Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20


OF parents. At one OF the agricultural
fairs the managers insisted recently on
Offering prizes for the babies In the
health contest. because. they said. We
ought to do as we'll for his baby Well.
the complete answer to that Is that pigs
and babies are not in the same class, and
if you give prizes for pigs that is q
way with babies"
Director Lathrop believes that a show
of children in competition for prizes will
mot &c the raising amd OPP
offering of certificates Of award or recog-
milton to mothers who care best for their
children. The children's chief director
thinks th that many c than mother anaa wno
agement. might be blessed with a
healthy baby boy or girl, does not de-
serve as much credit as careful mother
who through good management and OBJ
servance of the rules of sanitation and
feeding has developed health in a child
which In the beginning was weak and
sickly. In other words, she thinks every
thing possible should be done to reward
mother who Is doing her best to i'm
prove the condition under which her child
lives.
Uncle Sam Is discovering that he has
a sweet tooth, and this fact accounts
for the government
To Investigate starting an extern
rr.l sive investigation Of
Candy making candy making in all
Its phases and the making OF plans for
pure food" cook book devoted exclu-
sively to confectionery. ranging from mo-
lasses kisses to chocolate creams and
other tempting sweetmeats.
no Zee
candy eaters in the world. and confec-
TONERS of the United States have ad-
vanced their art so far that their prod
uct finds ready sale in every part Of
the globe. Realizing the Importance Of
the industry. the bureau OF chemistry
of the United States Department OF Agri-
culture has set one Of its experts to
work on series Of studies OF candy
making which will, perhaps. be extended
over several years and which will pro-
vide material for q number Of interesting
bulletins on the industry. Candy is used
In this country In such large quantities
give increased attention to It's manu.
facture and to the Improvement of the
product. DR.. G. S. Hudson, whom the
bureau OF chemistry has placed In charge
OF the studies. has just begun his new
work, and 1t perhaps will be many
months before the results of his first
series OF Investigations are announced to
the public DR.. Hudson has given. per-
haps. more time and study to the manu-
1acture and uses Of sugar than any other
government chemist, and perhaps knows
more about the history Of the confection-
cry business In this country than any one
else In the federal service. Speaking Of
the investigations which he is beginning.
Dr. Hudson yesterday said:
1T Is the duty of the state and govern
ment officials who are charged with the
enforcement OF the pure food laws 70 see
10 IT that our confectionery is pure and
IS sold by truthful representation. The
bureau of chemistry takes the nos,ttnn
that it is also the duty of it's off1cfais to
ala IN every way possible in the Develop
ment of the Manufacture Of wholesome
and delicious corrections In the work
connected with the fulfillment Of this
teal men OF the confectionery business
most or whom many years ago placed
themselves on record and took proper ac
ton to prevent the use Of various SUBJ
stances in candy which might be un-
wholesome.
The candy-making industry has had a
gradual growth for a score Of centuries.
and every epoch in the progress OF our
civilization has contributed something to
the present art of pleasing the taste with
known to the primitive man. but honey
furnished him q natural sweet, and per-
haps was the worlds first known con-
1ecuon Sun-dried fruits and mixtures
OF nuts and honey also were classed as
primitive CONNECTIONS. The ancient
Greeks had course in their formal din
ners which went by the name OF 'tryge-
mata-' which may be translated sweets
or CONNECTIONS.
Sugar was not known to the ancient
Greeks. the Romans or the Hebrews.
but the culinary art was highly developed
among these peoples. and 1t is not unrea-
sonable to believe that the cooks made
delicious CONNECTIONS Of the compounds
of honey with nuts and dried fruits The
first candy made from sugar cane came
from Venice during the thirteenth or four
teenth century. About the time OF the
discovery Of America the production of
sugar In various old world countries had
taken on considerable proportions, and
Columbus brought the culture Of sugar
cane to this country, where 1t was in
troduced In the Island Of Santo Domingo.
About the same time sugar began to be
used extensively in England. chiefly to
sweeten tea and coffee which had been
recently introduced by English naviga-
tors. One of the earliest Of CONNECTIONS
was that known as 'marzipan,' as it is
called in Germany, which Is essentially a
sweetened almond cake. This CONNECTION.
perhaps, had Its origin in Venice. Shake
speare mentions 1t in one of his plays
under the name of 'marchpane.'
1.-The confectionery industry has had
vanced with each new epoch in the
worlds civilization. One Of the longest
steps forward was made when confec-
TONERS several generations ago discover
ed the value OF the cacao bean from
which chocolate is made. and produced
one of the products which, along with
sugar, now plays dominant part in the
industry. The cacao bean is the seed
of a tree which is native to the tropical
parts of the American continent, and its
use for food was known to the ancient
Aztecs long before the discovery Of
America.
This bureaus Investigation Of the
candy-making industry will eliminate in
the publication Of cook book Of recipes
OF practically all OF the wholesome con-
fections made in the civilized world to-
day. The government will encourage the
manufacture Of wholesome candies from
pure ingredients on the same principles
that 1t encourages the manufacture Of
pure food. Candies containing harmful
chemicals or dangerous products Of any
kind are injurious to the health Of the
people. of course. and the best way to
prevent their use Is to give the public
the very best information on the methods
of manufacture of pure candles which
contain nothing to inJure health or d.
gestion." RAYMOND W. PULLMAN.