlnxiy defraDIfed
% q great extent thraxh short weight
and short measure In package gOo'is
explalned Mr.. Mann. aud he Insisted
that the manufacturers shouli he CON-
peiled 60 state On the lat,rl the yuan
tity contnlnel On the bottle 90 caFtoa-
IN linz with this was q dramatic deIn-
onstrntian Whea the Ckleaeo pure foOd
oEnrF1 halA M hafora d Honae a