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

WN0 NVhsh Az 800
0wn United States TO give ser
thought TO laws which strik
Gtly ct the weil-being OF TIT
y and the higher cost OF living
~ law. asked. 10 more importan
tot, Man OF the House. and Mrs
776wIft. 10 me. to our children
10 every human being within
~ Sasn's borders than the Ma
~ Food Law? Does your mem
70 hack a decade or so before
ploced our food laws on oul
t11to books? II II does, you real
folly. how our National Food Law
IA inspection law and various
te food laws have revolutioniEed
conditions In this country. Shall
10 work toward still better laws,
mora rigid enforcement thereof.
ser than TO turn our faces back
ri? The latter Will be our course
eur one thing. we nullify the good
oor laws In our attempts to Sc
uniform legislation. in work.
FOR uniformity of state laws with
Federal Pure Food law, we must
~ that these laws be uniformly
d and not uniformly bad.
al new legislation and all
;uding Of the old legislation. we
likely TO find ourselves In the
sltiOn of the man who changes
res In the center OF swift run
= current--swamped or drowned.
n when we try TO change our laws,
Il the reactionary food interests
,3esent the swift-running stream
y swamps or browns us. Here is
<lr golden opportunity to have jok-
) put In bills and TO railroad
hugh legislation which will de.
10y the good work done for pure
d- The friends OF pure food must
on their guard constantly. The
|sor OF every proposed food meas
-. It's source. IS wording, its ef-
cf--if passed and enforced-on the
|nsumer must be studied carefully.
Great good has come from the en-
cement of our present National
I'd and Drug Act. The beneficial
&uIts OF pure food legislation have
"a roo great TO now permit the
|11terators Of food products To
1in open the door 10 food frauds
q make successful their plans TO
aiken the law. The National Food
ri has greatly increased the quail
of our food and drug supply. the
Rp1c have a more wholesome and
kfitrious supply than ever before.
~ frauds have been checked and
brtweights abolished. The con-
10er can go to drug store and
Ne his doctors prescription filed
khout the danger of buying adul
Ioted drugs. The individual who
"a cannot be tempted into buying
tynful patent medicines. The peo-
are learning the value of the
- label. They no longer regard
(ns merely fancy wrapper or
cker to add 10 the attractiveness
i package. Now II is something
10 read and the careful consumer
every word on the label before
6iys.
Fov citizens realize how effective
The federal meat inspection law
7PFctecting- our meat supply. yet
proximately 90 per cent of ami
10 are now slaughtered under fed
u Inspection. The United States
portmcnt OF agriculture report for
b nscAl year ending June 30. 1915.
Dwe that more than $4,000. 900
~ AnimaIs were slaughtered In
tabIishments under federal inspec-
- curing the year. Since approx
Dtely from IS To 60 per cent of the
|)mals killed in the country are
knGhtered In establishments where
|&efal inspection IL maintained, II
Desrs that about 100000. 900 meat
1mals are now being killed each
iar In the United States.
The annual appropriation for the
SERIAL meat inspection service is
M about $3.375,o00. SO that the
IL to the people would be between
and G cents per animal IL the
|tvice was confined entirely 10 the
Dpection OF the animals and car
<osee. In addition. however. great
)nntities Of the meat and products
~ reinspected. In this item there
- very considerable increase
ring the last fiscal year. the rein
loction resulting in the condemna
~ Of the total OF nearly 100000
lHtnds OF products of one kind OF
.other Furthermore, $4,000. 00C
1nds Of imported meat or mea,
|oducts were inspected and more
IN 100000 pounds condemned o,
lssd entry.
~ the animals subjected 10 fed
N inspection ess,SS5ss ~e#e-e4.a
lUued either IN whole or in part
(cSe figures inclrde only cattle
Utes. sheep goats and swine.
rubcvculosis was the chief carss
the condemnations. More thar
~ osrcasses OF cattle and $4,000
|cADses OF swine were entirely re
~ on account Of this disease
y addition parts of $4,000 cattle
100000 swine. Hog cholera wa:
sensible for the next largest loss
oriy 100000 swine being condemn
Gntircly on this account.
N this connection II IL interesting
note that more swine were slaugh
~ In the past year In establish
ITS under federal inspection than
~ before. A total OF g6.247. 95s