The new era., 1911-07-20

an ownership cable of kind connecting them with
one Of the overthe-sea powers.
AS Mr.. Bouten put it: 1T seems possible that.
having purchased his coat of arms Jefferson
feared that on the declaration of independence
and the establishment of a republican form Of
government 1t would not be available asset,
and SO he hoped that dependence would continue"
The memory of this speech dwells in congress.
1t Intentionally light, but 1t drove home the
lesson that frailties OF certain kind not
confined to members of any political party
When in the future American citizen dies as
the result Of eating aduterated food that has been
an article entering into interstate commerce. a
coroner's jury will be justified in bringing in a
verdict Of suicide. In order not to be too hard on
the deceased, the jury may give the cause as
carelessness, but whichever of the twain the
dict be, the recently died. will be held RESPONSE
BILE.
The pure-food bill which passed Congress is
strong measure. Proir to its passage 1t was
the cause of more Misunderstanding, more sus-
picions and of more abuse of men and measures
than any other which congress thought 1t
worth while to consider.
Representative James R. Mann of Chicago
piloted the bill through the house. He
pounder and exhorter, and during the greater part
of four days he held the interest of the seasoned
members school teacher holds the interest OF
wideopen-eyed children to whom tales of hither-
to unknown are told-and 1t was tales of the
hitherto unknown that Mr. Mann told to the
washington -8atnereQ CnlQren OF q larger growth.
For amazement and curiosity, for interest and
indignation there scene of the winter in
the big hall Of congress like unto that enacted
while the Hyde Park representative set forth his
wares in bottle and in box and gave his colleagues
full knowledge of the indigestible and poisonous
stuff that the stomach of the American had been
taking to its own all the years under the sacred
names of food and medicine
The house has upon most occasions the saving
grace of taking things in part humorously. A
joke saves many situation, assauges anger and
disarms the man whose tongue under stress of
temper becomes sharp weapon.
There were few Jokes during the discussion Of
the pure-food bill. The subject deadly
serious of the food" products dis
played on the Chicago representatives desk. Once
in while the gravity was relieved by quip,
but matter of fact the joke of the thing
of the pasta huge joke, If grim one. cracked
by food preparers and medicine manufacturers
at the expense of the stomachs and the livers OF
the American people.
Mr.. Mann told Of American firm that had
been importing rotten-yes. rotten-eggs, which,
after treatment with borc acid, sold to
candy-makers and ke-bakers. Mr. Gaines of
Tennessee expressed gratitude that the imports
did not get into eggnoggs The laugh faint.
Every member thinking of the candy and
the cake and stomachs of the child multitude
The half has never been told in the public
prints of the food frauds which Representative
Mann disclosed in the tme-often extended
allotted to him to press this bill to a passage.
Some Of his exhibits ground coffee made
of roasted beans, oats, pilot bread charcoal, red
slate. bark and date stones; cinnamon made of