Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-01

ened bodies, poor nutrition, unwhole-
some and adulterated food, and tax
ing of disease by infection.
/ TO preserve and make the most OF
this valuable asset, every state should
appropriate sufficient money for TAX
ing care Of the health OF the people
1t Is shame and disgrace to any
state not to do SO. We give thou
SANDS of dollars to take care of our
trees, our game, our livestock, but
hardly dollar Is appropriated to look
after the lives of the people.
Publicity in Enforcement OF Laws.
One of the most effectual weapons In
tho hands of the food commissioners
is publicity. The work of the dairy
and food department vitality interests
every man, woman and child in the
state. II it were not for this fact 1t
| would be unnecessary to employ pub
licity in order to do effectual work.
While food law only directly af-
fects dealers in food products every
citizen Of the state is vitaly concerned
with results obtained through the en-
forceinent of that law.
The proper enforcement of a food law
depends upon the police authority en-
5oying the hearty corporation of those
engaged in commerce in food stuffs in
the state. This cooperation can be
obtained only through an active inter
est In the question of pure foods. and
the only way to arouse the interests
or those who are engaged in the busi-
ness is through publicity
Never before In our history has the
pure food question received so much
attention as during the past few wears
Magazine and editorial writer's have
We'd with each other in furnishing the
reading public with figures and facts
regarding the pure food question. Lee
turers and statesmen have devoted
more time to Its discussion. perhaps.
tnan In the 20 years previous 1t has
been talked over at clubs. public gath
erings, and around the fireside.
Even the men with the muck rake
have had their turn at denouneinp the
purveyors and adulterators who have
been waxing fat at the expense of the
consumers stomach and pocketbooI.
Such discussion and publicity are
bearing fruit. and nothing can now pre-
vent the growth of the sentiment which
has been aroused in favor of legislation
ana It's strict enforcement, which will
eventually drive dishonest dealers ont
of the business entirely in eyerv state
in the Union
AS rule, the producer of any arfI
Gle OF commerce aims to produce what
the consumer calls for. Further than
this, many producers Will produce Inst
as poor an article as the consumer will
be satisfied with. The consumers Of
this country have been encouraging the
dishonest producers of food products
by holding out the greatest temptation
they could possibly have rendered them
What is this? Simply the entire lack
Of interest they have displayed in the
great question for 10. these many
years.
Fear of Publicity.
The perpetrator of a wrong fears
publicity worse than any other weapon
known to man. This applies as well
to corporations as to individuals, and
the more prominent the victim the
greater the punishment. The greatest
fear which the producer who is de-
frauding his customer can possibly en-
terrain Is the fear that something mayl
occur which will inform his victim and
his intended victims as to the conduct |
of his business. Such information can
reach them effectually only through |
publicity, and the battle Is already on
The weapon of publicity as applied to
the pure food question has been gen.