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
lnind. And believe that heretofore
We have worded our information and
bulletins about pure food In such
scientific terms. that every day men
ana women going their even way,
have net fully grasped the fact that
all this pure food warfare is in their
interests. As to TIE answer TO the
query Ne 10 Just what we mean by
adIlterated or filthy food. l believe
DR. J. s. Abbott. now with the Unit.
ed States government, formerly food
aud 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 unit for food.
whether manufactured or not. or II
IL ,s the product OF diseased AM.
NAL, or one that has died otherwise
than by slaughter For tho purpose
OF this act. the tern filthy shall be
deemed TO apply to food not securely
protected from flies, dust. dirt. and
rs far as may be necessary by all
reasonable mems from all foreign
or injurious COMMUNICATIONS"
The thing Is as simple as the rule
OF three. Our human food supply IL
based on fundamental principles.
permanent and unchangiug. vege-
table life Is ncurished by the soil.
water and air In fulfilling It's pur.
rusc II converts these simple ele-
mcnts into food stuffs TO support
animal life-protein carbohydrates.
fat and ash. That which js not eat
en- by animal life decays and feeds
vegetable life.
I'm brief. then" 7 quote DR.. Alb
tott, sound, undecayed feod stuffs
Is food for animal life. Decayed. de-
composed food stuffs Is food for
vegetable life. Neither division OF
ifc can get one particle of nourisb.
ment from food stuffs intended for
the other. II Is so because nature
has made IL so. and not because !
Say SO. Hence. the legislature has
declared that II shall he Illegal to
sell decsyed food stuffs for animal
foco,'
Give your spoiled food TO the plants
and cniy sound, perfect food to your
family. Decayed foodstuffs feed
vegetable life. the are breeding
places for disease producing bac-
terra
Or. Abbott saws "It isnot only
trne that decayed foodstufs is not
food at all TO animal life. but II Is
also true. that the products OF decay
Gre positively poisonous TO animal
life. In the decay of the proteins
OF animal origin---cbeese. milk. meat
and eKgs-there are formed certain
toxic substances known as pto
maines. actually destructive OF the
life process. In the decomposition
OF vegetable protein. no such sub
stances have ever been found. but
the large number Of bacteria In
such products together with the
sxcreta thrown of In their life. pro.
cess. II rot absolutely destructive. Is
positively detrimental TO animal life.
and especially, 20 to infants"
Hence the prohibition OF the sale
Of filthy or decayed food products
has a scientific basis which neither
the wrath of the gods nor all-con-
suming Are can destroy"
"Why. we cannot successfully
raise hogs on decayed or half-rotten
food Those who try II will. sooner
or later, lose their herd from chol-
era. Nor car chickens be success
fully fed on musty or half-rotten
grains, or decaved beef scrap. Some
OF us, to our loss and sorrow, are
long time learning these simple
truths
1--WE put our clo;hing. furniture.
hardware and books behind plate
glass windows. We pile up our food
upon tables set out upon our side
walks, and expose II to flies. manure.
DOGS and tramps. We carry orr
bread around In cur dirty hands
which handle our dirty horses and
rub Il 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 a
backward Of our stomachs."
Here we have the authority Of a
man o. high In the food ranks as Dr.
J. q. Abbott, that decayed food VIII
eventually kill animal life Why put
poison into our stomachs in place Of
sound, clean, DEMONSTRATING food?
There il not single legitimate rea-
son why we should. is theref Ban
ish decayed food from your table,
your kitchen. your shops. Become
n clean food missionary. Talk clean
food in your club TO your friends,
70 your family and ycrr dealers. De-
cayed food supports vegetable HE.
Clean food supports animal life.