, 1870-03-16
The Adulternttoa OF Articles in Gen.
eTAl Uses

It is certain1y within the momory Of most Of
| ", eayt the american Exchange and Rep.s1o,
| when Plain Thito cotton goods consisted alone
Of the fibre Of the plant which gires them
times, they we're not, "a now, g 'dressed' to
the extent Of more than quarter of their
| weight With foreign matters, amnng which dno
white clsT holds 90 prominent : place.. Our
wall papers wero then considered heavy
| enough, and our writing and printing pxpe1s
| had sufficient body without such noticeable
dressings OF kao1in, and thesp1odncta OF the
| workings Of clay depceitu wsro turned into
their legitimate application for the production
| Of porcelain and White STONE ware. Prefer
ring to grind our own ooffee, the cup was
drank without tho atterthought that chicory
elements in its conpos,tion- II Band we're
found in the suRar it Vas regarded as N i'd
ventit;ous matter, md We did not then hoar
OF it and OF torrified starch AZ prominent In
gradients. - = =.
Frequency Of h,ndlin9 and necessity o:
preparatory paapipqlatiops BoQId appear
now 10 be universally aecompanled by 60
phietication. Additional price for ishor
performed and material consumed affords
insufficient margin for profit. andloue1-priced
substances, with alliod phyaical, II not chem-
ieal, properties, and generally With diatinot
TO increase Of profit. Thus, while the raga
from which paper Is made are comparatively
e1psnsi5e, thsec.refully prepared snd aluoat
1acinfer la lor not more than ono and balf
se4as - .ue pounu, LII: u Mottn, n Mo1Syt ~
aii iGnt, n,,t.E s.sa ore M tnan in1a ~ stocA. ne
uhiio nroauaa" 10 o. ~ "t9 f. te1o Ell ~
snt3 b.rrta. ,a.h ~ ~ aea;s1 a % nn ts u eoncea
E,i Eo1derfri1v ast o;plS = pouao. ~
;,n.rnra r. nsi ~ ~ prot y gees not
is tfs con.nmarss cnncarn The ~ wh;ta iva lad
iasres tHa no.nnfsctorv nnss;biv =, nura
sf..a hnt fre1nsnt snns VA nan.so puso
saw before It Ia a paint. aud the onportuni-
les for sdnitcrat;nn Ara too nr,-na1nns and
tno nrnnitiona fnr K n escsna fsia,ti s.t;on Inv
Hencn fla n;rmant, rs,choa no i.5sn Vim
1nTeien mattegs nof nn]v in .:,a hsa;a itsaif
Int in thu oiI. turnentirc nr,d nf:re- m,fa~;ais
which sTe raonired for il nrSnaration.
Tbs subsfanca called i,aretss n ona of tba
most common of fs1siaara. Il Is an abundsnt
requires nothing but tIeatme1t Eith weak Of
diluted acids 70 render it j perfectly white
powder Of great dehsitv and of cnnaiderabla
body. But uotvtthstaldine these adyantaueg.
i ID not paint in the sttict accantation Of ths
syaS ms eSsaasl7e enp,oymens & m,Gnt
info Tia cnnn66s;t;on - nitar 4 nn,nms-n;si =,
nrtirlra- hTnrh ~ sha ench;ra.i ,saJ II tha
sris "a eimnIV fila an1nb. ta ~ haTta rnlfad IN
the uoistenei Iiva.atnfY III II rnnsf;fntes
h.If ~ fla 1va;o6t oF 4ha Hat;t;,1,a no,n-;17
mnttar. "e'o - >NAs AsN'':D'A' .>'A"AA'e' 9
7ts-a 10 ~. .u;. -,,.1
- daese 1.e1 ~ sn 1le9 snbst9nee. GYPSUM, when
y taa esea 1ss ss aounaAntly dlsflouted thao the
"a u}ss, }ogs,- W. .alo mas eeeome, on eceoant OF
anon. Il nag been found IN starch to the o1-
teut OF nearly one-tiith OF tho weight Of tha
anyltoeo3s compound. The a1noupt Of il that
10y pa ADDED to Artificial fertilizers, without
f aeeecaon oy ordinary means. IL only limited
~ Ine conscience q the: manufacturer, and
u ~ :s 1.ce ean a hasoy % IegaIded y sa one