Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-21
PURE FOOD PEOPLE
MAY CO HUNGRY
CHRISTMAS
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Lcndon, Dec 20-rhe widespread
advertiscmcnt of the Pure Food and
Health society Of Great Britain for q
I hotel or restaurant to provide the
members OF the society with n Christ
mas dinner which would stand tho
adutewtl0n probes OF the expert
chemists Of the society. has not
produced single Offer The society
is now seeking a home in which DO
hold the dinner. but no member has
yet been found who viii risk The loss
Of an insulted cook.
The society named three conditions.
That the dinner shall not be too cost
~, that IL shall not be "a fad frulta-
rian or vegetarian affair. and that
the society shah be allowed to- con-
duct analyses with the help Of two
analytical chemists during the prog
ress u the meal
Alfred h. Moore. secretary of the
socictV believes lt is utterly impossi-
Die for nm unadultcrated meal m the
scope of Christmas dinner 10 DE
given in London Moreover. ne is.
sues challenge for any one 10 pro.
vide a days food for an ordinary
Worklngman family without three
cases OF food adulteration. III tho
list includes coffee. tea or cocoa
bread, butter sausage, bacon, milk.
beef vegetables. biscuits. lam. honey
and cheese, there Will be more than
three cases of adulteration. he de-
Claros He asserts further that u is
utterly impossible 10 get unadulter-
ated milk In London. 1t may be only
q drop of annato 10 the pint. but this
is added To give "a rich, creamy look
10 separated milk. other adultora-
ions mentioned hy Mr.. Moore are
plaster Of paris in some kinds OF
luur. salycillc acid in jams. rice that
Is faced with unca table mineral mat
er. and boric acid In milk, cream and
.anned goods
The society has issued its clarion
'all, why should people go on al
owing themselves to be poisoned.
Nevertheless, the people are appar-
ntly going ahead ioyously preparing
o feast according 10 their means on
christmas day without "a thought Of
he adulteratons passing their lips.
For the first time during her forty
i'd years residence IN England, the
x-Empress Eugene. widow of Ma
'oleon TIT, recently attended a church
ervice in London, the occasion being
he funeral of her lifc-long friend.
iadame de ARGOS.
The aged ex-emprcss lives so much
o herself now, her only intimates be-
lg the little loyal colony az her resi-
ence at Farnborough. that her pres
nee In the Jesuit church az Farm
troct passed almost unnoueed She
ppeared 10 DE in splendid health
nd her activity, remarkable for
ioman IN eighty-oighth year. put 10
est the reports of her failing health.
It the conclusion Of the service she
eeeived an ovation from her many
riends. which brought the old time
mile TO her face.
Madame de ARGOS was one Of the
riends who came from France with
he ex-empress at the time of her ex-
q and during the intervening years
hey have been the closest Of friends !
er death was a great shock to Eu- !
enie. and 10 was feared that IL might
ave IN effects.
From the way IN which the cost Of !
le various services and the general I
iministration Is piiing mp. if is
.W eueVed that the chancellor Of S
le exchequer will have 10 provide /
,r an expenditure of a billion dollars /
the estimates for the next fiscal {
EAR.
This sum is about double what the ?
5timates amounted TO in 1905. when t
he liberal party, which generally il
ands for economy, came into power S
/ only one department has there been 1
saving. and that is in connection 7
ith the army, the cost Of which was {
5. 600. 600 less last year than 1t was t
ght years ago The navy last year
,st $4,000. 900 more than Il did in b
l05. and if present forecasts are to t