The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-25

WHEELING
FOOL TAXATION AND "S0FT DRINK"
By H. E. BARNARD
Free Repeating the Fatal Economic Errors
of Feudal Autocracies.
State Food Commissioner Of Indiana.

+ makes no difference to the human or
| gansm whether the sugar is taken In
! the lump form. as chocolate drop, or
. in !, huitle vi soda water We need only
! look abroad, to the hattlrfelds oi
/ EUROPE. 10 See sugar holding place or
| honor with all armies for restoration OF
! the. Eudiery under the most eXhhust!ns
strains
Science does not uurgc. in connection
| with the soda fountain. the economic
/ error Of paying or 10 cents for | cents
! worth OF sugar. But there is. in conncc-
| ton with the nutrition furnished-anu
the popular Willingness To pay the price
! demonstrates It--a hrst-Guenching
! property inherent in these soft drinks
which has distinct value for the hu-
: man economy. III England the people
: have INDUCED extensively In fruit juices.
such as raspberry shrub for years. while
; England's bottled hovcra Rrs on the or
: der of ginger ale have an international
! reputation.
Here. with tho passing Of alcoholic
beverages. the use OF the expressed
| natural fruit juices and Of other nom
, alcoholic drinks is increasing vcrE
, rapidly. The old fashioned c!d' +.
pressed al the ncighhoring mill and
stored In barrels. has been succeed ID
! nv uru~. juice made from sound fruit
ca rhpnatrd. bottled under pressure. and
| pasleurizcd. Such cider hns all III"
properties " freshly expressed apple
juice. and. in addition. the cffertcsc.nt
quality of champagne.
Already many hreweries arc bottling
, arple cider with profits as great for
/ themselves aEI With satisfaction fur
-. u,nn1a pttppGpI the
, brewing o. beer. One Spokane brewer.
whose plant VAS closed for two wears
tcld me ne mace 1000. 900 gallons Of
! tie cider iASt year and inten1s TO
double that output this year. The pro-
pr!Ctor Of villa was formerly brewery
| In Indiana states that he Is making
| "! ger profits now out Of bottled cider
tann he ever made out OF beer.
! There is also an enormous Increase
! In the popula: use Of cereal heve:a Jes
, that are absolutely non-alcoholtc. They
arc made iron malt and hops; but even
tic current reed for food economy docs
not impinge upon those extracts. Ih-
/: like the brewing OF beer. the process
: Trey undergo. forming as 1t docs no
alcohol. eoen not destroy the original
food values. which remain In the hover
. eye un!mpair.1.
-
. we'll beware lest they kill the goose and
! forfeit untold riches Of golden egxs un-
, laid in the future. The development
, instead Of the destruction OF the soft
: drink" industry. the encouragement
! rather than the disbursement OF the
I soft drink" habit, will be wise and
profitable legislation.
! Consumption of fruit juices in all
! these forms Is certa n TO prove OF I'M
! mense economic value. because 1t pro-
wees use for the waste fruit o. tho
Orchards Hitherto the only utilization
! knc wn for "culls" has been In vinegar.
| Within a few years the waste orchard
fruits will be just "a valuable as Is
/ now the fancy product rended In boxes.
Every apple grown Will he utilized as
the basis for q refreshing beverage. fpll
Of bouquet 10 the palate and Of to"d ma
! terials for the nourishment of the 5rdy.