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Dr. Prisselle: It makes bones. 



Mr. Theilmann: Don't you think we have bones enough al- 

 ready ? (Laughter. ) 



Mr. Urie: I am surprised to hear the doctor advocate the 

 adulteration of food. If this adulteration is allowed to go on 

 we, as bee-keepers, might just as well go out of the business. 

 As it is now, we have a line of Jews peddling this stuff all over 

 the city, and if the idea goes out that this association does not 

 condemn adulteration the whole city will be filled up with this 

 article. I do not suppose we are more honest than other peo- 

 ple, but -vve try to put up a straight article. I do not believe 

 there are any bee-keepers that are adulterating honey in Min- 

 nesota. I do not think that any of them adulterate honey. I 

 say as Mr. West has said, it is a shame and a disgrace to the 

 American people; everything is adulterated, coffee, sugars and 

 liquors of all kinds are adulterated. I am in favor of a law be- 

 ing passed sending a man to the penitentiary who is guilty of it. 

 Every article should be branded with whatever it contains ; 

 then if the peoj)le want to buy it, I have no objection. But I 

 will do all I can to have a law passed prosecuting the man who 

 adulterates anything. 



Mr. Taylor: I am not personally very much interested in 

 adulteration, but I appreciate Doctor Frisselle's remarks. I 

 feel iust like this, I do not know whether I am in favor of any 

 law against adulteration, except a general law to cover adulter- 

 ation. It is true as he has said, everything is adulterated, and 

 many things are very harmfully adulterated. It is a fact every 

 thing is adulterated, and you can hardly select anything for 

 food but what is adulterated. But we want a general law 

 against adulteration. That is a true principle. In re- 

 gard to this case of honey containing 75 per cent, of glu- 

 cose. Now, gentlemen, let us be cautious about this thing. 

 Any product I buy, I do not care how much is adulterated, so 

 long as I am not harmed by that adulteration, I cannot object 

 to. If I am not harmed by it, I do not care. That ought to be 

 taken into consideration and must be, for general purposes. 

 This gentleman spoke about olive oil. I do not think it does 

 any harm if it is adulterated. It is agreeable, it is healthy and 

 there is nobody harmed. My principle is, that anything that 

 harms no one is all right. 



Mrs. Kennedy: I would like to ask Mr. Taylor if he would 

 like to have his butter made out of dirty, filthy grease. Just 

 come now, wouldn't it make him sick? (Laughter.) 



