The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-28
PURE FOOD BILL IN HOUSE
Representative Mauer, of Illinois Gives Demonstration of Adul-
 iteration of Things We Eat.
CHAMBER LOOKED LIKE A GROCERY STORE
Members shown Honey That Never Saw a Bee and Coffee Made of Bread Crumbs and Sawdust-Medicines that Cause In stead of Cure-Olive oil Made From Cotton Seed.

and Standardization that Cause In-
 stead of Cure-Olive oil Made From
 Cotton Seed.
 Washington, June 23.-The space in front of the speakers desk of the house Thursday resembled a small sec. ion of delicatessen store and a cor ner grocery, with cereals. jams, jei- lies. tins of peas, tomatoes, corn, bot ties of whisky and wine, imported sausage, branded cherries and other edibles and drinkables scattered over TWO tables. To complete the picture there were standard scales with weights, a graduate and a funnel These were used to demonstrate the contention of the majority of the com mittee on interstate and foreign com merce that a pure food bin is neces- sary for the protection of the people.
 The house went into committee of the whole for the consideration of the bill, MT. Mann beginning the discus sion.
 MT. Mann contrasted the features of the senate and house bills, remarking that it was not the aim of the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce to recommend legislation as to what the people should eat or drink but to call attention to what they are eating or drinking.
 Medicines now on the market ad vertised in the strongest terms to cure the opium habit said Mir Mann, con tain enough opium to develop the hab- it."
 American Extract works in which they told how to make all kinds of liquors He said that this firm claims to make any kind of liquor out of ethal alcohol
 Black pepper. he said is a fruitful source of adulteration, the filler" be- ing seld in five-ton weights. according to letter which MT. Mann read Pep per berries. he said, are made out of tapioca colored with lampblack.
 "The eoffee that we drink, Mocha and Java" said MT. Mann, lis gener- ally adulterated with Brazil coffee and ground coffee with sawdust and even bread crumbs
 Taking his position between the ta- bles Mf. Mann began a rapid cxplana- ton of every article there, MT Stew ems of Minnesota handing the several articles to him. 'Is he a regular phar- macist?' asked Mir. Gaines of Tennes- see, speaking of MT. Mann. Rowing gracefully. Mir Mann replied that the gentleman from Illinois has borne the title of doctor for many years. He had demonstrated bis right to lecture before the university of the house.
 Taking up bottle of bright colored cherries marked "Marischino Cher ries," he explained that the cherries had been picked green; that they were then blcached and colored with analino dye and, holding up bright colored bit of cloth, he said. this cloth was dyed with the same dye"
 What are these cherries for?" asked a member.
 q understand they are used one al 9 time in a well known drink" re- piled MT. Mann amid laughter some of the members recognizing the cock tail which goes with the cherry.
 Holding up bottle containg light co'orcd liquid. MT Mann said it WAS .,oney. Yet it never saw hive. much less comb. It is fresh from the glucose factory"
 Freezin. he said, Is 8 powder Sold to preserve meat He admitted that it might keep meats from spelling but said that it is most injurious to health, being composed of sulphite Of soda and red coal tar dye.
 A fine grade of olive oil used by the Union Ieague club of Philadel- phia turned out 10 be cotton seed oil with an adnlterant
 Taking three cans of tomatoes, MT. Mann said each was of different weight hut all were bought for three pounds.
 ''The department stores. of New York, Philadelphia. Chicago and Wash ington and the mail order houses sell the short weight cans fasd Mir. Mann. MT. Mann insisted that stand ard cans ought to be full weight.
 Passing to the cereal foods. he called attention to the differences between the cartons and while he did not care what the people bought he in sisted that the amount of the food should be put on the packages.
 MT. Mann received an ovation when he concluded