,:-i-s FOOD ADULTERATIONS WATERFOWLS. K In these days of so much talk about pure foods, nd with the protectlT legislation by Congress on the subject, the bulletin of the Bureau or Chem istry, Department of Agriculture, on "Some Forms of Food Adulterations and Simple Methods for Their Detec tion" is very timely. Since the middle of the last century the subject of food adulteration has attracted a constantly increasing amount of attention. In this country, however, very little was done In this line nntll about 1880. In 1881 the Division of Chemistry began the study of food adulteration, and since then has given a great deal of time to the subject. Since 1898 the origin and place of manufacture of the foods studied by the Bureau have been care fully noted and special attention also given to imported foods. In 1883 the first practicable food Inspection law in the United States was CUV ELLIOTT MITCHCll. facturers that the addition of a pre servative to food doe not properly constitute adulteration because the pre servatives added are of grenter com mercial value than the foods them selves. Such a claim, however, seems to be notl lng but a play upon words. For instance, benzoate of soda has a greater commercial value, weight for weight, than tomatoes, and the claim has been made that for that reason its addition to tomatoes actually in creases the expense of the preparation of tomato catsup. As a matter of fact, however, It permits the tomato pulp to be prepared In large quantities and preserved In barrels in a much less ex pensive way than can be done without its use. It is evident, therefore, that even though the preservative employed is more expensive than the substance to which it is added, the addition is really made for the purpose of cheap ening the product. I: Is not for this W' a. -iM U A WINNING PAIR OF BROWN CHINESE GKESE. FIRST PRIZE TOrLOl"SE GOOSE. Fort Wavne, Ind.. Dee.. ln05. GROCP OF BROWN CHINESE GEESE at St Louis Exposition. enacted in Massachusetts. Since that time other States have enacted and enforced food laws, until at the pres ent time twenty-five States are seri ously attempting to regulate the char acter and qualky of the foods sold in their markets. In three additional States laws relating to the purity of dairy products are enforced, and in several others a beginning has been made. Food Regulation Abroad. Food legislation has received much attention abroad and the more ad vanced foreign countries have effective food laws and enforce them rigidly. Tne subject of the purity of foods is more widely studied in the United States now than at any previous time. The people as a whole are better in formed on the subject than ever before, and there is a constantly increasing demand for definite information. In response to a very large number of inquiries regarding the matter the bul letin of the Bureau of Chemistry has been prepared as a popular statement regarding the nature and extent of food adulteration, and includes simple tests by which the housekeeper or re tail dealer may determine some of the more prevalent forms of adultera tion practiced. The demand for information on this subject is now very general, and, a is often the case when public interest is deeply aroused, there is an unfor tunate tendency toward exaggeration which irequently amounts to sensa tionalism. Such an attitude is of course to be deplored, and unless it is checked must sooner or later react unfavorably. It is not unusual to speak of some of our typical foods as poisoned, and of the manufacturers as poisoners. Such characterizations are frequently exaggerations to the point of untruth. Deleterious substances are in many cases added to foods. At the same time the word "poison" has a very strong and distinct significance and should not be applied to any one of the substances ordinarily added to foods, except in the sense that they are harmful. The word "poisoner" signi fies a person who intentionally and de liberately administers an article in tended to result fatally, or at least very disastrously to health. The Juggling of Words. During recent years there has been a tendency to confuse the minds of many by an Incorrect use of certain words frequently used in the discussion of foods. It is the policy of some man ufacturers to limit the word "adulter ated" to foods to which have been added substances of lower value than the foods themselves with the inten tion of increasing the weight or vol ume. This limitation is certainly not justified by the English language nor by the facts, and such a restriction of the