The Express.
London, England, 1858-11-05 00:00:00

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A SPECIAL EDITION et the N EXPRESS,
eestalatair the malts of the day's Ram, ie peb-
bling every eveniag during the Bpeetiag Samoa, at
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Non who deal in poisons may justly be required
to keep their dangerene wens in a pert el their shops
or stores distinctly 'operated from anything likely to
be •sod as feed, or to find its way into the human
hennas►. They may reasonably be required to keep
them ht vessels of each shape and fora as to call
attention to their satins, sad prevent mistake. Who,
however, would have dreamt of the substitution of
meanie hr plaster of Paris as likely to take place
and be the cause of fatal saddest P The possibility
of sash an event could only have occurred to one
deeply reset in the adulterates of had and medicine.
Pis ter cl Paris finds its way, and that in no incon-
siderable quantities, into the unfortnnate stomachs
ef levers of sweetmeats. It is cheap, white, and
heavy ; so lozenges and molts, sugared almonds, and
many ether ewers, wild by weight, may have *de
of Paris presenting itself as an " alibi " for a portion
of the white sugar whisk should be used in their
manufacture, to the pecuniary advantage of the
frankest maker. Cream of tartar, sulphur, and
treacle Is a fescue household medicine. The sulphur
need in this miatare is generally sold by the
Amish ender the name of flour of sulphur. To
cheat the eye and pocket of the perkiest., the
dos of sulphur mostly consists of equal parts of
sulphur and plaster of Paris. While plaster of Paris
is confined to its legitimate uses no danger could
arise free its maul proximity to any poison, how-
ever like it in appearance. Fraud and dishonesty
alone create the danger. A chapter of sccidenta ha
just developed that particular combination of events
likely to prove most fatal to human life. Arsenic
mibetitated far plaster of Paris in the flour of
sulphur might have sawed two or three deaths,
bat its substitution in lozenges might multiply these
fatal melts by hundreds.
Mt. nun, a wholmals confectioner in Bradford,
preemie in the ordinary way of trade to make a
betel at peppermint lozenges. He must get his
Hying honestly if he can ; but if net, still he
Rest get his living. He mandecturee an article
whisk will enable him to undersell the scrupulous
Madmen, sad yet withal Saks • goodly profit.
We have before us a book of practical receipts,
called Amenities, but republished in Leedom. For
the honour of Landon, we are glad to find no pub-
listier's UM attached to it. This book with
mablemhing salutary gives receipts for simulating
or adults/sating nearly every article which on be
eeenesehlted or delerissated. Under the heed of

1" Beet Peppermint Loseages" we have receipts fin
. • fans qualities below those of finest, fine, and good.
the mama= In quality depositing on the propor-
tion of plaster of Paris to the sugar. After the
fourth quality we are told that " a still commoner
article may be made by 'ming more plaster."
Hama Kr. Nsala masulaesared the " still cow-
Mawr article," his prepertiswe being 12 pounds of
pleader ta 40 pseudo of cigar. Mr. Niats has a
partkialar frised—Mr. HODOICO, a ingsiat—who
euggdies him with material for lie trade. But he

des; ast mad to Mr. Howson and auk 63C 1g pant
elf phster of Paris. There are secrets in all trek&
Mr. liseam might be recognised by a custainir, who
might treader what the lowsage-maker mild do
with plaster of Paris. 80, for convenience, sad so-
awry, Mr. Nuts and Mr. HOD(10011 have a private
anderstaadlag. As the London Arab and pick-
paha have their slang, these worthy **demon
have a eyesholical butpage of their own. Plater ef
Paris is called " Daft •or " Alibi." The symboSime
of deo bet tens we sso at a lea to divine—des latter
savours somewhat el the Old Bailey.
Now coma the bogie part of oar history. Mr.
However Is ill la bed, his shop is left in the charges/
• raw eppasties, who has hardly left school three
wake. Mr. Emu's nesseager asks for If mods
of " DatL Igasrant of what " Deft " may be, sot as
yet inisiatei In the aeries and mysteries of trade,
sad tint what le plaster for the Italian animate
lea a amemiset " alibi" far the lozenge-maker, he
Mee t. Ids water. His master tells him to go
We the seller, Law of the corners of which he will
AM • vii 'maiming • white powder. Instead of
• mask hs lad. two, neither labelled, both masa-
Lg whits powder : he takes from the wrong one,
end sierves Mr. NIALZ with arsenic !
This accident--ona, however, produced by the
emshimatien of fraud, dideeneety, sad gems
entelsamman—bade to a most tragic result. The
low ignorant apprentice is the anceent ream oi
*ate aot his own. The petty thief who oath year
polka handkerchief, the guilty receiver who pr-
ime the theft under the name of • "
are in oar eyes a fit parallel for the dishomat
Oedema who file the stomachs of poor Andros
with plater, and the druggist who countenances the
fraud by defaming his goods " daft" and "
Mohanneds• jostle* would inflict a good Mai-
nadeing as the two former, hat the two latter would
have their ears deservedly nailed to their doer-puts.
One Mamma, • retail dealer, bays SOW thirty
or forty rends se the poisemose lamps I retails
them is the crowded market-place of Bradford.
Every ounce of these hornlike cooliments sanisins
sufficient poises to &envy a dozen human lives.

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