The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-06
in STORAGE
SEVEN YEARS,
Then MARKETED
Mrs A. o. Dunk Hands Out Pts
catOrial Thriller to Political
League Members
WANTS ALL HOUSEWIVES
TO BE FOOD INSPECTORS
Would Result in Cure of Many
Evils, She Tells Audience of
Women

Every housewife in Detroit should
constitute herself an inspector OF the
food and dairy department of Michi-
gan II this were done, and the wo-
men who buy the food placed upon
the tables in thousands OF homes actu-
ally inspected IL before purchasing.
the pure food problem, in great
measure, would be solved.
These are the views of Mrs. A. o.
Dunk, president OF the Detroit House
wives league, as she expressed them,
Tuesday afternoon, TO members of the
Political and Civic league, In the lat
ter body's regular meeting in the Ell
liot-Taylor-Woo cafe.
Women who buy food for their fam
lilies should feel that they have per-
sonal responsibility In the matter"
said Mrs. Dunk. 1T is not only the
privilege OF housewives TO examine
foodstuffs before they buy them. 1t
Is their duty.
Another thing which Detroit house
wives ought to do in the interest of
economy and fairness, is to demand
that their dealers weigh vegetables,
fruits and other edibles, instead OF
measuring them. / do not mean to
insinuate that the majority OF Detroit
merchants are dishonest. But you do
find the occasional one, who will take
advantage OF a short measure, and II
Is TO protect purchasers in such a
store, that general demand for
weighing. instead of measuring, should
be made.
~The weighing of groceries and pro-
IN nIx
tage in dealing with the house to
horse peddlsr. These moving gro
ceries and butcher shops, | believe,
are chiefly to blame for the agitation
that has arisen against measures and
in favor OF the scales"
Mrs. Dunk impressed upon the mem.
hers of the league, Michigan's need OF
a law that would regulate cold storage
houses. She said almost every other
state has statute that enables OFF,
cials TO keep close watch on the stor
age places, to see whether meat fish,
fowl, or game are being kept in refrig-
Grafton too long. The laws Ak maxi
mum periods during which various
kinds OF foodstuffs can be kept In stor-
age.
do you know" asked Mrs. Dunk,
tEdt tneTe Is no law IN tDlS state
which would prevent an indiscrim.
mate cold storage man from keeping
a chicken or piece OF meat in storage
for 10 years and then placing II on
sale?"
The members of the Political and
Civic league inhaled deeply, and made
EXPLANATIONS OF profound surprise and
disgust.
Mrs. Dunk gave some information
concerning the sad experiences of a
fish. The information had been given
her. she said. by one who had per
sonal knowledge of this piscatorial
outrage. The fish passed away, one
day, after making violent struggle
for life. liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness. He got caught in a net.
Instead OF going into frying pan,
being picked clean, and having his
bones ground into fertilizer, as a
great many good, self-respecting fish
do. this one went to Detroit cold
storage house.
And he lay there, frozen corpse,
for seven long years!
After that, he was taken out, thaw-
ed for few days, and then sold for
consumption in Detroit. After hear.
ing about the fish, the Political and
Civic league expressed itself as being
heartily In favor Of a cold storage Law
for Michigan.