The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-08-29

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names and the prestige of the institu-
| tions they represent to the attempt to
| poison and defraud the American
people. 1t is the old story Of the
glamor of the fee obscuring the vision
OF service. How long are the colleges
and universities of the land going to
tolerate such efforts to defend the
mercenary against the right and thus
bring shame and disgrace on the
cause of higher education?
| After the evidence was heard and the
jury charged, verdict for the govern
ment was brought in and an appeal
was Immediately taken to the higher
court. One striking point in this
trial IS that 1t was not brOt and finan-
ced by the millers, many Of whom
| were glad to stop the execrab prac-
tice, but by the company controlling
the manufacture of the bleaching ma
chinery
Briefly the bleaching process is ap-
piled as follows:
After the -four is ground it is pas
sed into compartment where it is
brought into contact with cur
rent of air which is ''electrified' by
having been subjected to series OF
electrical discharges at high tension.
The oxygen and nitrogen which exists
| In free state in the air are thus COM
bined into reddish, noxious, choking
gas. which with water forms nitrous
and nitric acids. These gases in turn
are absorbed by the yellow fat parti-
cles that give to natural flour its beau
tiful, slightly amber tint. The fat par
ticles become pure white under this
malign influence, and the tint of the
-four is correspondingly whittier. OF
course this is not done for fun. The
miller, by the help of the false desire
that has been created for q white flour
can sell the product of his mill at
higher price. The consumer is thus
defrauded The flour is less palatable
and less nutritious than it was before
and he pays higher price for his
bread. The miller and the merchant
| catch him "comin' and going"
DON'T BUY BLEACHED FLOUR
What is the duty of the American
housekeeper? Refuse to buy any -four
which has been bleached or any bresd
made therefrom. Favor the flour with:
the amber tint and we will soon have
bread made of pure starch, chemic9li-
zed and adorned to look like and taste
like the real article.
II the law fails under the decision
OF the courts you can create q popular
sentiment which will drive the adulter-
ators out of the market. Be comfort
ed by what has already been done to
benzoate OF soda; in spite of the pro-
lection given this chemical by presi-
dents and cabinet officers and by the
eminent members of the Remsen
Board, it has practically been driven
from the market by an outraged pub
lie sentiment. Refuse to buy bleached
flour.
4 FE4C11AAN1 laE1 MAlIkEESS FOk0E
Feeling confident that many OF tho
millers OF the country would gladly
provide unadulterated, unbleached
-four, an effort was made to determine
definitely, if possible, their attitude
on this subject, and 10 assist tho
housewife by listing those who would
promise not to bleach -four under any
conditions. To this end . circular
letter was sent to 1922 mills, situated
in all sections of the country. of .
capacity of over $50 barrels Of -four
day.
A copy of the circular which was
| sent out, after reviewing the situation
| and its answer, will be found in tho
ad OF The Grant County Milling Co.
OF the 1922 circulars, all of which
presumably reached their destination
(at least they have not returned), re-
plies have been received from two
hundred and one millers; of these,
four we're frankly in favor of tie
bleaching by chemical process; while
fourteen were opposed to bleaching,
but would not make promise to re
frain from doing it if the final deci-
sion OF the courts permitted it. One
hundred and eighty-three signed the
promise not to bleach their -four even
il the courts should uphold its legal.
ity. No positive opinion can be es.
pressed as to the attitude of those who
did not reDly. In the present un-
settled condition as to the court,
findings, and the possibility of unfa
conditions of competition should
bleached flour be legalizsd, it would
not be at all fair 40 assume that all
the millers who refrain from answer
ing about 81 per cent are actually
in favor of the bleaching of flonr.
Many undoubtedly we're in the class
OF those who replied as being oppos ed
to the practice, but we're unwilling
under the present conditions to sigA
the pledge.
They hope that they will not b forCel
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