Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-10-13

blers in the wheat pits OF Chicago,
Kansas City and other markets.
The prosperous, successful busi-
ness man may be engaged in selling
groceries, boot and shoes, flour, or
be he engaged in buying grain, fully
fully realizes that fair dealing,
square treatment and a considera-
ton Of the welfare Of his clients are
necessary to his ultimate success.
Lately there has been much con-
troversy about bleaching flour"
The government was induced to for
bid the bleaching Of flour under the
claim that bleached flour was I'M
wholesome. Flour alleged to have
been bleached was seized by govern
ment officials and lengthy and ex-
penslve jury trial was had resulting
in a sort of verdict for the govern
ment.
In my opinion, based upon pracil-
cal and technical knowledge, bleach
ed flour is wholesome-even more
wholesome than unbleached, as the
process removes possible impurities
in the flour. What is the process
the use of which the government mas
forbidden upon the verdict Of twelve
Jurors, not one Of whom had ever
seen the inside Of mill; not one OF
whom had either practical knowledge
or technical knowledge of be nature
of flour, of the effect of the bleach
ing, Of physiology or of any OF the
factors entering into a consideration
of the subject matter?
A verdict, which II 1t stands the
review of the higher, courts, Will In
flict annually a loss Of not less than
81 900, 900 upon the farmers OF Kan
sas and Nebraska.
The process is simple: 1t con-
sists of passing all the flour Just be-
fore packing into sacks, through
ozonized air.
How is the air ozonized and what
Is ozonized air?
In some suitable place in the mil
is placed large cylinder, on the In
terror Of which is an apparatus which
when q strong current of electricity
is passed through it, causes a fam
ing discharge Of electricity, thor
oughly ozonizing the air in the cylin-
ders. This air, by means OF suction
fans, is passed into an upright cylin-
der equipped with everything discs
Through this cylinder the flour pass
es being spread out by the revolving
discs SO that every particle Of flour
comes into contact with dry, pure
ozonized air, which dries and purifies
and thus bleaches the flour.
But what is ,ozonized air? It II
lair in which, by electrical discharge
above described, some Of the oxy
gen has been "set free" It is this
free oxygen" which does the purify
ling and bleaching.
Every reader has noticed the ex'
Ihilerating freshness of the air aftel
a heavy thunder storm. It was the
the ozone, created the free Oxygen
by celestial chemistry for the health
and refreshment Of man,
The air used in bleaching is of this
life giving quality. Man has created
a miniature thunder storm In the
confines Of a cylinder and uses this
purified air for purifying and bleach
ling flour.
But how about the verdict, II the
matter Is so simple? The jury were
Ilaymen, ignorant OF chemistry, physi-
ology, the effect Of ozone, ignorant
Of all knowledge essential to pass In
telligently and fairly upon the facts
Involved in the case.
The following resolution was
adopted at the mass convention OF
the Mlllers' National Federation:
ain consideration Of the disastrous
competition set up through the long
deferred decision as to the bleaching
Of flour, be II
Resolved, BY the Millers' Nation
al Federation in convention assem-
bled, that in the event the pending
Kansas City case does not bring
about a settlement Of this question
we reafflrm our demand that the
matter be placed before a competent
referee board Of scientific experts
for immediate and definite settle
ment, pledglng ourselves as body to
abide by the decision Of such board. "
We, as millers, maintain that this
proposition is eminently fair and Just
that we are entitled to q quick de-
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