The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-02
Lee [ U R E D
B EF O R E
CLUB
w. o. STANLEY TALKS TO we
MANS LITERARY CLUB.
Cheyenne Audience Appreciates Dis.
course on Pure Food Law, Its
Advantages and Defects.

man Literary CluD, OF that city. an
address. both entertaining and instruc.
tive and which was much appreciated
by the ladies attending. the subject
discussed being the Pure Food law, Its
| advantages snd defects as applied 10
teas. coffee, baking powder, spices
and flavoring extracts Mr., Stanley
said:
What has the National Pure Food
Law done for tea. coffee. baking pow
der. spices and tlavoring extracts
The government for many years has
been trying to raise the standard OF
the teas imported into the United
States, and has passed laws prohibit
ing the importation below certain
grades, but they have not placed the
standard high enough. Neither have
they enforced the law pertaining to
the National Food Bill passed by
congress, nor had 1t been done up TO
the 9th of September, 1908, conse-
quently thousands of tons are still al
lowed to pass through the United
States custom house, which is IN
strict violation OF that law, and should
not be permitted to land.
Most teas are adulterated by a
painting process. which Is done to i'm
prove appearance. Such teas are Of
ten found In bulk; they are harmless
but filthy. The purchasing of teas
In packages. packed by reputable
houses. would be preferable. and at
the same time be guarantee Of pur-
ity and cleanliness. There are only
four natural tea tastes; they are
known as Japan, Oolong, Ceylon and
English Breakfast. Tea leaf grows
green. Japan Is green, because
not oxidized, the change here re-
ferred to is commonly called fermen-
tation, 1t is oxidation Ceylon and
English Breakfast are black because
oxidized. Oolong is brown-green, be-
cause oXidized little These diff
ferent colors have different tastes;
three types of taste The two black
teas are alike. except that one is
grown and made In Ceylon. and the
other In China. The four are enough.
The so-called uncolored Japan teas
such ae basketfired, spiderleg and
sundried, are almost alwaya faced
and painted with either plumbago, IN
digo or prussian blue Panfired, gun
powdered. Imperial. Hyson and Young
Hyson. are also doctered teas. and
are always filthy. The importation
of these teas should be prohibited un-
less manufacturers discontinue this
practice. Beware OF bulk teas. Ma
tural teas will taste different than
some Of these fake teas. but oh, so
much purer and cleaner, that when
one has acquired taste for them
they will have learned more about
the fun there is in drinking tea You
can get natural and absolutely clean
and pure teas If you insist upon ma
chine toasted, and take no other
Nevertheless there Is good deal OF
fine tea in the country. and there are
and do get 1t. What we want to
know is: who are they7 Tea quality
In cup is all the tea Is for, and not
for beauty or to be looked at There
are good" and fair style" and no
style at ALL" for "style" is put on to
divert the attention from what tea is
for. After teas are toasted, Japan
should be olive green, English Break
fast and Oolong are not changed in
color; gunpowder. Imperial, Hyson
and Young Hyson are pea-green. due
to coloring matter that Is put In dur
ing the toasting. A nice looking col
or whatever color. is style" dirty
color, Is no color at all, but a dirty
color Is as clean as any. and In tea
4 dirty color is generally the safest
color to drink.
Coffee is a matter of taste, and
about one-third of each years crop
is sold cheap. for one OF these rea-
sons:
1T Is coarse. strong, rank, though
healthy
2-The tree was sick or the fruit
was sick.
3-It was picked unripe.
damaged ip curing.
5-Damaged In transit.
6-Damaged in storage.
So you can easily understand what
a difficult problem II is for any pure
food commissioner to pass upon. 1t
should also be purchased In cartons
OF tin cans packed by coffee roaster
intelligent enough not to give 1t his
name. unless It Is right, which must
be free from FIVE Of the defects re-
ferred to above. The name Java and
Mocha does not stand for much any
more. 1t makes no difference where
It is grown, just so 1t Is good. Best
never to purchase bulk coffee. be,
cause coffee and tea both are sensi-
tive and become contaminated with
the foreign odors. Besides 1t Is 4
difficult matter TO keep tea and cot.
fee clean when handled In bulk.
Baking powders are one OF the great
eat impositions In most cases, ever
imposed on an intelligent public, not
withstanding the fact we have pure
food law. There are three classes:
Vegetable. mineral and animal; many
kinds of mineral and animal, but only
two kinds OF vegetable; namely. one
is composed Of cream tartar, tar
taric acid. bicarbonate Boda and corn
starch, and the other is just cream
tartar and bicarbonate soda: that is
enough. Corn starch is put In to cheap
en- and is sold at fifty cents (5oc) per
pound when it only costs about four
cents (4c.), and 1t does not make
bubbles and cannot raise dough. AMI
nal baking powder is bone dust car
rion, (called acid phosphate), soda
and corn starch. Mineral baking pow
der is made OF alum. lime (called
calcium in the formula). bicarponate
soda, flour OF corn starch, and are al
ways sold for half price No truly
Intelligent person will buy them after
knowing these facts. The pure food
law should insist upon the formulas
being printed in English when ap
plied TO foods Many OF them now