, 1869-01-03
Y THE POOR ARE CHEATED.
Sses Of the Gosas Purchased
in the Fire Peints,
|epings Sold for Tea, and
/ Ground Peas for Gofse,
ku n. ceIpts Ser FNblfc CON.
AldeRRtlons

r. ht their worthless commodities and
:sr enormous profits from the syttem
fheh they cocdnct their business
d 7cssing At s6e few cent? worth
,7a their customers articles which arc
II a1.ou'iaaale In thtr character. The
woman who lsyt ont the few pennles
ttt punched TO eavc Tor shc purpose OF
.a;r2 q little tea and cofee-which Ia In
sNs luxury with her ID in'amously cheat
@sEsn she Is Eiren, fin exchange for her
2casnrd pennies. mess Of ietves and
Is .ud stones and berries, which, when
IL ip.n ne infusion, is nsuseattnG In the
&eu,e. These men WIN te1l such stuf Rre
in the aggregate enough tn enable them
8!.pensr iirst.c4ss. article which their
customers would appreciate. Iustead of
tAes buy the ycrv dregs Of the market,
~cePlrgs o! the tea warehouses and sell
eanpound for the best quallty Of tea-
n fnsaE. which Was submitted to Pro-
r See1y Tor analysis, Was found to be un-
ersted. and Of - good quality ~ that
elsewhere. The coflee, Ia most cases.
y&>;ed osa mixture Of several ingredients,
Was most complete fraud.
weIcAt> OF the-e articles, IL viii be re.
.seSh-red, were fornd to he TerY nesr cor
II the majority OF irEtances-fallng
4E LAT tribe, thtHang hut slI"ht raris-
ss1Stt Ct The ecs1te from the true sAudArd.
i The fact th.. these grocers EaYe good weight
ENbes OF C0uD[cl1alAuCH lut hIOuI Lucy W
i: thel- c1st1ners by serving them with adul-
J fe-a,ra soods. They could we'll afford to
give good knd cyeu overweight Of such stud
l. they esl for tca, Ind then mike very
handsome profit.
We nov trrn TO Professor eeely's report,
and ind from his analysis Of the articles pur.
ctAtej By uuF commissioner It the
cnENkR or BAXTER AND LEONARD STREETS,
1has "the ira is highly co1orec- containing
stems z.d considerable variety Of house.
ho!t! and grocery rubbish, anxressinE that
xweepi:.s. had been added to the tca. II EAre
= weak .iccoction, which had the odor aad
Eare7 u! some medicinal herbs. WA6s ol
1eas., aud dr,, glued together by gum. water,
wcrt gait: atundant." This etuG, sold fof
). IN the standard scales. The grocer
S s'Fhs tss. ~. ,ea" :A'pi from o0'elses ass;
, .z1ds,'' as no wholesale dealer would de,
mean himself 60 far as 10 hsTe tucL rubbish
atsa,1. his .tort. The retailer. doubtless, oh.
.X$e+a Tie article from some OF tho scnyeu.
xex3 In I.nwl aruapd ten-hrokcrs' office.
Aa1 "a Warehouses and gather up tho refusI
f1t.,;7. rlscrs, vfich- wnnld Otherwise be
t3evn intu tne ash.pi1. The sukar obtained
tGti. p!avr. pro.tt.or Serly reports, "was
IN i together ard damp. Completely solu
u, .al rotnbusiih'e." The moisture va.
pQl,: .s4, the rts0l! OF just suiI,cien. wettiuR
m seniluid, and done 1or the purpose d
a4@.ilIn. 10 weight.
3.nE Professor Seel,'s analyses Of the AZ.
Snf:7 purchased at thr
4,rRSLE OF PARE AND BAXTER STREETS.
T@:nd That tic sugar was similar TO that
b45c meutio, cd. We suppose that II VIA.
rA1.I srcard!nc 10 the same formula
VI b must tH familiar to groccre of tht
We have t,een exposing 10 th~ec articles
green tea. Professor Seciy reports, u ha:
1tI len u nttecn per cent ~ seeds. Somt
84le lcsses are chloseI and come are n IT.
