The New York herald., 1870-01-07

NY story candid
And with smack of sweetness ~ IL.
An enterprise
or honorable dangerous consequence ~,
Alas what shall say,
Ny credit stands ON such slippery gronndi
Now feed myself
With most delicious poison.
All 10 not well.
doubt some foul play.
The recent article in the HERALD on the "Bon-bon
Business' in its revelation Of the economical pro-
civitias and practices of some OF our wealthy fam
lies In their purchases OF bonbons, marrons gacees,
chocolate creams other kinds OF candy created
curious nutter IN certain circles OF our metropoli-
tan society. 1t was shown that in wooster
street the most expensive kinds OF can
dies-those highest approved as the choicest
ana daintiest-could be obtained for one-third the
price paid at our leading city confecuoneries; ana
further that pursuance OF the penny saving phi
Iosophy cogenrly enforced by that sage economist
DR.. Franklin large share OF the patronage OF this
Wooster street establishment came from the crane de
Ia creme OF society, although in saving the penny
was coupled q universal striving to save reputa-
fions as well as not to let the fact out OF such plea
yune practices OF plepeian economy. With the recital
OF the mutual dismay OF two ladies from Murray
HIl on meeting here and their mutual pledges to
secrecy IN the matter the story in the HERALD
ended
This story is but the beginning OF The beginning OF
what remains TO be written regarding the manu-
facture OF candies in this city-the pleasing pro-
logue to sadly human drama, in which the darkest
and direst passions, greed OF gain and ambition 81
the splendor OF wealth. at any sacrifice OF me
health ana lives Of Others said to be strangely
and deeply interviewer II the subJomed state
ment Is true-and it must be taxen MS
true until most clearly and positively Jeiuted-
there 10 in the manufacture OF candies ID this city
amount Of deception and villany practised ex-
ceeding almost the power OF finite computation
and the compass OF human crecibility. The
deception Ia alleged adulteratIon The villany
is the alleged using as adulterating material
substances destructive OF health and life. The
statement avowing these aduteratons and explain
ing the nature OF the adulterating materials en-
poyed Is made by the head manufacturer AT Mr.
Maillard's establishment, on Broadway.
WHAT MAILLARD'S HEAD MAN SAYS.
''How is tn we asked that the same kind OF can
dies you manufacture can be made and sold 50 much
cheaper elsewnereSn
"You refer TO the place in Wooster street, sup
poser he answered, ''wnere they sell candies Tor
about onethird ouI prices ~
Partly that' answered, although almost
everywhere on Broadway the prices are much
lower.n
proceeded say, "that the matter Of prices OF
rectionery is ruled by location and rents. 1t is no
such thing. Excepting at very few places the candy
made In this city Is most vIllanously aduiterated.
The adnterationo coToc, tea sugar, Spices drugs
and the like nothing to it, The nearest approach
Is IN the aduteratlon OF liquors.n
.'Please explain the adulteration in candies"
'n the rstplace we use as basis the best refined
sugar ana tnen re ansss narrs n,ta sd
For navoring we use vanilla raspberry, strawberry,
pineapple, ana for coloring we use cochineal for
making red color, safior for yellow, for green
pIstacnio and verte vegetables vegetable green
used In France, the mooe OF making which is Il
secret-and other similarly prepared vegetable pro-
ducts for blue, violet and otner colors. In place OF
sugar those resortng TO aduiteration employ term
alpa species of chalky earth. There thousands
OF hogsheads or this material used every this
city. Formerly IL was imported from France anu
England, put now it Is imported in consider
able Quantities from Kentucky. lL costs AT
present cent and quarter pound,
while sugar costs fifteen cents. Like gypsum 1t
dries up very quick. it has sweet taste, and IN
this regard Is very good substitute for sugar; but
its effect the physical system is very deleterious
otherwise afectlng the health .Ihls artcle enters
Into almost every KIND OF candy, OF which there
some 500 varieties. Ia loZenRes adulteratlOns are
almost universal For instance, thirty POUNDS OF
peppermint lozenges can be made for fourteen cents
y pound, cneap are The materials employed; be-
SIDES the most or them being unwholesome such as
terra alba to start WITH then starch. glue and glucose
core and recule The terra alba gives them the ap
pearance and the weight OF sugar, and TIE starch
and glue mold them together. TO produce green
color the anuterators Use verdgris. What would
fifteen dollars for cOloring green would
them only hfteen cents Their red Is produced by
anime or vermlilon, Otherwise known as tile
subllmate Of mercury. In candles where llcorce
Is used they use mutations OF licorlce and to
make up Tor the 1aued color use lamp
black, . not very appenzing substance Ger
lalnly. For vanilla they use the 1onka bean,
the injurious effects OF which 10 the nervous
system worse than the worst cigars andIquors
and are almost as bad as opium. 10 produce iia-
vors OF the plneapDe, raspberry nectarlne, banana
and other fruits tney use chemically prepared ex-
tracts INTO which not parce Of the juice OF these
fruits enters anu which are only 80 many posons
trOduced into the human 5tomach.o
.'lou are making out severe case for the adulte-
rators" we interrupted.
.t is impossible 10 make out too severe case for
them" he reJoined, with increased emphasis '.fhe
most outrageous PRACTICES are resorted To IN amosS
every branch Of The trade to impose their worse
than worthless products on the pubic. Take for in
stance giacees, which we make from Italian
and French nuts-the former from Lucoa being the
pestthey make principally out ofsweet potatoes and
little OF genuine chocolate sugar in them. Their
exterior Is made oil Cocoa shells and their interior OF
terra alba, made with lard to make them soft and
soluble on the tongue. The lquor In their cordial
candies Is made OF iusel OIL " mere use almonds
tney use peanuts; where We ottar OF roses and
rose water they use mixture OF geranlum and
turpenunen
We will not pursue the conversation further He
took through the extended rooms IN q rear build
ing, where the candies for this establishment are
manufactured. The deity cunning OF manis in.
penuIty 70 fabrcate aliurlng compounds OF canoied
sweets for the palate ~ here shown IN the highest
seeming degree OF periectlon. Ine rcnest colorngs
here harmoniousiy blended. In getting up
pleasing devices OF forms all tue resources of ar
nave been exhausted. A perfect parterre OF crys-
talized sweets IS here seen, ana n mol a lower
garuen
Such .s maidens dream or when they
Muse love,
at least OF surprising beauty the eye and 70
whose Joy Deg0ten or beauty Is ADDED the pleasure
OF taste exceeding the loirIest realms or rsthetic
tdeality. A description Of the mode OF making
and painsaking required In the manufacture OF the
best class Of eandy-thoSe OF the bon-bon genus the
crystaized fruits Fopdants, various kinds OF
iellies cordias and frcifpastes covered with
would be highly Interesting but this does
not come Within The province or
present article. some are drawn out, some
moulded, some stamped aud some OF the 1ner kInds
made into sections or TWO or three pieces each and
then put together II there Is any faith In invoices
and Custom House bills and receipts IL Is cerIain
that good quantity OF the material has been mn
ported. It ia claimed that only the best purest
articles used, and that not single substance
of q deleterious nature Is employed.
TIE OLDEST CONFECTIONERY IN NEW YORK.
Al Ridley a Co.'s manufactory, corner OF Cham