The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-08-08

an ownership cable of kind connecting them with
one OF the over-the-sea powers.
AS Mr. Boutell put it: 1T seems possible that.
having purchased his coat OF arms Jefferson
feared that on the declaration of independence
and the establishment of q 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 was Intentionally light. but it drove home the
lesson that fralties of certain kind are not
confined to members of any political party
When in the future American citizen dies as
the result of eating adulterated food that has been
an article entering into interstate commerce. a
coroners jury will be justified In bringing in
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 YER
dict be, the recently died" will be held response.
BILE
The pure-food bill which passed Congress is
a strong measure. Proir to its passage it was
the cause of more MISUNDERSTANDING more sus-
picons and Of more abuse of men and measures
than was any other which congress thought it
worth while to consider.
Representative James r. Mann of Chicago
plotted the bill through the house He was ex
FOUNDER and exhorter and during the greater part
OF four days he held the interest of the seasoned
members as a school teacher holds the interest of
wide-open-eyed children to whom tales of a hither-
to unknown are tod-and It was tales of the
hitherto unknown that Mr.. Mann told to the
Washingtongathered children of q larger growth
For amazement and curiosity for interest and
Indignation there was 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 I'm box and gave his colleagues
full knowledge of the indigestible and poisonous
stuff that the stomach of the American had been
taking to it's 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 humorousy
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 was as deadly
serious as were some of the food" products dis
played on the Chicago representatives. desk once
in a while the gravity was relieved by n quip
but as matter of fact the joke OF the thing was
OF the pasta huge joke II a grim one. cracked
by food preparers and medicine manufacturers
at the expense of the stomachs and the Iivers of
the American people
Mr. Mann told Of American firm that had
been importing rotten-yes. rotten-eggs. which
after treatment with boric acid were sold to
candy-makers and cake.bakers Mr.. Gaines OF
Tennessee expressed gratitude that the imports
did not get into eggnoggs The laugh was faint
Every member was thinking of the candy and
the cake and stomachs of the child multitude
The half has never been told I'm the public
prints of the food frauds which Representative
Mann disclosed in the ume-often extended
allotted 20 him 10 press this bill TO q passage
Some OF his exhibits wore ground coffee" made
OF roasted beans, oats. pilot bread, charcoal red
slate. bark and date stones; cinnamon made Of