~. tea was probably the very commones,
dt Which Ii brought t' thls country, Rul
~ The trade as the last pickings
Acuihr usl has ben denudrd Of all tht
<&res With are worth gathering Il /
{ftkcn uad b~stcu. sud the seeds o
u plant. stalks aud wrh+rtd leave
y karcd aud Fold for u n.re tribe, Were Il
tbht these Importers find customers fol
eG, stun in'ths* country thes would not x
he expense ot brsns ing i. over. Eycn thi
Ansr1e Of It's was not tree iron mixture. fn
refund that SONG OF the leaves we:r c,lnre,
1a some ~cFe not-shuwiug trat ia the pro
- o! mixing this tea an ola t.odrilI {
NY !iuds las been Hade probably 81
sard Iortlo oftca sxeepInts. -
Hrom the a:alyels OF the articles purchase
t8aAt corner ut
Il ArtneARf AND BArAnD STREETS,
q Learn :hst the '*crsen Tea Is ARTIFICIAL,
s9ured. il gave weak dccoc'fou." Thf
ow sells better grade Of tea than hl
4Ehhot. il Is evident, hui tveu his tea i
e-shle stuff. We should II ue surprised
ar history Of thia tea c.uld be written, tG
that lftc tea lcaTes had oucc dune dut,
oMt more 1Hstncrail. Tea pol than AM
eea are tn b. found on fh- fivr Points
thai. a''rr LaYnx xiv III thtls sirear,h
&B$ lad been thH,W away to be gath cYce
so!ne entcrpri>ins sc'vcugrr, care
dried, AID then co!ored to tnt
way into some c'cap grocer.
escaaIsteF- The colerns Of thes<
cs Va; not artistlcalv don. by auy .neaus
may lave been the ha1d1work Of SON,
.3,t,t 3ty N " s;!s business, Tue s'lgar purchased
0p- Completely soluble snd combusti
1he eo!Te"," Professor Seely reports
otains at least ffty per ccpt nt iorrIp1
ler, corFist!ng Of p"ar. ryn, chicory. anf
Hant mola r." This ia arcide,!' : the w.,rs
xa9lc Of coaee With which our cotumis
a; 31es hss met as get. H.u coffee md bal
,as, rye, DC. To s. II snch stun 10 the poo
><kopsc who ratsopize these groceries Is Grim
and ought to tr pupi ,act. @''''
At the etosr.
1:SHR or DIVISION AMI ORCHARD STREETS
pen Is u rather = bctt.r grade than III,
roint5 groceries, 'houya nj The to~
4nllted to Prorre-or s-e,v for eIsmiua
He reports shat !" In th: green tea
s1&d nothing different frotu tea" THIS is 3,
exhibit. and docs credit to the dealcl
1 so!d The article. h:,s hr gave shori
Mo3 d 'r Condemned for ii It. !: for noihlng
- Besides, be eells poor coffee. Prolcss,
y see's.. report savs: "Tnc coGee
''ns s hiiy to sixty per cen. o
g rhtckor5 and roffn ,.sencc.' i
ina pntshnan rs produced, Ia tht.
eoanun', somcthinr snich his rot vel
- - loaha II other samples examined. II,
esf1Aiy knew that from hIy 10 .lxly NJ,
u peas and chicngy wonld mt bring hI,
up to the stand rd, ~ he t.doctor,'
fli1ss!c un with co:1rc essence to riyt
~ "' unsor thin hf' fell ". adu,tcra
Slo. .fis tuEar Is cak"d ,cether, com
soluble and car"bu-iioc," Prof. see
8s. ~ Is good rtigrr, and. dnu 1tless
i enough to davor h.s mixture. or pcas
\ t1H3y, and c>fee essence, II applied In suff3
\fRe row come 10
HADnlE's YEAST POWDER.
