Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-10-31
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Agricultural College

bigger loaf to the pound Of -four. Il
is easy to see that here is a question
that vitality concerns the profits of 6
large milling concern. Where can Il
obtain the wheat that gives the best
baking test? Other things being
equal this demand for the best mill.
ing wheat will be heard on the board
of trade, and the. farmer will peck.
ct, or lose as the case may be, the
difference. 1t goes still further. II
Is matter that concerns
The Ultimate Consumer.
This man has had a lot of abuse
and good-natured raillery thrown at
him, one time or another. But after
all he Is the fellow whose check pays
the bills. If he buys a thing of in
ferior food value for the price at
which better may be obtained, not
only may there be menace to his
health, but there is also distinct
economic waste. BY the difference
in value between the good and the
poor article he has thrown away his
months earnings, and is so much
the less able to purchase things for
the home or for enjoyment, The ag-
gregate of this loss to the people at
large is something appalling, and here
again the chemist stands as a neces-
sary and indispensable servant to the
public.
The fact seems to be that hosts Of
us are decidedly negligent of what
goes on, so long as we do not per-
sonally see it. For example but few
people took occasion to protest
against the exposure of fruit to
germ-laden street dust until under
the pure food law the matter of pro-
lection of the public health was push
ed, and the
Enforcement of the Law
taught the general public that clean
illness had a market value. One has
but to compare the neat, clearly
looking fruit display of today with
those Of the past to recognize the
measure of advance that has come
has come, the law was occasioned by
the chemists knowledge of the i'm.
purities existing In street dust, and
the menace that it held to the pub
lie health. Just what effect It may
have had o. the fruit market where
the law is effectively enforced might
be hard to say. Personally the writ
err Is inclined to believe tl.at the
average man will buy more Of a good,
clean, well-handled article than of
| one where lack of such essentials is
! shown.
Paints Are Case in Point
Without entering into the detail
of the matter the public is very we'll
aware that cheap paints are in the
end most costly, and therefore in eff
feet fraud upon the buyer The es.
sentials of paint, based upon the
standards of the user, are, preserve
tive of quality, and endurance. You
can paint your house, and in time
can determine for yourself which
does the better, of two brands of
paint. That is too slow. The chem
list can tell you through a chemical
analysis what the makeup of a good
wearing paint is, and, finding a poor
paint, can determine what it lacks,
or perhaps what it has that makes it.
fail weathering conditions. The pub
lie deserves return for it's money, and
the chemist plays very direct and
practical part in the economy of the
everyday world when he stands as a
sentinel against the ill-spending of
the money In the public purse. 49,.
The Larger Part IF Ones Salary
goes to pay house rent, stors bills,
and fuel bills. This makes no differ
ence whether you are ar owner or 4
renter. Whether the painter comes
every third year or every fifth has a
very direct bearing on the cost Of
upkeep of the property, and that re-
acts on its rental value. If the main
tenance charges are large, the renter
pays the bills in increased rental
charges, or the owner loses. Choose
| which you wish, the result cannot be
escaped. The fuel question is often
matter largely of condition Of the
house, and this goes back to the same
point In many instances-houses al
lowed to. go out Of repair become
open, wind-shaken, cold. An indir-
ect charge Is made, by the goldman,
on the purse OF the occupant, because
Of the negligence allowed Id matters
Of paint repair. ~ a$ s f.
Enforcement Of the Pure Food Law
is a matter Of intense public concern.
The idea that "a mans business is
his own was long ago exploded. You
can easily frame up an excuse for a
brand OF wrong-doing that is immed-
lately and personally profitable But
the public has q right to good food,
and to know when food bought is
not up to the dietary standard re-
CURED for good health. How are you
going to tell? The question the chem
list attempts to answer is one that
/ concerns the health and longevity Of
every citizen Of the state. We are SO
| far. from the old, days of the bo,*
cured ham and the neighborhood
grist mill that return to them is
impossible, and not to be desired in
all cases. The problem is to find
| among the foods placed on the mar
| ket those that come within the scope
of entire healthfulnesss The pure
| food agitation is more than econom-
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