Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1859-12-22
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From lne Prxifis Fariner
EADuETERATIGN IN EOOD AND

q From tho Prxifie E1rilier.
lADuETERA ATIGN IN FOOD AlgD
DRUGS.
A1 Pbsrna eeuticaI 4 oaYens;on Ii
4 session a Boston, i committee appeinl-
i ~ last yesr % consider ti,is subiect of
/ adhferations have made ana s. cesdinrIy
II nhlc, interesting, and yaluahls fepoff.
|,wtiieh j. pnblished IN the 1sdpsilsr
they give y most formida bls list VI adul-.
Iterasions which are kaewn III ne trade.
and manfully acknowIedge Y io he ii,eir
4 higia duty " pnrge their proiessiion of
the dlsgracR & which their i .dishOpest
brethren bring upon III They mention
4 ttc following 81 some of Tie articles of
fsanxs sxhiah s,asssn0uty ha0tEofS
ed By manufacturing grocers:
Coiored COME eciione.ry aduiferAted
with emerald d schules green, asseni,s
Of copper. s. @ sss .s
I.yotnica. s. sas5ss sss
Pickles and Bottled Fruits with vsr-
ldigris and sulphate copper.
Gustard Powderswil cromate of
lead gs 88
Sugar Confectionery--with ganlboge,
orpitnsnt, or suiphurate Of arsenic, and
chloride &c copper.
Flour and Bread d--wi,il hydrated snl-
pEhaie of lime, plaster of Paris. and
alum s e4 rs fss .ss @ 95
Vineg gar--wi,h sulphuric acid.
Sugar--with sand aud plaster of Paris. 81
st Mllk---With chalk. sheep's brains.
ground tnmeric.
Arrow Root--wish ground rice IS
Chocolate--with rice, -four, potato
starch, gum tragacinsh, cinnabar, balls.
Peru, red ox. Inurcdry, red lead, car-
bonatc nf lime, and the red oclssas ~
bring up the color. IN
Mus,ard--with ground tumeric 70 give Z
il brilliant color
Butter--with potafo starch, mutton
tallow, carbonate lead. and sugar Of
lead. M Fl gsB If, hi Aa ss
Iapioca. il appears, is often nothing
bnt pofato starch. An article was ex-5
hibited which had been brought into
tie market as yeast powder. but i had
u be Withdrawn because il destroyed
the tin cans III which It was sold. The
stomachs which received il must hare I
Jared we'll Or. Jackson of Boston tes-
tilted that spices and blisterilg dies aro
at one place, ground in The same mill
A long catalogue Of drugs IS furnish
cd, which have this year been taken
from shops, and which are adullerated
in every conceivable way. Five dif
ferent methods OF treating the Para
Ralsam Copavia are enumerated. =
Cream Of Tartar, which is 80 largely
used. both as medicine and an irgre-
dient for food, is fayorite article for
adulteration. The report say Al:
Cream of Tartar IS adulterated with
tartrate of lime, chalk, finely powdered
with marble, sulphate of lime, sand nj
trate of potassa, alum, sulphate Of soda
and potassa, chloride Of potassium. Il
has been found 10 contain, q impurities,
iron, copper, lead, and arsenic. :s
I The addition of starch, arrow root,
and other amylaceous substances, are
we'll known, and the specimen under
examination is only remarkable from
the fact thatit contains 63. % per cent
Of farinaceous substances. This was B
sold as pare Cream Tartar MI
The opium, which is offered for sale,
often confirms large percentages Of Il
biscuit o. Of gum tragacanth. East
India rhubarb, worth ninety cents .
pound. y ground Up and sold for ;truo
Turkey, 1t $4 50 pound.
INSTINCT OR PlEsENTIMENT.
a gentleman, an aequaintance of tho
French autfuress Nine Bea-
mond, vas about making pleasursytrip
on the river with q party of fTie6ds.-
Everything was ready, and he was Just
entering the boat, when liis sister.
deaf mute, came suddenly and most anx-
iously running along. a,id, seizing her
brothers. arm and coat. tried tokesp him
back, hut finding this unasailing she
threw herself at las feet, and taking hold
ofhis knees. Expressed by the lliosg i'm
ploring gestures her wish that he should
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