The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-26
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into effect 70 per cent Of the foods
sold in the state were adulterated anC
only % per cent pure. Immediately
after the law went into effect the pei
cent of adulterated goods dropped t.
80 per cent while now 1t is less thar
5 per cent.
There was a big display of labels
that told one story and under the
label was given the true composition
of the food. The difference vas most
striking.
One exhibit was to illustrate the
coating of rice with tale. Professor
White explained that glucose was US
ed to make the tale stick. He also
explained that the object of putting
on the tale was to whiten and polish
the rice. In this way inferior quality
was covered up. This is, however, a
dangerous practice. The eating OF
this coated rice causes beri-berL a
serious disease. A number of the
brands that are thus coated were
shown. Also brands that r not
coated.
The candy exhibit showed the use OF
coal tar dyes in coloring. This is
used because it is cheaper than the
vegetable colors which are harmless,
In case the coal tar dye contain
| ed arsenic. Candy coated with shell
lac was also shown, the object of this
is to make it look better and it causes
the candy to stand up better in
warm weather. Coffee is also coated
to give it a polish which is used to
raise the grade.
Saccharine is a coal tar preparation
which is 500 times sweeter than sugar
The professor explained that it was
used for sweetening candy, fruits and
other food products. The sad part Of
1t is the saccharine contains no food
value and is harmful. The compare.
tive sweetness Of the s~acharrine an6
by an exhibit consisting of two bot.
ties. The one a pint bottle full o.
sugar and the other a small bottle
containing about g thimble full OF
saccharine, yet the sweeting power Of
each was equal.
Two bottles labelled respectively
artificial whisky and pure whisky at.
tracted a good deal of attention. They
looked the same as far as one could
see. When the chemist begins to in.
vestigate he finds that there is a biz
difference. The artificial is made
from diluted alcohol colored with car,
amel and favored with chemicals
The genuine is made from grain dis,
titled and gets it color from being
aged in oak barrels from which Is alb,
serbs it's color. This takes year.
while the artificial can be made in al
many hours.
Drug Exhibit.
In the drug exhibit the headach,
medicines held a prominent part. Th'
professor explained that the headach,
powders usually contain acetanilid
This is a powerful drug that has {
depressing action on the heart. slow.
ing up It's action, in this way les,
blood is pumped to the head which
in most cases relieves a headache
The dangerous part is that IL toe
much Of 1t is taken death follows
There are many cases Of people hav'
ing died from taking too much 0.
headache powders. The trouble ii
that the directions often call for TAX
ing one or two of the powders and tx
repeat in a few minutes in case re,
lief does not come quick. One of thu
powders contain as much as a physi'
clan would give in a dose and theI
he would not repeat right away. An,
other thing he would not give 1t t.
a person whose physical condition
was not such that 1T could stand it
There was also a corner for the fax,
medicines, some harmful and som,
harmless, but they get your none!
Just the same. A hair restorer TO
instance that contained wool alCOIoHH
The use of it is liable to caus'
blindness. There was the SPAWN cur
that sells for SIS a bottle and yet con
tains nothing but turpentine and lin
seed oil. Skin foods that sell any
where from so cents to 81 per bottT
or package and contain only SOM
cheap chemical that one could bu.
for 8 to 10 cents from the druggist
Cough cures that contain morphin
without mentioning 1t on the label
and some will use it ever If 1t is O.
the label because they do not lool
but think that the pure food law Wi
take care of all that. Or in some case
they do not know the harmful natur
of the morphine.
An exhibit was displayed whicl
showed the history of some of tn
fraudulent testimonials.
Professor White urged that whel
medical aid is needed to either go Z
the doctor or to the druggist, but t
avoid preparation of which doe
not know the nature. Many OF tn
patent medicine men will put an,
preparation on the market so long a
they can get money for it, he said.