The Detroit times., 1915-10-29
A Little Talk About
Decayed Food Stuffs

Several interested readers have
asked me for some definition of
adulterated or filthy food product
which shall be ineligible to the lay
mind. And believe that heretofore
we have worded our information and
bulletins about pure food In such
scientific terms, that every day men
and women going their even way,
hsve not fully grasped the fact that
al this pure food warfare IL in their
interests. As to the answer to the
query No TO just what we mean by
adLlterated or filthy food, I believe
DR.. J. 8. Abbott. now with the Unit.
ID States government, formerly food
and drug commissioner OF Texas,
Gives us the best definition. The
Texas food and drug law says:
"A food product shall be deemed
TO be adulterated II II consists In
whole or In part OF a filthy. decom-
posed or putrid animal or vegetable
substance. or any portion Of an AMI
NAL or vegetable unht for food.
whether manufactured or not, or II
Il 10 the product OF a diseased anil
NAL, or one that has died otherwise
than by slaughter. For the purpose
q this act. the tern 'flthy' shall be
deemed to apply to food not securely
protected from hies. dust. dirt. and
% far a. may be necessary by all
reasonable means from all foreign
or injurious COMMUNICATIONS"
The thing 10 a. simple ~ the rule
cf three. Our human food supply Is
hassd on fundamental principles.
permanent and unchanging. Vege-
table life Is nourished by the soil,
water and air. In fulfilling Its pur-
pose II converts these simple ele-
nents into food ktuffs to support
animal life-protein. carbohydrates,
Fat and ash. That which Is not eat.
On by animal life decays and feeds
vegetable life.
an brief. then" | quote Or. Alb
bott. Sound, undecayed food stufRs
b food for animal life. Decayed. de-
composed food stuffs Ii food for
vegetable life. Neither division OF
I've can get one particle OF nourish-
ment from food stuffs intended for
the other. II Is SO because nature
has made II so. and not because !,
say SO. Hence. the Legislature has
0eclared that II shall be Illegal to
cell decayed food stuffs for animal
Iooo."
Give your spoiled food to the plants
snd only sound. perfect food to your
emily. Decayed foodstuffs feed
vegetable life. the7 are breeding
plsces for disease producing bac-
taria.
DIR. Abbott says: 1T is not only
tsnc that decayed foodstune is not
food at all TO animal life.. but II Is
a1so true that the products of decay
ere positively poisonous to animal
HE. In the decay Of the proteins
q animal origin--cheese, milk, meat
md eggs-there are formed certain
to1ic substances known as pto-
hsaines. actually destructive Of the
Ne process. In the decomposition
q vegetable protein, no such sub
f1ances have ever been found, but
The large number of bacteria in
such products together with the
exereta thrown OF In their life pro-
cess. ~ not absolutely destructive. Is
positively detrimental to animal life.
and especially 20 to infants"
"Hencc the prohibition Of the sale
G Hithy or dceayed food products
has a scientific bass which neither
the wrath Of tho gods nor all.con-
ssning fire can destroy"
"Why we cannot successfully
raise hogs on decayed or half.rotten
food Those who try II will. sooner
a. later. lose their herd from chol-
IRA. Nor can chickens be success
fully fed on musty or half-rotten
erains, or decayed beef scrap. Some
Of JUS, to our loss and sorrow. are
long time learning these simple
truths"
1--WE put our clothing. furniture.
hardware and books behind plate
sisss v indows. We pile up our food
upon tables set out upon our side
walks. and expose II to nies. manure.
dogs and tramps. We carry our
bread around In our dirty hands
which handle our dirty horses and
RIB It against our dirty clothes. We
wrap up and tie box Of matches
or cake Of soap. We make par.
lor OF our wearing apparel. and
backyard Of our stomachs."
Here we have the authority Of .
man a. high in the food ranks a DR..
J. 8. Abbott, that decayed food VIII
eventually kill animal life Why put
poison into our stomachs In place OF
sound, clean, Iife-sustsining food!
There issnot single legitimate rea-
son why we should. IL there? Ban
ish decayed food from your table,
yonr kitchen. your shops. Become
clean food missionary. Talk clean
food I'm your club, 10 your friends,
% your family and your dealers. De
csyed food supports vegetable life.
Clean food supports animal life.
"A Halloween Supper