Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1906 — GQODSAREIMPROVING [ARTICLE]

GQODSAREIMPROVING

Stats Pure Food Crusade Has Bettered the Quality of What We Eat. WHOLESALERS HELP THE CAUSE Thief Escapes from Jail While He Visits the Corpse of His Sweetheart— Items. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 21.—As a result of the work of the laboratory of the state board of health, food and drug conditions in Indiana have Improved in the last year. This is especially true as to spices, vinegars, cream of tartars and olive oils, according to H. E. Barnard, the chemist of the laboratory. “Last year abont every other sample of cloves and pepper was adulterated, usually with ground cocoanut shells,” said Mr. Barnard. “Recent analyses show that two samples out of fifty were bad, a considerable Improvement Wholesaler* Friends of Pare Food. “Now, the wholesalers are protected In their desire to push the sale of good goods," continued Barnard. “Now, when cheaper grades of spices are asked for they can tell the retailer that he buys them at his own risk, as the state law prohibits adulterants, and the state laboratory is enforcing the state law. The result is, usually, that the retailers buy the genuine spices.” Says Sharp Things of Vinegar. Barnard said that there were still a great many vinegars that were not what they shonld be, though the per cent, of adulteration was not more than half what it was a year ago, when it was 02 per cent. “Really, there is only one firm that persists In selling vinegar that Is Improperly labeled,” he continued, “and that is a wholesale firm outside the state, The attitude of the Indiana wholesalers is excellent, many of them refusing to buy vinegars until they have been tested in our laboratory. (Other Goods Improved. “Of fifty-seven samples of cream of tartar recently examined, only one was impure; that contained alum and starch, and was evidently made by an * expert, as the acidity was good. The samples of olive oil that were boughs at the groceries recently were all good. These were all bottle goods, and their excellence is due, in part, I think, to the establishment of the port laboratories, which see to it that all of the imported olive oils are pure. HER LOVER WAS A THIEF Perhaps That is Why the Girl Committed Suicide—His Temporary Jail Break. Mnncie, Ind.. Sept. 21.—His sweetheart dead by her own hand and himself serving a jail sentence for larceny, Lawrence Duffy broke away from the guard at the county jail and ran to the home of the girl he had loved, Miss Addie T.inville, to on her face. ITe threw his pursuers off the scent when he escaped, and remained In the room with the dead girl for two hours. Then be returned to prison to serve the remainder of his time. He will not be punished for Ills misdemeanor. He had written a note to the sheriff and left it in the hands of another prisoner, tolling why he had run away and saying that he would return, hut his fellow-prisoner failed to deliver the message, fearing that lie might be implicated by so doing. The Linville girl swallowed poison and gave no reason for her act. How to Utilize an Accident. Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 21. —William Adams, a railway engineer, who lost nearly all the flesh from his arm in an accident, is recovering at the city hospital, where the skin from a negro woman’s leg was grafted on his arm. The woman’s leg had to lx* amputated because of nn accident, and Adams made no objection of the color. Novel Campaign with * Cannon. New Albany, Ind., Sept. 21.—Capt. Tom Hanlon, of this city, who is managing the congressional campaign of W. E. Cox in the three-cornered congressional fight In this district, has obtained a cannon with which to fire salutes at the Cox meetings. The cannon has been christened "Tom Taggart.” Will Fight Higher Insurance Rate. Lafayette, Ind., Sept. 21.—Concerted action by the retail business men of the state Is the plan decided on by the Lafayette Retail Merchants’ association in beginning a fight against the increase of fire Insurance rates recently made by the companies doing business in Indiana. Threatener la Insane. Evansville, Ind., Sept. 21.—John Fricke, who Is said to have made threats against the life of Mayor John W. Boebne, has been arrestad and declared insane. His wife was also declared insane. {Will Import Swedish Work mem. Evansville, Ind., Sept. 21.—At a meeting of the Evansville Majmftcturera’ association, it was decided to send to Sweden and Import 200 workmen of that country to work in the local factories. i - -i- ---, Poor Job of Counterfeiting, Noblesville, Ind., Sept. 21. — Counter- . felt half-dollars and 10 cent* piece* , have made their appearance hero. They are very poor imitations.