The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-19

ana Il behooves every thinking
~ ana woman In every state OF
dWT tinted stat-s to give SeF4-
thought 10 laws which strike
scfly al the weil-being Of the
and the higher cost OF living
~ law, I asked, lie more importan,
rc>,., Man OF the House, and Mrs
oewife. To me, 10 our children
60 every human being within
nc1e Sans borders than the Ma
al Food Law? Does your mem
x 70 back a decade or SO before
placed our food laws on our
>fule books? IL IL does, you real
* fully how our National Food Law,
1T inspection law and various
nfs food laws have revolutionized
~ conditions In this country Shall
o NOT work toward still better laws,
M more rigid enforcement thereof,
4ther than to turn our faces back
nrd? The latter VIII be orr course
X Cor one thing. we nullify the good
y = our laws la our attempts to Sc
Nge uniform legislation. In work
n for uniformity of state laws with
4 - Federal Pure Food law, we must
Inoist that these laws be uniformly
rod and not uniformly bad.
In all new legislation and all
oending OF the old legislation, we
4 IN likely to find ourselves ia the
ooition OF the man who changes
orees In the center OF swift run
1ns -current--swRmpe or drowned.
4 when we try TO change our laws.
Hat the reactionary food interests
K&Si esent the swift-running stream
~ swamps or browns US. Here is
HeIr golden opportunity to have jok-
k&tr put In bills and to railroad
4hrOugh legislation which will de-
troy the good work done for pure
Ia The friends of pure food must
~ on their guard constantly. The
Tor Of every proposed food meas
NV. its source, its wording, It's eff
4 tot--if passed and enforced--on the
lIonsumer must be studied carefully.
Great good has come from the en-
fcement Of our present National
Nod and Drug Act. The beneficial
uuIts OF pure food legislation have
&en too great TO now permit the
1ulterAtors Of food products to
1ain open the door to food frauds
MA make successful their plans to
4caken the Law. The National Food
Nv has greatly increased the quail
IA az our food and drug supply. the
Soplo have a more wholesome and
&tritrious supply than ever before.
&od frauds have been checked and
pftweights abolished. The con-
inner can go to drug store and
tye his doctors prescription filled
Without the danger Of buying adul-
MATED drugs. The individual who
I'D cannot be tempted into buying
nsmful patent medicines. The peo-
1o are learning the value Of the
0D6 label They no longer regard
% merely . fancy wrapper or
)cker to add TO the attractiveness
E = package. Now II Is something
~ 4ead and the careful consumer
T ~ every word on the label before
~ Buys.
ow citizens realize how effective
The federal meat inspection law
protecting our meat supply. yet
proximately so per cent OF ami
III are now slaughtered under fed
III Inspection. The United States
(partment of agriculture report for !
( D fiscal year ending June 80. 1915,
I 1owe that more than $4,000. 900 |
oat animals were slaughtered in |
Establishments under federal inspec- !
Non during the year. Since approx |
kAte3y from IS to so per cent Of the |
nimals killed in the country are |
4nghtered In establishments where !
8 Neral inspection Is maintained. II |
pears that about 10o, 00o 900 meat
Annals are now being killed each
1nr In the United States.
The annual appropriation for the
1erpl meat inspection service is
~ about s3.375. 900. so that the
~ to the people would be between
y and cents per animal II the
vice was confined entirely TO the
ppection OF the animals and car.
eoes. In addition. however. great
antilles Of the meat and products
- reinspected. In this item there
- q very considerable increase
ring the last fiscal year, the rein
ection resulting in the condemna-
~ OF the total of nearly 10000. 900
4unds Of products of one kind or
lother Furthermore. 245.0OO. 900
ounds Of imported meat or meat
5oducts were inspected and more
AN 100000 pounds condemned or
1kused entry.
fOf the animals subjected 10 fed
tNl inspection 29s.s5s were con.
mined either In whole CT In part.
lose figures include only cattle.
wee, sheep, goats and swine.
Iuberculosis was the chief cause
the condemnatIons. More than
80 carcasses of cattle and $4,000
fcasses Of swine were entirely re-
(1fed on account Of this disease.
D4 In addition parts OF As 900 cattle
M 100000 swine Hog cholera was
ponsibIe for the next largest loss,
rly 100000 swine being condemn.
ontirely on this account.
\ this connection II Is interesting
00te that more swine were slaugh-
~ IN the past year In establish
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