Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-07-16

RE CAREFUL WITH ACIDS.
The newspapers OF today brought the
sad story OF the poisoning of large
family in Emanuel county. caused by
mixing pepper and vinegar in zinc
tub 10 haste the barbecue meat The
acid made an oxide OF zinc. I suppose,
and hence the poisoning Of forty people
who partook of the reunion dinner.
There is danger with acids and the
foodstuffs which generate acids. When
/ buy canned goods. which is infrequent
with me. quickly empty the cans into
earthen dishes, because l am afraid or
foodstuffs that may turn into deleteri-
Gus compounds. 1 have known very Sc
rfous results with ice cream poisoned
by the contact with some metals. and
when we recollect that an acid can turn
certain clays into metals. we can APP
preciate the virile strength OF strong
aciis. Aluminium is made by treating
clay known as bauxite with an acid
As the world progresses there may be
found acids that will change all sorts
OF clays into metals OF fine quality. l
used this illustration 10 lead you to the
knowledge that vinegar applied TO zinc
could generate a deadly poison and the
innocent people who managed the Can
their ignorance Of the power that is
dormant in vinegar until it touches such
metals as zinc and lead 1t was a sad
pity that long expected family reunion
should have had such a sad and fatal
ending but the lessons taught by sad
experience are oftentimes the most en-
during.
In my younger days, nearly all we'll
TODD families owned a copper preserv-
ing kettle. and there were well known
poisoning cases in some instances
growing out Of the careless use of these
Kettles
Copper gangrsnes very easily. and the
poison that is generated by acid contact
with copper is as poisonous as with
any other metal when acids are present
We made II a point to keep the copper
kettle secured until you could see your
face in it Modern inventions have
largely displaced these risky vessels by
safer ones.
STOP SELLING LIQUOR IN NEAR
BEER SALOONS
IL Is simply preposterous that people
who are granted a license TO sell soft
drinks, etc, should deliberately violate
the statute law OF Georgia. by using
this privilege 10 sell Iquor-such as
whisky. rum. etc, under the cover OF il.
This open violation OF existing laws has
made the Tippins bill possibility, and
the violation has gone on from bad to
worse until Atlanta land maybe all
other large Georgia eities) is fun OF lock-
er clubs. where any man with the money
can buy whatever intoxicants he wishes,
and there seems to be nobody to say him
nay"
A gentleman Of my acquaintance told
me how he saw 1t worked just q few
weeks ago. He met an Atlanta acquaint-
ance who gave him his card as a men,
Der OF the Merchants and Mechanics
club. and when he handed il over the
Atlanta man remarked: That will get
you any sort Of a drink you want" So
my informant took the card to Atlanta
and when he presented IL at the bar
ne was asked: What viii you take. sir7'
and ne took whisky straight and there
WAS no trouble In getting IL. Yet 1T Is
criminal proceeding 10 sell intoxicating
liquors in Atlanta I'm this way. My IN
fOrmant remained a couple OF days, and
had not the slightest difficulty in secur-
ing four bottles OF sO-called ''near-beer
TO bring home in his suit case
Nobody is endeavoring to enforce the
law which forbids the sale Of liquor.
There are plenty OF drunk men around
and about and everybody knows that II
means the sale OF illicit liquor. but no
body cares, and therefore nobody in
forms on the drunxard. and these locker
clubs do a most accumulative business
as 10 money profits. and the land grOans
With the results Of drunkenness, de-
stroyed homes. broken UP families. wild
ows and orphans. suicides. and general
misery.
The dope drinks are IN plentiful evil
dence and while coca-cola turns In fits
vendors. the men and women Of this
country are soaking their brains In this
most vicious drink and the hereafter
viii not be long delayed. because II fos-
tiers and fastens the cocaine habit on tens
Of thousands OF our people. II is al
ready formidable force in public affairs,
and II Is easy TO see its effect in the
sodden faces and dun eyes Of the thou
sands Of its consumers. Fifty years from
now the establishment win be immense
that such dope drinks were fostered by
law in the prohibition state of Geor-
sia.
MUCH APPRECIATED LETTER.
Dear Mrs. FELTON,: I am not personally
acquainted with you. I am only acquaint-
ed with you through The Semi-Weekly
Journal, though you seem like a great
friend Of mine. and as I know you are
growing old want to write you one more
letter TO let you know that you have
helped one poor woman through this
world. have thought many times I
would write you. but fearing that it
would worry you. I would not write.
think you have been more help to the
women than any other woman in the
United States. I dreamed Of seeing you
twice IN my life. In one Of my dreams
you looked very much like your photo IN
The Journal. and in the other you looked
ike a Is or IS year old girl wish
could have seen you some time while 1
lived IN north Georgia, where was born
and raised I don't expect now ! will
ever see your face in this world, as I am
a poor woman and never travel around,
s1t hope 70 meet you In the next world;
and I believe II I and you are fortunate
enough to get there I will Just take you