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Literary
September 9, 1914
Edgefield Advertiser
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
In 1481, Jacques de Tourzel, seigneur of Ambert, issued a decree against food adulteration: sellers of watered milk were forced to drink it via funnel until near death, as declared by a doctor; sellers of impure butter were pilloried with butter crushed on their head until melted by the sun.
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Pure Food in 1481.
Drastic and novel measures against food adulterations were taken by Jacques de Tourzel, seigneur of Ambert. In a decree issued in 1481 he directed that "a funnel shall be placed in the mouth of any man or woman convicted of having sold watered milk and the said watered milk shall be poured down the funnel until such time as a doctor shall declare that the culprit cannot be made to swallow any more without danger of death." The seller of impure butter was to be put in the pillory, "when the butter shall be crushed down upon his head and shall remain there until the sun shall have melted it."
Drastic and novel measures against food adulterations were taken by Jacques de Tourzel, seigneur of Ambert. In a decree issued in 1481 he directed that "a funnel shall be placed in the mouth of any man or woman convicted of having sold watered milk and the said watered milk shall be poured down the funnel until such time as a doctor shall declare that the culprit cannot be made to swallow any more without danger of death." The seller of impure butter was to be put in the pillory, "when the butter shall be crushed down upon his head and shall remain there until the sun shall have melted it."
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Political
What keywords are associated?
Food Adulteration
Historical Decree
Punishment
Watered Milk
Impure Butter
Literary Details
Title
Pure Food In 1481.
Subject
Decree Against Food Adulteration
Key Lines
A Funnel Shall Be Placed In The Mouth Of Any Man Or Woman Convicted Of Having Sold Watered Milk And The Said Watered Milk Shall Be Poured Down The Funnel Until Such Time As A Doctor Shall Declare That The Culprit Cannot Be Made To Swallow Any More Without Danger Of Death.
When The Butter Shall Be Crushed Down Upon His Head And Shall Remain There Until The Sun Shall Have Melted It.