Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-06
PEDDLEO SWEETS.
Dangers Lurk in Fruit and Cheap
Candy Pedded in the Streets.

The vending of fruit. confectionery
aid the various forms Of pastry, from
street. stands. push carts. and peddlcr,s
basket is aboninably unsanitary ami
should be abolished
In the better sections of the city
little Of this practice may he encoun-
tered, but among the more crowded
districts and poor neishborhood the
street pedt!Ier thriNes.
The small dear starts out IN u"
morning With a h,.shs or noX OF the
most inferior grade vi assorted con-
fectiunery. ard takes his place along
TIC curb, where he awaits the passing
prchaser. who fingers over the wares
until a selection is made ana 'heh
eree6ily devaurs The candy-wlhle the
vsnGer carefully rearr 9nges his stock
in trade with his not too clean myers.
II * bad enough that the sweetmeat
is impure-bat when We recall mat .h'
basket remaiaS in the open an "3a.
and IN most cases without any cover
ing. along the curb Where the DUST AM.
uu}ytrized refuse from the street I'LL
CATERS is blown upon the contents We
can easily appreciat" now cent ''Hi-
mated il mist DC.
.rre soft candy, and such as Ii" 'ho-
co.a1e-coated variety absorbs IN" nm
,nri.ies from the dust and air
Notice upon warm day, such :
basket or box. with ITS grimy 9Eoprie-
tor. at thu eorner, and see Tn sure,
s.sae.,,.t = fen feet distant diligeHtlE
,rpsning tho pavement - t''"l .
cloud If DUST and p2r'iclss OF aee'A'.a
matter Ill the air. only To Se'tae ." "a
softened or moist conteetioneft.
Tie flea of merely inAaling tic ''lst
fs revolving. Vet it is eaten. @n! III
disguised ana more palatahle form,
". fuiia- realize that IN the aaiiS'',"
~. of these products only tie hles}
infs.ior grade af material Is neeeSSaff-
u. SEQ and that before il reaede;. u
selling receptacle the candy ptSse7
tI,T,.I.n many hands and unhEsi''"
,,,.oes.eos yhich ere decidedly NncleaH,
h7r il becomes worse il We take u
time Il. notice the pains one u
ntddlers will take I" maintain M "'
atractixt1ess Ct his display
,roward the end of the DAY the iAel
oi,ondis. begins To lose its iresh az
,,,4..r,,ucc. the surface OF the coaeeu va
riaties becomes dulled from expos uts
..,a freal. nj hanciing; and then II -
COR mon practice for the H!'i
c,.,ye TO select such pieces ana non.
In, thorn to his mouth, bio" ms
hreath upon them and then rub t'leii
~ nolish-using his fingers 2F t"a'
,,1oe.,., or even orse. his pocket h''liu-
I,ercnief. OF course, we might
lota as 10 the variety, nl1Ancr' '-"N'
,-;,.,Ierfe of Tho pathoioglcai "i-"''
isne in that mans eNhaied ort''h
,..,',,, hi. clothing nr within that ldh'
-, i,i,f--h,t it Is too dlsSHstiiis'
Nevertheless. the fact remains ai!u :
aas,,v proved by little ooseiNat S.,.
rho same process applies 10 II W..
1-,.a,,, one has Sc en- the foreigner plo"
his breath upon an apple are til7ii ~
- +o = polish upon lis coat. at,
- po,han, the worst result OF TINS
se,,,,- of selling fel.s upon the ciil'ui eI'
Tho Youngsters With their reaoS PEI
nies are the hes. customers alio'
say ne chief sufferers
rnc,r resistance to the impure w.
,,,,na 70 naturally much lower thah tiie'
- INC adult purchaser. They are on
,.Ionslv more susceptible to lhiec'i,i'
and con,aeion. which in many "iii
opnized Instances are lii'u0
snread in this manner .,.,,. he
could the pure food law possloly w
made to cover these practiceS
ican Ne 3icine.