term ia entirely unwarranted. The word "adulterated" properly describes a food to which any noncondimental foreign substance, not properly con stituting a portion of the food, has been added. The fact that the added substance may be at times of a greater commercial value than the food Itself has no bearing on the question. Con versely, the word "pure" Is properly applicable to foods that are unmixed with any foreign substance. It may be wholesome or unwholesome, hut this property is not indicated by the word "pure" or "adulterated." This definition is not, of course, complete. The claim Is made by some tnanu- reason that such a substance is prop erly called an adulterant, however, but because it is an added foreign sub stance and Is neither a food nor a con diment. These definitions cannot be emphasized too strongly. Adulterated foods are not necessarily unwholesome foods. The bulletin published by the De- Watcr'Foxrl in AVw England. Broiler ducks are grown by the thou sands In several localities of Pennsyl vania, New Jersey and ling Island, as well as elsewhere, the greatest num ber, however, coming from the first named sections. One farm alone dur ing the year just passed marketed 37, 000 broiler ducks from its plant. Hut New Kngland la the home or breeding grounds of the best quality of market geese sold in this country. The most careful, the most determined anil the most successful breeders and handlers of high quality market geese are scat tered from Khode Island to the end of Massachusetts. The old-time common or gray goose has been largely displaced by the state ly Kmbden. Toulouse, African and China species. The Kmbden and the Toulouse are the result of a union of the efforts of the French and the Kng lish. The African, the Hong Kong and tho China geese came, perhaps, from the Asiatic countries. Recently, at the Boston Poultry Show, was exhibited the finest lot of geese that have been shown In this country for all-time. One pair of Enibden (pure white geese) reached the enormous weight of 5S pound and the Toulouse (gray market geese) almost equaled them in size. Next to these in quality is the African, so much valued for the rearing of what are known as the mongrel geese. The white Embden. said to have j originated from the visit of a swan to i some of the commoner flock of a town of thesanie name on the Continent, have been carefully bred and selected until they are very large, handsome white geese, which seem to be valued first as a true-bred variety for the producing of feathers and market poultry. 'I he Toulouse that came from France are fully their equal in every way, except that the feathers are gray or mixed with gray in.stead of pure white. What is known as the wild or Can ada goose, mated with an African, pro duces the mongrel goose, so highly valued in the Kastern markets from Thanksgiving through Christmas times. When the Canada gander and the Afri can goose become properly mated tney will be constant one to the other to the end of their existence, growing each vear one or two broods of mongrel geese that are ready for market during Thanksgiving and Christmas times and dress to a weight at this age heavier than either of the parent pair. The quality of the meat is excellent, the price obtained ranging from iJ.u to $4 each, according to the season and the quality and finish of the individual specimens themselves. These, with the t.mbden, the Tou louse and the China geese furnish the high-priced geese for the winter mar kets. No one of these of the better qualities la ever sold for less than 28 to j 30 cents per pound, and there is a ready ! sale for all of them offered at the-e I prices. In addition to these, thousands of geese are gathered from as far north as Nova Scotia, down through all the Bunion Comfort Guaranteed! No Pay iff wo Faii FREE TRIAL FOR TEN DAYSb To every thousand population in this country there arc just 2 dozen people troubled with bunions. The torture they suffer is unnecessary, for there is a device that is absolutely guaranteed to remove the pain the moment it is applied. This device is available to try for the mere asking. We can afford .to make this offer because we did it successfully last year in 122,000 cases -if! jk51. a.-' ' and we lost less than 1 per cent of all the goods wc shipped through our mail-order department 84 per cent of all bunion suf ferers are troubled on both feet. If - - - I I .. ........ k-i. .itff r.t. i ill li nu ucjici iii yuui .uj na v'c stock, wc send, Free on ten days THE Trial one Fischer Bunion FISCHER Protector and you take abso MF0. C0.. lutcly no ri.sk. You need not even send postage. Wc assume y'?'