Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-08-21

propositions affecting the genera
health. For the benefit of its mem
Ibers the American Health League is
suea q periodical called America
Health" and also bulletins from tim
to time.
The league has several state
branches, the strongest of which is il
Ohio. whore DR.. &. &. Probst. of COL
umbus. Is the state president, and Ben
LaBrec. of Cincinnati, is secretary
treasurer. Among the vice-presidents
are Governor Judsoa Harmon, cx-GoY-
crnor Myron 4. Herrick. Or. Charles
A. Reed, Thomas l., johnson, Charles
+. Taft, julius Flcishman, NJ. f. In
gals, D.. Il. Gamble, l.. f.. Holden,
Brand Whitlock, Frank j Jones
Charles w. Dabney. and others eq-
ually prominent.
The American Health League has
become Il great civic movement, IN
Guiding economies and scientists who
approach the problem of public health
| from a broad point of view. 1t is es-
pecially interested in the creation Of
Il department of public health which
l III w Aht lliti. III hiIN 49,
dren of the country what the depart
mcnt of agriculture is doing for the
sheep, hogs and cattle. plants and
trees. II recognizes the value Of the
pure food act ara the Ohio brancl e.,
the league has been especially active
in opposing benZoate of soda. alum,
borax, and all chemical, artificial ire
| SerVatives, haVl1r recently sent tWt
scientists, Or. julius II. Eichberg, Of
Cincinnati, and Or. II. A. Weber of
Columbus. Ohio state university, to re-
| present the consumer in IA hearing IN
alum before the board of pure food
ana drug inspection. They apretree
in opposition TO the use of alum III
pickle products and baking powder
The American Health League vii
present its views on the creation o. .
department Of public health to Prcsl-
dent Taft ana the latter has promised
careful consideration before making
the recommendations which he in
tends to incorporate in his first an
nual message TO congress next De-
ccmbcr.
Friends Of chemical p~rcservatives
are gathering their forces for a last
and determined stand at Denver,
where ON August cath. the annual
convention of the association of state
and national dairy and food depart
mcnts opens. Since the national food
commission, then consisting of Sccrc-
tarics Cortclyou, Strauss and Wilson,
on the strength of the report of the
Remsen board, reversed DR., Harvey
w. Wiley, the chief chemist of the
department of agriculture and the
board of food and drug inspection,
and permitted manufacturers to use
unlimited quantities of benzoatc OF
soda, provided they stated 1t on their
labels, the American Medical assocla-
ton ana the American Institute OF
Homeopathy have pctition"d the pres
ident, by resolutions adopted in their
national conventions aud presented
through committees, to use his lnllu-
nee to have the use Of bcnzoate Of
soda prohibited by law. Their action
has been supported by that of many
minor associations of local and state
character, and representatives, viii be
present at the coming convention to
urge similar action on its part h
a~nti-chcmiCal pr~cSerVBtiVc forces VIII
be led by DR.. Wiley who. 1t Is believed, /
will be supported by the committee OF
eleven, appointed by President j. q
Emery. of Wisconsin, especially TO
consider the conflicting reports OK Dr'
Wiley and the Remsen board. incl
members of this committed have Decn
conducting experiments OF their W
during the summer and 1t is under
they will report favorable TO
DR.. Wiley's contentious. The commit
tee consists of Drs. II, 5. Bailey, kan
sas; II. r. Barnard, Indiana; Richard
Fisher. Wisconsin; Julius HortVet'
Minnesota; NJ. T.. Jatfa, California
T.. h. Laid, North Dakota; Floyd W.
Robinson, Michigan; James II. Shep-
ard, South Dakota; and DR.. Charles
d Woods, Maine.
1t Is understood that all the mom-
beers of the Rcmsen board who signed
the report ON benzoate Of soda viii be
at Denver to defend their report. They
are PROF. Ira Rcmscn. Prof. Russell
IL. C%hittenden, DR.. John II, l.ong ana
prof Christian \. IIerter. DIR. Alonzo
\. Taylor is a. MEMBER OF tIl' oodiu'
but had no part in the bcnzoate of
soda experiments, This board has for
some time past been engaged In study
the %sulphuring of fruits. Its
receive S25 per day and eX-
pcnscs while employed.
The Association Of state and Ma
tional Dairy and Food Departments
has heretofore strongly condemned
use of bcnzoate of soda, alum
borax and other chemical preserNa-
and is expected to again so on
against them. The friends of
chemicals. However. hope to pre-
vent the passage OF any resolutions
to DR.. Wiley or condemning
he personalities mentioned. Should
fail II is expected the Associa-
will Join with the American Med
cal association, the American lnsti-
ute Of Homeopathy and the other
medical and health bodies in asking
congress to amend the pure tood law
as to specifically prohibit such pre-
,ervatives by name.
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