The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-14
JOINT MEETING
HELD FRIDAY
HOUSEWIVES LEAGUE AND CUR
RENT EVENTS DEPARTMENT
HAVE FINE PROGRAMS.
The Ar Department Meets This AZ.
terroon az a. o. u W. Rooms
Matters Of Interest
Before Club.

The joint meeting OF the House
wives League and the Current Events
department was held Friday afternoon
and programs of interest were given
az each meeting.
2:l5 o'clock and Mrs. Guy X. &. Al
len presided. Mr.. w. II. Smith. the
food inspector gave demonstrations OF
the different weights and measures
and showed how the liquid and dry
] measures differ. He also demonstrat
I'd how different is the u. ). Stand
ard quart measure and that stamped
i by the State OF West Virginia. Mr..
Smith showed perfectly how people
are cheated In purchasing dry goods
1 measured in wet measure. He show
ed the difference in measures as being
2 cubic inches in wet measure and J
s-lO ounces in dry measure. This is
how much we are being cheated.
In wholesale OF potatoes the whole
J saler buys potatoes by weight and
sells them by measure. In this way
he only makes a profit OF Ill per
go pounds to a bushel and fifteen TO
a peck. BY this statement we see we
are not cheated so badly as is thought
by many. Mr.. Smith thinks the best
way 20 regulate the buying by weights
and measures with best results Is to
familiarfze ourselves with that bust
ness
A personal effort on part of the pur-
| CHASER Is necessary and they should
study well the various scales and see
what they get and demand it. He
spoke of the different kinds OF scales
and said the most essential point to
watch II the hands behind the scales
as the law can't regulate that. Study
the different scales and see that hands
knives and other articles are kept of
While articles are being weighed
Many are experts at manipulating
scales. IL the dealer touches com
putting scale with the point of a knife
II increased the weight one TO five
ounces on the pound \ little effort
VIII aid in detecting these tricks. In
those scales where the finger points
and the prices are computed, watch on
; " the balancing finger which points to
the weight. Demand the proper weight
and don't buy by price. Instead OF
asking Tor fifty cents worth OF meat
ask for SO many pounds. Also watch
coffee grinders and see that YOU get
full measure. See that no coffee re
mains in the grinder and that the
weight Is correct. See all measures
} before they are filed Also see that
liquid measures are emptied carefully
aIter you have paid for the article
OFTEN much of molasses and other
substances remains in the measure
and you don't get all YOU should. This
rs also Tor sanitary reason as the
measures should not stand in a dirty
condition. =
Mr.. Smith said also to be careful OF
the many scales used bv hucksters
MT. Smith told Of the visit to Indian
apolis and said there are seven in
spectors OF weights and measures in
mat city and the laws are fine. In
mat state they sell cherries by quart
measure boxes and not just BONES
Tor so much money In that city 90
Ter the measures had been sealed they
were changed TO vary from % 10 2S
Der cent Mrs. Allen. in behalf of the
housewives league, resolved TO aid
Mr smith. as they have great conf
dence In his ability to correct matters.