!-.- o every expense. If at the end fontlrmon: Send wane FiKhci Buaioa f rotntoi li rif fhr frinl nrriml Vmi lire v - , - j - the Kxrtwbkb I rt or riiiui f rrf to try fur Irn tf.vt. If utt ftctnrv I will rrrait Stc In p.tmrnl fi t hw. it n.tt I i(tec lo leiuin lh prutrctur to yoa. tor nunc It Mr Si. in 4 No CitT 9utt ol Shoo.. ( .j, not relieved you return the protector to us. That ends the trans- Hut if action. you desire to keep the protector you will remit to us SO cents for the one you have and SO cents for one for the other foot if you need If, if you are one of the 84 per cent. The Fischer self-adjustiim Bunion Protec tor is a nr.it soft leather device, so pliable that it conforms to the shape of the foot from the Instant it is applied and yet so firm that it prevents prcure upon the sore spot. It is worn ovtr the stock ing, fills out the hollow places in the foot and acts as a bridging. In this way the shoo is absolutely prevented frtmi coming in contact with the sore upot. The swelling is removed, it strengthens the shank, gives the foot a natural form and Retains tho Perfect Shapo and Corroct Llnoa off tho Shoo A lurgrr luc in not tfijuirdi llun in itrirt ary to wear for comfort. An nlMolutrlv rorr lit can lc oMamril ly th use of the Totr'tor. Krmrtnlx-r wc ulMlutr!y pirar antrr tint tlie micctor will lioKI (tic Urjje to joint in its iutiir.il oiition, will rrvrnt ull fiit'tum, irritation or rrMire from the 1)11111011, will form a firm w.ill ull around the Imnion an. I will n'v inbuilt rrlirf ami lat in comfort. It it nrlf a.l)iit in', will alv4v Imlil it tilai e ami rciiiirrH no Imh Unu' or traiini;. All you luve to do it tn put it on ami forget it' tlirre. Any .ilioe ilralrr or ilrui;iit tan ohlain the I'ivhrr Hnnioii rrotntor for you. If lii jolihrr don not lumlle it, how him lliin a.lvrrturmrnt ami trll dim to write to us direct. 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I'ol lowltu? this, conirB the sal.' "of tho capons and tho virgin rockends. bo JiiKhly prized In Now KnKland. The Bclentifk- part of the handlitiK of goose is growing thorn to a condition Dartment Rives in detail the various kinds of adulterants and additions to States of the Western part of the coun WHITE KMBDEN GEESE. the ordinary beverages and foods used in ordinary consumption, and also simple means of detecting tho presence of the foreign matter contained in them. The pamphlet nhould occupy a prominent place in every household library, and can be obtained upon ap plication to the Division of Publica tions, Department of Agriculture. Feeds Fowls Automutiuully. A farmer in Oregon, who owns a small poultry farm, has devised a novel method of feeding h's chickens during his absence. In each yard he haH erected troughs to hold food for the hens, and these are connected by wire with an alarm clock in the farmhouse. When the owner leaves home in the morning he sets the alarm clock at the hour of feeding the chickens, and by an Ingenious arrangement, when the time arrives, the alarm goes off, the connecting wire releases the troughs, and the food Is spread before the hungry fowls. The area of the new state of Okla homa will be over 70,000 siiuare mllea. try, into New England, whore large fattening yards are conducted. These yards are large plants with lots, some thing like the stock yards of the large cities, only smaller in size. The geese are placed in the enclosures and fed for heavyweight and fine finish to be dressed for market. As many as 10, 000 geese are gathered at one or two points in Massachusetts, and fed in this way for the winter markets. It takes several weeks to properly finish them and new supplies are constantly coming in to replace those that are sold off. The profitable demand for geese of this kind extends over a period of from nine to twelve weeks, begin ning Just before Thanksgiving and end ing in January. No attempt has yet been made in this country for the excessive fattening of geese, such as is carried on In Ger many, those so fattened with us being only prepared to a finish for roaBting nor has fattening or feeding for the excessive size of the livers ever gained any consideration here. The major per cent, of all the geese brought Into the markets for general consumption are sold and tho demand for them PAIR OF GRAY AFRICAN liEESE. where iho feathers are just right to be plucked from tho carcass without hav ing the bad appearance that of neces sity must, bo present If there is a large amount of down or short