Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-01

Many pure food bills have been intro
duced and some passed by state legis-
latures; many have been offered to con-
gress, but all thus far seem Objectionable
1t has seemed difficult for politicians to
formulate a satisfactory bill that would
protect the common people and yet avoid
harm to honest makers and prevent end
less trouble to retailers. No government
commission or officer has the right to fix
food standards" TO define what the peo-
pie 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
Co. Ltd. perhaps the largest makers Of
prepared food I'm the world, have naturally
a close knowledge of the needs of the
people and the details OF the business Of
the purveyors (the retail grocer and
guided by this experience. have prepared
o bill for submission TO congress which is
intended to accomplish the desired ends
and. inasmuch as citizen of the United
States has a right to food protection, even
when he enters another state. It is deemed
proper that the government take control
OF this matter and provide national law
To govern all the states. A copy Of the
bill is herewith reproduced:
Section l governs the maker whether
the food is put up in small packages.
scaled, or In barrels boxes or otherwise.
Section > governs the retailer who may
open barrel and sell the food in small
quantities. When he puts the goods into
a paper bag he must also enclose a printed
copy OF the statement Of the maker which
was affixed to the original package, and
inasmuch as the retailer cannot undertake
to guarantee the statement Of ingredients
he must publish the statement OF the maxi
ers and add his own name and address as
a guaranty OF his selling the food as it is
represented to him, which relieves the re-
taller OF responsibility of the truth OF the
statement and throws It upon the maker,
where it properly belongs.
The remaining sections explain them
selves.
The Postum Cereal Co, Ltd. for ex-
ample has from the beginning of It's
existence printed on the outside of each
and every package 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 de-
string 10 buy, for instance. strictly pure
fruit Jelly and willing TO nay the price ha 5
a right To expect not only an equivalent
for the cost. but a further right TO a GER
talnty as to what he eats. Or he may be
willing to buy at less cost Jelly made
part of fruit Juices. sugar and a portion
OF glucose. But he must be supplied with
truthful Information Of the ingredients and
he permitted to use his personal liberty 10
select his own food accurately.
The people have allowed the slow muir
der of infants and adults by tricky max
ers of food, drink and drugs TO go on about
long enough Duty to oneself. family and
nation demands that every man and wo-
men join in an organized movement 10
clear our people from this blight You
may not be able to go personally 10 Wash
ington 10 impress your congressman. but
you can in a most eIective way tell him
by letter how you desire him to represent
YOU