Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1912 — Barnard Hands a Bunck to “Bread That Mother Bakes.” [ARTICLE]

Barnard Hands a Bunck to “Bread That Mother Bakes.”

H. E. Barnard, state food, and drug commissioner, does not go very strong on the “kind of bread 'mother used to make,” as a general proposition and does not hesitate to say that the rules governing public bake shops are more conductive to good health and cleanliness than a great many .home kitchens. • " The food and drug specialist declared that bakers bread is purer and more wholesome than one-half of that baked by housewives. A slight gasp of astonishment was evident when Mr. Barnard made the statement and fearing that he might have injured the feelings of the women who consider themselves expert cooks, he explained that bakers’ bread is better than that made at home only because modern Inventions have improved the 'bakery process. “All women shopld become pure .food inspectors,” said Mr. Barnard. “They should consider themselves as wearing the tin badge of authority and when they see that pure food laws are being violated they should demand that their dealers conform to the provisions set forth in the statutes. “It is better for the housewife to go to the store to do her buying, for then she can see the conditions under which her supplies are being kept. Most women are very careful with food stuffs after they have arrived at their homes, but they do not seem to care much about the way food is treated while in the grocery store or meat market.”