The Ottawa free trader., 1869-04-24

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A writer in the New York S.s 4ssa sx-
s.iaiag soas nws tole -,
Of fuaeoamoa povslst ~ - u =
asd q What y witAsd l. ~ . = II
Of coarse, brown sugar ~ q ~ = r. C
SAree spoonfulsa1 ws&N i hg u 94Ni y
nicrcscope he sSw in IN instzat ayriads Of koE.
sibls inssetA apparently - large = bsstlsa.
spring e the sarfsos, sad aess sseSt xFteQllne
::ss'a ss: 'S: Il: ssl IL. :l !: % = Cd ::s T
bul5lnaE VIM shkli1f 6l6tsd 49, =
auat a. Tie ,moastsH and III 60 .0uG uEs51g
uran,dal- form in tgo jeintA WITH AsuAnU9
Hps q, the terminus whore ths noplA sSagAk -
63ve Ossn. Tho body waS ovit SaooG ana
snaRl1sd alAost exactly Ike thitsoe y a1t, Sal1
uunonAhe sims Of m inisK oiEs1e ibonthe tHsk
thue were tvslvs woss sft tAassr raaae B,sas4
~ tvo e sss t'i ~. :1s e tsss ;e, ~ s TT. =
vsrIs sids 4 The SsassT wsS evsi asSils hidSous
Tim 10 tstsna Eanhi lhs wagPs1ds1 ;Syie
mass Of muscle ct the bsse, which gave the lm-
preston Of immenss lrslsHve) power, and over
themusole thezelWas case Of aTIiDe. ps AS
EThose horria aRsatnres were intsus61y Gageg,
restless and lavsnous alwAys sattaaline easA
Other or rushing after psstielss of sqenF. WITH
thepinchers attached to the end OF tke pf6boscis
tAsS eangAt hold q one another, ma tore one
aaSlhel repeating n their small WY ths tssges
1t has been proved that in every peand of m
refined sugar there are 100000 7of these icati.
And what is still mere shocking this q the ide0s
cal insect that borea into ths skin Of IL victims
iu6eotch beds, and treass them 70 tasts Of the
.1cotch addle'-7butt IN other words Il \ TIE
Now, ahsrss sentiment Tor you'll Just y thaSk
oiitle He<s w. isswith our syrups IS break
fast, and our sugar h oar eakes anA puddingaj
and tea and coffee eating these herrid things,
The ssgar.pluns young men send 70 their sweet
fila with ismi; aad every time Fyeang gial
sueks q suEar-plum she eats about / 900 Of thsse
insects. These delicious French candied fruits,
infthose loves of boxes, .xhi0h young ladies as.
your 20 intempsrately,. are Allied With thpse mon
stefS. II mAkeaeus shudderi And ws ,sre Ia
the habit u eslliiH our sweetheart ssugasl
panhsr when I'VE feel particularly xfBeostcSAAs
Zend thenjust to think of what We have tbsaa
Nan Il poor, unhappy creature. .sryustinagg,,
swelling. thinking always how he il doing itl
estate and weep-if angels weep OF shudder,
ifangels shuddsr, at the horrible meals that "
make.
sSosBurns to che mouse: s f n 9h
sraTsm truly sorry mans dominion y
aKHas broken natures social union, vi
gl,, And justifes that ill-opinioss ia .e4s s,sa,
Which makes thee Startle
yes @ Atme, thy poor eaFth.bsrn companion,
og .fsassag An fellow mortal. -, :, Ia Asgs
But We can't stop at the ,mouse We must be,
according to the poets logic, "the poor earth
born companion" and "fellow mortsw Of the
friends we have turned up in the sugar.
maken It reveals the faot that the very grouad
on which Richmond stands 10 . solid mass
of fossil insects. And we have little doubt if
any one will take the trouble to procure . pow.
erful microscope, he will find that our Hour and
BACON are Just ~ full of infusoris and icari as
our sugar. Our water we know to be 20, and we
think it probable that the frey qualities OF
brandy are due to the presence Of some pecu-
Garly fierce race Of icari, and that al indiges-
ton is chiefly owing to the toughness and hard
ness OF the scale armor which the writer above
quoted discovered in the tenants Of the sugar he
examined We have long thought that all dis
ease was due to the presence of infusoria or ami.
mAlcules In the system-fever particularly.
Toothache, we doubt not is nothing but worm
in the nerve of the tooth Headache proceeds
from . similar, cause. Pain in the stomach we
know often does. Even pneumonia may proceed
from receiving some sort Of vermih int the
lungs in the air inhiled. 4Hh.F q laEaoid ss'
Now, We do not wish to prejudice saybody'
against sugar, for some Of our merchants hsvej
laid in large supplies in view of Q scarcity from
the Cuban troubles. And we would iust say
that what We like to eat is chiefly matter Of
education and habit. Ne person would priori
touch an oystaror lobster; and vet We esteem
them. particularly in Q little while, The Feeaoh,