New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-19
IMPORTANT SAYITARY MEASURES

ADULTRRATED, But CREAM OF TARTAR
GENERALLY IMPURE.
At a meeting of the Board of Health, yes
teriay an application OF the New York Rendering Coin
pany for permission ~ render fat In factory NJ ho
foot of West Tlrty-eighthst. with promise to use
new gas consuming apparatus, reported upon UNI
avorably by the saniiary Committee. Superintendent
Ihorne Of the sreetCeaning Bureau was given permits
SION 60 dump refuse the grounds around the dump
boards IN case the river slips are ever hed Win ice
90 as 20 impede the entrance OF scows In reHuon 10
the threatened epidemic form OF smallpox, the follow
ing report and appended resolution were read ana
adopted: t..r
the fact that prevalence Of ,mapor this y depends apor s
The Increase in sinong the peoref ~ aha
sf e greater The history this domestic courg in LOT
The pact % years show, that in he 0sH sS. ,e unprotected
the disease vacened ad sresa, ~ ,ne f
following generally only isolated cases 81 mall p9r ~
h YEAR ar epidemic again appears There be doubt az to the
method which these recurring epidemic, can Dc sSos %
euaied The small would be % limited y amount ana
Of the Committee st important duty Of d Bosri e secure =.
far as L. power and means VII permit se aeeng % N each
year law making vaccination esnPIloI ne %
vaccination here oontemP1ied can only oe ee1 " o 10 m.
May very boroushy peronnea
he g ssd ib eap.tapti2 tended to ASSUME epidemic eharao
Ter in NwYor The oors department show that upward
800 900 vaecna'd ~ the eIh N i,n
concade equal Number vaecraiet BY % praon
dpensae BY this means New ers vas sava
from destructive epidemic while ether cities where Vaccination W"
neglected were severely soourged. .t-. A..
these facts sanitary COMMITTEE are Of TIE oI1oa Una,
eor Of yaecnato should appointed and the dnes zoe e
by the poorer classes should be e9IougnV %
gs "a, inaf e %isna sGSH . been reformed owing disappear
smallpox the mean tine u y estimated ,n4 ss. sn
M e abode in the While il is not believed by the
O%ias to the exhaustive vaccination population which ha,
been made during he pas wv ~ & st hs preventive measure
he o applied as 10 render eieue Of smallpox impossible And
,A @ be s 3 81 o % q s Bosd he
o vaccination aud As smallpox prese tns S, % ,S @
lowing ,.,.. =, ,h d,sc,.a
to oano advice Of the SANITARY Committee corps Of ',
and dis;[eote the ToI :. an T gSDos
CITY Sanitary Inspector Jones reported that there
were 20 cases Of smallpox during the past week az
compared with 80 the same week OF 1850 OF the 20
patients "a had been vaceinated in infancy three had
never been vGceinaed patient had been inocuated
seven years ago and one patient had been yaeena'ed
three times unsueeesstuly. ff -
The total number of deaths from all last week
was jOs Aaron j. vanderpoel rendered his resignation
as Counsel to the Board of Health An interesting re-
mort in regard to the result OF chemical analysis OF
common articles Of food sold in this city was read ana
met with approval. The investigation was condncteu
by Assistant Inspector E. Waller and the report was
prepared by Prof. Chandler The Investigation lhul-
Gated that the grocers OF this city sell good sugar an"
saeratus, but impure cream OF tartar Impoitd"' ee'
tions will be found below:
sucAR-One hundred and nine specimens OF powdered
sugar purchased at the small grocery Stores lh
rous parts the city, the principal avenues ana te
most fre0uened In case was any adul
teraton detected. After careful examination We were
able 10 classify the samples a. fOhOWs' fOIY-ube sanI
MOS were perieciy clean aud pure In every resptc-hot
contaminated with any soluble or lnsouuIe lhPmitg,
accidental intentiOnal-conslslng OF hotnlnH pat
cane sugar OF the best quality. Fifty specimens
were very slightly contaminated with dust elSAt san-
were very dirty Even III the worst samples however
there was intentional fraudulent adm n
found consisting OF common aust or dlt-lDat
Is fine sand and clay and We are satisfied tha III eFoy
case impurities found their way INTO the sugar ac
cIdentally, and all that can be SAID OF inc very
worst samples is simply that they were dlIty' -, J..
