Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-23

laws regulating the administration Of
drugs, extracts and simples," said Mr..
Patterson, "and yet we allow class
Of people without any medical skill to
administer poisonous colors to our.
selves and to our children In colored
foods, beverages and corrections.
"Ali the coal tar colors are manu-.
facturcd by artificial processes with.
out proper supervision M to their ef.
feet upon the public health, and none
Of them should be administered In
foods in the promiscuous manner now
prevailing.
Antiscptlcs. said Mr.. Patterson, are
used In these preparations to prevent
fermentation. "Antiseptics may." he
continued. 'like coloring matter. be
divided into two classes-first, those
which arc not only admittedly HARM
lcss, but tlat are also useful articles
Of food. such ~ common salt, sugar,
spIces. etc. These have been used since
time lMineMOiial and their use must
be considered iegitimate.
1.-THE second class embraces the 20.
called chemical preservatives, the prln
cipal ones Of which are salIcyllc acid
and bcnxoIc acid. with their salts |;
boracic acld and borax, forinaldehyde,
sacchnrii,, sucrol. sulphurous acid and
its salts, nhrastol. beta naDhthol md
s0U,e OF tlW Mi0rlne compounds. TIM
application Of these preservatives to
food products II Of comparatively re.
cent date and In my opinion their use
is a menace to public health and long
evity."
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One hundred and sixteen articles pro.
duced by the Beef Trust In Chicago
have been examined and condemned BY
the honest pure food commissioner Of
the State Of North Dakota. Every one
VI them was condemned because II
contained a poison and was therefore
detrimental to the public health. Lack
Of space alone prohibits u from print
Ing the list and the names Of the
houses shipping the stun.
The Beef Trust has raised the price
Of shoes BY raising The price Of hidss
Governor Douglas OF Aassachusstt'
u Q large manufacturer OF shoes. III
beads q delegation Of the Boot and
shoe Manufacturers to appeal b tn
President TO remove the duty on hides
20 that they will be cheaper. Thh
country produces more hides than I
needs to shoe In people; but the Bel
Trust controls these hides.
The Beef Trust raises the price o.
hides.
This raises the price Of leather, and
this In turn
Raises the the price Of shoes.
30 the Beef Trust 10 becoming thu
0pprsssor Of the poor IN the matter o.
food aud raimsnt.
II the people want laws protecting
them from eating poison, they must b.
careful whom they select for the Legia
lature.
The Newspaper Trust Of Chicago vii
keep still. but The Eagle will inform
the people Of the candidates running
The Beef Trust must be stopped!
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The Chicago Reef Trust house which
pleaded guilty In Pennsylvania to thu
Charge OF selling poisonous and adul
terated sausages, was fined ON two
charges.
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Charges that government inspection
Of beef Ia inadequate and protects til
foreign consumer to the detrlment O
Chicagoans were made by DR.. william
X. jacques at the meeting OF the Chica
90 Medical Society at the public i
brary. DIR. Arnold @. Klebs expresse
Endorsement Of DR.. Jaque's sentiment
Il After the broad assertions abov
quoted DR.. Jacques continued % TO
lows: 1.-THE condemned carcasses Ca
be sold by the consent Of the law afte