foaihors showing. Geese, to bo properly mar keted at their best, should be plucked at the right time, then fed and cared' for so as to be ready for killing Just at) the now growth of plumage Is full and complete and ready to be stripped clean and clear from the body at killing time. This is the scientific part, next to the experience in the handling, feed ing and caring for, which bring such large numbers to the finest, finish and most desirable condition for selling in the market. It Is a sight one would never forget to see eight or ten thousand of these geese confined in lots or runways being fed ami cared for ' by attendants to bring them to that perfection of mar ket poultry not usually soon outside of New England and New York (Mty. T. K. MoGrew. Selling (i;V. s ti D.iy .. Th" liuti hinu of iliiil.4 l i ipiani 11 IcM ntld then Helling them illici t to 1 x 1 1 1 1 i v broedol'H ami fancbTs Is a Imsitii-.sM t hut is developing all iiver the country. largely doing away with iln- bother of sitting hens and tho deiull and atten tion entailed by operating an Incu bator. Tho plan Is simplicity Itself. Kxperlericed Incubator opemioM put In suliMtant lal hutching plants Milcly for the production and Immediate dUpo I- tion of chicks ilirei l to poultry people, both lima' eur and professional. For ttio moxt part the new met Inul pussci-Kes some rang- in its application. It him been found that day-old chicks lienr shipment, to a oonitldemlile dln t.inee, nin that n car rld of fnliu ton to fifteen nnd twenty limns in not con Kldcted extra hazardous Prices fur day-old chicks are a matter 'if barter between seller rind biivor, something depending on the breeds and strains, but usually ranging $l..',u and up per dozen. There are several establishments In this country which make this an ex clusive business, and enjoy 11 batching capacity of front I .mm In ilium eggs nt a time. All report a healthy demand for their living product at remunera tive prices. YOU 0nv Lot cf Worfc) Cm fciv Lot ol MuntW Cm InrnmQuf Comtoflil C,f tncrmi, Touf Protltil If tiil n tnlr I I la Iho Ihlnff W 'JIU tu mmtMl Juu uurua buvjKul ELECTRIC W ELECTRIC ""tfW 9 Miirvthana niinli'O Anil a quarter or tnm or In u tnil arkl hurwli r4 tbouMful tmrmmn mf I fiat lhr ir. lli ll iuptmiii uy mtmr T hay 'II ymx In lunlivT, ruora urk, tflv !, U-r rl'"n 4 nrratr alula! nn lhart mnf othaff Hinlal )i-rl maila-t-araiia THay'ra Matfa ItlUf, liy avarjr taal lawf ara Ilia fca.L Huira uMUmI to ttta hut, lr ihry work lM.a, your mnj- bark. iNin't lMr whr-aia toi.r wairua until ynu raad our boo. It war aaa foil Biaitr dtillara ani It tnm, ELEOTRIO WHEEL CO Box 283 pulnoy. III. Why Land is u Good Investment. The statistician of the Department of Agriculture of the United States esti mates that in 1931 the population ol this country will be 130,000,000, and the census bureau agrees that this Is a con servative estimate. To supply the re quirements of this number of people will necessitate fbe production of 700,. 000.000 bushels of wheat, 1,250,000,000 bushels of outs, 345,000,000 bushels of corn, 100,000,000 tons of hay; and cot ton, tobacco and fruits and vegetables in proportion. To produce this lm. mensely Increased quantity of food and kindred products will necessitate the bringing under cultivation of an addi tional 150,000,000 acres of land, und It is estimated that we have only 108, 000,000 acres available for cultivation. Of course these estimates do not take Into account the efforts of Secretary Wilson, of tho Department of Agricul ture, whereby every acre will event ually produce double its present crop. Nevertheless these statistics present matters for serious reflection, and should bring it home to every thought ful Diau that good agricultural land to day offers the best and safest invest, ment on earth and that there can be no better object In life than a determina tion on the part of every citizen to acquire at least enough of Mother Karth to ensure him a living for him self and. his family through his own individual efforts. The Itiiyrest Sdder. Madagascar is the home of tho dog Spider, the biggest of the Hpldor species, und much larger than tho tarantula. The body of the dog spider weighs nearly a pound, ami each of its eight legs Is about, as long and thick as an ordinary lead pencil. How iM-li-c t m iohhI fiirnnet. No. 4a i'ttili-r Hteel Kill li. m! a, IV, frclirht I ealil. fllliaralr--a. Wrllr. ImaWira i k Vaat'f Ca..74 Taonrna Bld , Chlaaca. 2 TO THE LAME TliMtt urt only two I IIH'HIH. 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