he on he whole without aduteraton or least with
out injurious admixture although many OF theh eon
considerable quantity OF nOar; MOS. O ,n1Se - 49,
saeratns ~ % ,e tsSt that n the
bcarbonae Of soda 10 less expensive IL bas almost
entirely taken place OF the former compound anu ~
really preferable. Commercial DcafDOhate vi soua 70
not chemically pure as II always contains small qunt1
ties of salt chloride OF sOuium anu suPhalS VI
soda These substances being harmless aud occurring
naturally in the bicroonaie Of Soda are not eonsuefed
as ntiit57AtI0hs H. -. - ,.,
CRAM OF TARTAR.-The cream OF tartar examined
was found IN all to be adulteraed WIN suphae Vi
lime-conmonly called alba-aEd 10 such an e1-
Tenn mat in most cases the alba predominated so
that the Of tartar was really fl hDd, 20 wn'i
a snaIl quantity of cream OF tartar mad been added
sample purchased OF j. Kcllenann, NO 80 bioOne sh,
was found contain Gl per cent Of Terra ao Samples
obtained from various dealers all appeal 70 De adul-
teed to about the degree, though the exact per-
centage Of adulteratOn not dctcImned except III
Inc SAMPLE OF j. IIaz,eton which was found to contain
about So per cent OF terra alba. Alum and glnuber salt
or SuIpuate OF soda mentioned as auMlefahJs ol
OF tartar but these substances were not detected
i'm the samples purchased in tins city. It thuS appears
that the cream vi Lrar sod IN Is sItulei9ny
adulteraedmOre So PROBABLY than any otheE aItlcie
BAitiSG PowDERS-The baking or yeast powders ex.
aniued are three kinds: First those winch consist VI
b cairlO
certain quantity of -four second, those consisting OF d.
carbonate OF soda mixed win acd phosphate OF mae and
-FOUR Mird those composed Of yeast ana meal DRIED TO-
getner sOst of these baking powders are prepared at
large establishments ana put up III convenient paehases
wan printed labels They are sold IA THIS Iorl py the
grOccrs throus hout the city.
Tnere IS a very decided advantage in the use Of baking
powders preference TO the OF SOFA ana cream or
tartar purchased separately. Ihls advantage ARISES
mainly rom fact mat order 10 secure SOOu bread
with the AID OF pctrDonale OF SODA ana cream Vi al
is necessary that these substances snOud DC Iedona
bly, pure and should be mixed In the proper proportions
An excess OF either OF them Injuries tne qualsy OF Ls
bread While the oicarDOlAte OF SODA is NOT
10 any extent, have shown tnat the cream OF tartar
generally eOnlLs more than ii ltS weight Oh l9ielsH
adnlx urcs consequently us strchg'h ~ kIeat iIl
lsed. As, moreover tie degree OF adulerdtlOp Is not
uniform, bat varies Ia dneEent samples, IL Is Impossible
Tor the baker W learn exactly what proper VI pici
Donate OF soda and cream Of tartar should he employed
TO produce the desired result consequently his success
making bread viii be purely accldental, win tne
chances against his hitting tue proper proportions But
where the mixture IA made 90 large scale III factory
aud baking powder put in packages ready for
use the manufactures experiences no dibculty IN the
frst place. securing good materials hee from auul
teraon and secondly In mixing these materials IN the
proper prof. OrtiOns Tue most that he can do Is 10
NyeiKen entTe mixture by excessive addition OF
Jur Wnllc TINS may diminish the value OF the baking
powder and make u necessary 1t in larger quant
tes VAL not deterOrdte the pialtY VI Tue bread pro-
dnced NV lis uSe ( is certainly much better therefore,
" the consumer 10 purchase OF the well-knOwn
baking powder than TO purchase the gieaEDQ-
axe OF soda ana cream OF tartar separately Tie same
renark apples 10 those baking powders IN which the
acd phosphate OF limo takes the place OF cream Of
tartar ....