Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-03-01

/
selection OF food.
Many pure food bills have been in
PRODUCED and some passed by state leg
islatures: many have been offered 10
Congress, but all thus far seem oDJec-
tionable.
1t has seemed difficult for politicians
to formulate a satisfactory bill that
would protect the common people ana
yet avoid harm TO honest makers ana .
prevent endless trouble 10 retailers. \
No govt commission or officer has the ,
right TO fix food standards, TO dehne |
what the people shall and shall not cat. I
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 foods in the world, nave
naturally a close knowledge Of the
needs Of the people and the details OF
the business Of the purVcyors tine re-
tail grocer). and. guided by this expert
encc have prepared q bill for submis
sion 10 Congress which is intended to
accomplish the desired ends, and mas
much as a citizen Of the L. s. has a
right 10 food protection even when he
enters another State, il is deemed
proper that the govt take control OF
this matter and provide national
law TO govern all the states. copy
of the bill is herewith reproduced.
Sec. ! governs the maker whether
the food is put up in small packages
sealed, or In barrels, boxes or other
wise.
Sec. . governs the retailer who may
open a barrel and sell the food IN
small quantities. When he puts the
goods into paper bag he must also
inClOse printed copy of the statement
! of the maker which was affixed 10 the
original pkg. and inasmuch as the
retailer cannot undertake to guarantee
| the statement OF ingredients he must
publish the statement Of he makers
and add his own name and address as
a guarantee of his selling the FOOD as II
is represented to him. which relieves
the retailer OF responsibility of the
truth of the statement and throws IL
upon the maker, where ii properly he
longs.
The remaining sections explain them
selves.
The Postum Cereal Co. Ltd. for eX-
ample. have from the beginning OF it's
existence printed on the outside OF each
and every pkg. of Postum and Grape
Nuts food truthful and exact state
ment of what the contents were made
of in order that the consumer might
know precisely what he or she was
eating. A person desiring 10 buy. for
instance, strictly pure fruit Jelly ana
willing 10 pay the price has right 10
expect not only an equivalent for the
cost, but a further right 10 a certainty
as to what he eats. Or he may be will
ing 10 buy at less cost jelly made
part of fruit juices, sugar and por
ton of glucose. But he must be sup
: Piled with truthful information Of the
ingredients and be permitted TO use
his personal liberty 70 select his owr
i food accurately.
} The people have allowed the SLOW
t murder of infants and adults by tricky
} makers of food, drink and drugs To &c
. on about long enough. Duty 70 oneself
c family end nation demands that every
: man and woman join in an organized
o movement to clear our people from
4 this blight. You may not be able to II
: personally TO Washington to impress
n your Congressmen, but you can, in
. most effective way tell him by lette
!
a Remember the Congressman is il
Congress to- represent the people from
= his district and IL goodly number o
+ citizens express their views to him, h
- secures a very sure guide TO duty. Re
? member also that the safety Of tn
= people is assured by insisting that TIL
will of the people be carried out, an
p not the Vaccinations Of the few 10
- selfish interests.
u This pure food legislation is pur
y movement of the people for public pro
l. lection. IT will be opposed only b
= those who fatten their pockets by d.
~ ceiving and injuring the people. There
y fore. IL your Representative in Coz
gress evades his patriotic duty hol
him TO strict accountability, and
n, necessary demand equitable and hor
h. est service. This is a very differer
lg condition than when n faction demand
class legislation of the Congressman
L. Several years ago the butter interest
ls of the country demanded legislation
= Kill the oleomargarine industry and b
- mower OF organization forced class le
islation really unworthy Of free pc
Il. ple. Work people wanted beef SUE
N. butter because Il was cheap and bette
- than much unclcan milk butter. but u
- dairy interests organized and force
VI the legislation. The law should hay
81 provided that pkgs. Of oleomafgarir
We bear the statement of ingredients ar
then let people who desire purchase