The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-12-17
Adulter;lted Cansiies-.De0fh in
COnfIc(iOnS.

IarenlS WOuIO 90 well TO give heeu 10 Ine
following expose, which We find III the New
York Leader. The holidays are at hand, and
something else than contections should be
procured to make the children happy without
making them miserable:
Consumers Of candies are not aware that
since the extraordinary advance in the price
Of sugars, con!cciouers, great and small,
have entered largely into the adulteratiou OF
what were at one time, saccharine prepare
tiOns, but which are now made up, III great
part, of dele;rrious, earthly substances.
Some few years ago the city was agitated
bv tie crv of adult.rated milk. 1t was con-
clusively shown that il Was stealthIiy Under
mining the health of the juvenile portion of
the population, and that a large percentage
of the deaths among children was directly
traccah.c to It's use. Legislative interference
was Invoked, and stringent act was passed
which the proper authorities have enforced TO
the letter. ConlesstdIy Injurious as aduitera-
ted milk was admitted 70 be by the highest
medical authorities, it was health giving com
pared TO the vile preparations that are now
sold under the name of confectionery. and
winch parents without stopping to examine,
permit their childred to take into their stom-
ach where il remains as n sediment, the gas
trio Juice falling to Dissolve it. Of course the
result is inflammation of the mucous membrane,
acute pains, ending in the development Of
diseases that may result in death. We would
therefore particularly warn mothers against
using themselves or Cncourag ging their children
in the use Of the candies now manufactured.
The article principally introduced by man
utacturers OF candies is dry, chalkv sub
stance, which among coniec.ioners IS known
under the name terra dljoa." 1t was orig
inally imported from Derbyshre, England.
but Is nov found elsewhere. lis cost to the
manufacturer IS about one cent and halt
per pound, and i, as we have said, largely
substituted tgr sugar, which at the present
time costs from thirty to thirtv.two cents per
pound. We are credibly informed that in
some Of the largest manufactures their ar,
| used of this earth from 1000 To :. 900 pounds
per week aud in the smaller establishments
where great gain IS sought by the pIoprietors,
IS Introduced into their coTQaunds with q
reckIcssness tha, is absolute N.arsul, when
! the consequences resulting from IS consUmp
tion are contemplated.
This chalkv substance IS generally used in
what cor:cctiJucrs technically call "pan
pork such Is almonds, sugar plums, aud
caraways. In many instances II viii be found
/ on examination. tia. AZ less, two thirds Of Tia,
cJnfections S composed OF this earth. one
/ t.jrd only being sugar, which Is put on the
outside t. make them appear a. genuine
The chalk l. also introduced extensively into
what's cs'l-i rolled IT poured candy; and Il
vii a.so lie found in = conversation lozcn
! gers.
I Indeed, it would be difficult to same any
/ PIE Para:ipn Tia; comes from tae hands Of IL.
! manufacturers of cauii-s, in which this :,
! called "te1TG a'ioG'' g not to be found; an
/ it beho7vcs al sensible persons to eAamia,
! critically whatever they purchase in the form
/ Of suE2Etl preparations, before they periu!; J
. to pa, {, tie stomach.
! Aial,era:el candles can be detected in 2
vers simple m1uuc-. lake a vine glass %,
q tGmher, aud half ill !, wiki pure water
. Drop .ato the water tie sl- 9ec;eI cOu.ec,.,n
, Il viii Ue-o.vc in atow minutes Should II D,
adult, rated. there wi.i be found at tAe bottom
. OF tie Ia, .. heavy white substance. IAi
( l. the chalk, which Is ali but .ulissoi.b'e.
| The Information contained in the above, !
f. j. but i-st - state. was derived from al oI
+ crat.vc co.:ectl.u"r. whose address is in o.,
possession. Ar,.a,ei lv motives Of Lumazi
tv. he las written US a note in which h. fill.
explains the m,}ts og.rG,sIi ny which r..i.
C.e- purror,.ug t. he, and sold as ut sg-ar
are made Out of cLaEy and other de.c:eriou