El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-30

with metal ores. such as lead Chemical
ly. IL is barlum sulpnat-- FOR the
reasons above mentioned. IL is pre-
, ferred TO --miueraliue' the lat
ter makes an excellent flour aduleralr.
being ground white clay tkaO1ni OF
the kind so much used in the manu-
facture OF porcelain
All Bad For Human Health.
II Is not TO be supposed tnat any
Of these mineral substances are good
for human health. On the contrary
( they are pretty bad for folks, when
taken into the stomach; and it goes
without saying that they contain no
element OF nutrition
The miller. like other people. is sub
ject 10 temptation. especially where
his pocket nerve" is touched Take FOR
example. this appeal TO mis- cupidity.
quoted from a circular letter Of North
/ Carolina concern that has ground clay
u sell;
We invite your attention TO our
: 'mineraline.' which is without doubt
the greatest existing discovery
There is TO flour mill man who can
afford not 20 use il. for several rea-
sons
Your flour will be much whittier and
nicer. II does not injure the flour IN
any way And by using mineraline you
realize a margin of $500 TO $500 on
each carload you use
we can furnish you mineraline Tor
high-grade flour at S-0 Der ton. Tor
medium grade at SIS per ton"
Now what do you think OF that ,
| Filler for the flour barrels at only
$40 a ton, for high grade, II is just
the same a $ so much money in bank
MnIers Oppose the Bill
The millers Of the United States are
dead against the pending bill They
are fighting IL tooth and nail They
say il would destroy their great in
dustry; that il would kill the export
/ demand for our flour because fore
| igners won't buy adulterated stuff.
Suppose that the bill is put through
I congress The -floUrine' is manu-
featured in the East. the bulk Of the
wheat crop is milled in the West.
Freight rates would forbid the ship
ment Of the adulterant in great
quantities both ways As the matter
would work out. the pure wheat flour
would be shipped east from Minnesota.
7 Kansas. and other producing states
| il would be taken off the cars at the
glucose factories; and after being con-
verted into mixed flour" would 90
[ forward TO its destination.
In this way the glucose factories
would become the real handlers OF the
I flour output Of the country The mil
lers would be at their mercy because
they could put any Of the real flour
{ makers out Of business at any time.
! commercially and comparatively, by
/ refusing 10 supply them with the
/ adulterant. or by declining to handle
In short, the ultimate object Of the
: advocates OF the bill TO mOnOpolize
! the means Of appeasing the hunger of
the nation And, 10 do this. they would
! dilute the flour supply
Meaning OF "Dilute--
Now. what does that term dilute
mean IN definite terms2 Perhaps the
/ best reply 10 the question is furnished
! by a few casual remarks OF Prof. Har-
vey ". Wiley's. when called upon the
I other day. to testify before a committee
Of congress lie said
Believes In Corn
| Il believe in corn for human food.
| It IS an excellent food for a man at
/ hard labor. because il is fuel for the
! body But corn is a diet on which
! children cannot grow II you feed your
I children nothing but cOrn-bread. they
/ will die-even the whole corn too And
: how much more qEa-zly Will children
I die if you take ouS0s the corn about
/ all that is suitable as food. and then
I feed them the starchy remainder You
/ may feed a child "A shiplOad Of corn.
I and il will never build a particle of
| any tissue except fat II will never
I make a particle Of tooth. or bone, or
| nerve. or muscle. or skin, or hair, or
4 nail"
The point. you see, is that corn is
! one OF the best fuels to run the body
! machine. but it does not build any It's
I sue or make any blood. Wheat. on the
! other hand Says Dr.. Wileyl is the best
1 single food milk excepted that ma
I ture ever provided
Would Cheat Baker.
! Corn contains no gluten (Which is
! the chief bodybuilding constituent Of