The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-04-10
TINY TONS OF BAD FOOD
ZINC DISCLOSURES BY IN
w. lection IN NEW YORK.

voor $4,000, 900 Pounds of Edi-
a ~. commodities Were Destroyed
DC peine Unfit For Humans.
lima with the pure food move
II the The board of health of New
] s.E city maintains corps OF IN
OH whose duty it is to visit the
s''o ,a,,s Wholesale and retail estab-
w. ,soo+s which handle edible COM
sun il.,as condemning such articles
+sfl to come up to the required
1ar5 Although there are but
these inspectors to visit 1884
-o1a and 1,69S retail houses,
Elol05SSs+.,I+s have been remarkable.
~ e' +ha wear 1911 there were
punI,s. 0o0 600 pounds of foodstuffs
over Io he unfit for use, and these
QUIZ n sent to the offal scows, ana
Felg as it may seem the much
stTan93' oga was nowhere near the
slpel9f +he list. Of fruit there were
Rop u 100000 pounds, vegetables
9Vtedlo 00o canned goods somewhere
F'ogV'I1 00O. 600, around 100000 OF
pea and beef, while the maligned
r. Sn frnjt weighed about 2l3'OOO.
H. the dealers in whose places sucn
n n4 is found are brought into court
u ID unless they have a very good ex-
gn nr, are heavily fined.
Eu9 %3bon an Inspector finds bad food
doesn't lust tell the dealer that
mustn't sell it. He takes from
6is Docket a small bottle OF meUhyllne
Kline and pours it on the affected ar
kic1o This produces a discoloratlon
[Ea+ will not disappear and any per-
knn who buys foodstuff so discol-
"a is bpyond the reach of the board
Il beaIth Sometimes the inspect
prs nse cresoline or kerosene, car
PnIic acid or chloride of lime to de-
6ature the condemned food. In the
Eosa Of the ordinary retail or whole
IL establishment the denatured
food is taken to the offal piers and
Summed into scows that will take it
hnt to sea along with other rubbish.
/ Some of the bad food finds its way
In rhe market through the shops or
Dealers who take advantage of a job
1 of price for supplies intended for
hrncIe Sans soldiers and sailors and
(which have been rejected by the fed
aral inspectors. Retailers in the
|noorer sections of the city make
practice of following up these rejec-
HONS and it is to this class that the
'cty inspectors pay close attention.
Special inspections are made of
bakeries and restaurants. One of the
things that worry the average
restaurant diner is his pie. He knows
that the bakeries that put out these
|delicaCies are in the habit of using
canned eggs. The inspectors find that
the greater part of eggs canned are
perfectly wholesome. These eggs
hare broken in transit and as soon as
the crates are unloaded they are
|shelled into Gals. This process is in
most cases conducted with consider
fable care. Some of the canned eggs
fare frozen, but there is no particular
Harm in that if the state of freeze
doesn't continue too long. Because
|Of recent prosecutions for using de-
composed eggs in the manufacture of
pies the dealers are getting more
careful and the inspectors report that
|they find now that good eggs, either
Grated or canned, are in general use.
The health commissioner, under
whose charge the campaign is car
Pied on, is gratified with the results
attained and has recommended that
the inspection force be increased to
|ZV0, when more amazing results are
looked for This good work should
pc an incentive to every community
10 10 throw out health safeguards of
IKE nature, where such precaution
mas not already been taken.