-nm& professor S<c1y .hys &c .r,.isss Of mir
tu5EG cream OF tastar aud bicarbonate q
go xtht latter apparently has tn. i'm
tie5a$ low grade Of the cntum.. c,aI nj
'ae+s lrast powders should he cnuanose5 a
1e1 OF tartar and eoda~ hnt h7th shou1d h
9at9&D Insure tuceesd IL the culinary process
Eeh ahey arc sppiita sod which /
m VII Of eoutre tm osrt irnur1ttrs 10 al
lzAefe With which It T. tncorpor. ed
he$prt |, made by Professor Ser,y unoo
suHf package OF oA
tek$o1sD's sztr-RA1sISd Dread rREcARl
49,, 7loS,
tnG2 Is patent article, aud offered to III
ea Is unsurpassed fur p.aktng bread
cakes sud pastry; warranted to civ
II !" "sat1s,senon p. II the clrecf'oas arc fol
~. beloFe we gsve thr result OF th
Ms.s LEI us call attention In 'h- tpllo wing
nGp We ind printed upon ihA package;
"nhsAp II rHx sgArY or .rn."
H~sEy bread uc u1-sn al sn- " tJ1s towns IN,
%xWEea II hrra1 rn-d : e,ead i. pooa rhrn Ho,,
tYst a'd nut1itlous, antlxthI,qt nciefetion
Sas~ az 't'tc rood prcp...,e. hc.. .eeursa1
~, Hs t1s ufe 81 yea.t II st m.ut hrc4u4e 1t 1
&M c.Ae1lt and srne'ia-t tnl,.+lbsr IL nrn
C1 f""d 3eaet. beespae 80 ~arAon;c ecir %
8tsr Ee 70 gre prTo-its N th- 'os. IL nos1is-1
8G t4FeIae OF the ruhatss~ q ra,s.e4 Of IL
80. nteau>e 'Aessr: aet,I. md eu,vr,c acid
so.kL frra~d : and rcc4nee nsd hrrtd- n,d
%tS..s,oc %uts 't frait'ut s"ur,e Of ,y-pe2su N,
tAot ~ th= zee Of cr~su Of t<r,,r ed sod. hr
ts, tasnrr 1. not / n4-stslse n-tne, IA. an,
q ~ aett ue aitnrrtsrv nr ans; and hotaue
~ EfLef2l!J krH,srrArh1 AIN .ntnb,ta. I,
seaHo aHo other dsfesariona 81 arrcs, Inst it Il
naEe7 eale 10 nAe It II rh'asr.y h,aine1.
IHls saAt1 .kxAK ,p 11Ean!
eieseef hor'f'sd hn e7s-n n -. valid
tHae to1n'tnn OF tins era. :1o3lrm Ia a.
ue tcor ony; and rbc s.tf.Ra,t,uT Hrea.
ion. r.;an 11nui.es1s-d unc-- bis l.1ts.t N.
81 s"on', nst met ire u-qral des spnrnval o
~ ..sn;,sd gni;r.xdtsr, ehsn... T. esvstoiag1si VII
:. ..ntned and :1ird 1t. II ia 4 afmole phos
a, - ,aa iy Htafiy ressoreA 10 'h- aoor :he t1stn
Srmo,ss,t 4n ou'[ute properties remo4.d W1tb II,
xEsoies.er scelJ says this "is baking DOW
sontAned 10 TWO packages. The lsr1e
~ S.saEe eons:.ts cst<nilailr OF . mixture Q
liE'd phosphate Of lime and s,.rch TS'
SA4Sr packaee IL III ca.bo .tc OF soda. Inv
i, I -, 1mpn,1ssa , Of 10. grade Of The cou,
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a. A DAsBINe DaAaooN,
.~le muFat CT fns Am s,eaa Armv-
81 Phtt. Rearrey AZ tth.sohns~.
ire u name amonE II military hpron
aAmersca nt so often spoken az il shoni