Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-22
loRE ,Bocr "soDA" DRINKS.

y, ~ LAX CITY, JlN NJ ~, ivlV'
lOiiE ABOUT SODA" DRINKS.
= e have received "a letter from Mr.
v A. startup OF Provo a dealer IN
iectionery ana a wen known ciu-
! in which ne cornmcnds a recent
', 'orial IN this paper for having
;, llted out the dangers or drinks which
:, querude under fanciml names, but
Z ch ARE really harmful In their ma
q. Our correspondent adds, how
/. that an injustice was done ITO a
eetly legitimate business In writ
: In an indefinite way" and without
ressly naming those dangerous
| ks" lie says we could do this in
| a manner as not 10 lay the paper
t.. even II our statement az 10 the
! dre or these drinks was not eN-
y correct"
his Is probably true. yet such a
cement would require the utmost
IN It's wording. and might make
,ssary AN exact chemical analysis o.
drinks in question before indicat-
more definitely the drinks that are
mful.
r. Startup says:
"A properly conducted soda fuun-
is one of the most sanitary dis
,saries OF liquids and the proprietOts
.,uch everywhere are anxious for the
lie to know fully just what they
cling served with and are anxious
them to note the manner Of ser
and source Of supply. We are
ious to have the News and all
er sources Of publicity point out
the public can discriminate In the
elton Of their beverages and those
ces which seek to serve strictly san.
y and wholesome products The
food laws apply equally to soda
tntains as to any other means OF
.pensiDg food products. and II any
crupulous parties are falsely label
their products. or are serving del
rous or harmful substance. they
uld he sought out and punished; hut
innocent. who are anxious for the
hest standard of purity. should not
10 suspicious cast on their business
'gencralities which - often are in
gcd in.
ITO show that the confectionery trade
such drinks as you mentioned gen
lly.' and that the best trade Jour
even mention the names OF many
IN. I call attention to the following
m the International Confectioner.
y. 1910. issue
The Department Of Agriculture has
ned n bulletin referring To drugs
"a In soft drinks and Il speaks Of
d danger Of forming injurious habits.
r KabIer of the Bureau OF Chemis-
says:
IT Is not uncommon 10 hnd per-
ls addicted to the uss Of medicatcd
drinks. II Is also a well-known
that many factory employees. stem
-aphcrs, typewrlters and others sub
to mental or nervous strain spend
large part OF their earnings for
INKS OF this character. Life insur-
70 companies are considering the sta
3 OF soft-drink habitues as future
ks
Various Arguments have been adj
need In Justification Of the use Of
fcin and the extract ~ cocoa leaves.
ated or otherwise, I'm soft drinks. II
well known that parents. AZ rule.
thhold tea and coffee from their chill
IN, but. having no knowledge Of the
essence OF cocaln. caffein or other
leterious agents I'm soft drinks, they
Willingly permit their children Ia DO
rlned by their use
rhe pure food laws. however. while
cd enough in their way, have not yet
en- enforced In such manner as to
stify much confidence In their chi
cy in preventing the sale VI harm
| drugs under innocent names. We
Gently showed this 10 be true IN the
So OF various 'sothlng syrups,"
ilch were denounced by tho Depart
mt OF Agriculture In such terms as
indicate that a mother who feeds
r infant children upon any Of the
rups named puts its life or health
serious danger Many Of these nos
ans were shown 90 contain morphine.
caine and opium yet the pure food
" has thus far proved Intellectual IN
evening their enormous sale and
So, we fancy, in the
80 Of the medicated soft drinks"
lich are said to contain canein and
Ia leaf extracts. the law seems inn
tent TO restrain the use OF those
lich are evidently 50 indicated that
ople who drink them become al
tied to their use and find IL almost
hard To break OF the habit as II
for the victims OF alcohol 90 stop
mixing spirituous liquors. We are
N ~ the opinion. therefore. that our
~ requires us only 10 cali attention
the fact that some. " not many ~
csc drinks are medicated with strong
ugs. and that these take such a
Id upon their victim that he becomes
mot do DAYS work without the
Instant stimulation Of those mixtures
lttl the pune food experts IN tho gov
nment service shan have pointed put
n what certain drinks contain. tha:
veg them such properties we feel
ai We should no- go farther than the
neral warning already given, leaving
10 the users OF these drinks to az.
rtain FOR themscNcs just which ones
q Injurious.
A. far as we know tho ordinary
az Juices are not madicatcG with
ugs Yet We are informed that oven
me navorlns extracts arc not made
nm fruits at an and that SLICED fruits
metimes are put into these sylups for
Genie effect" lf ,his Is true. thon
e people. in ,on-Waiug these fruit
ias.' are really drinking something
~ know not o." and whether as.
ciaily harmful or MT remains To Le
vcstlgatcd
on another poin MI stsrtup takes is.
e with our statement as to the harm |
at may result from continuously |
linking the acldilated drinks called