The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-05-02

caution was given in the newspapers of
the day, and the sale of the g fruit
Drops ETC., greatly diminished Dr.
HasseIl, in his - Authorizations Detect
ed, . says: g Many articles of sugar con
fectionery are favored with ''essences"
which are often of an injurious and
even dangerous character, some of them
containing prussic acid and fusl oil "
q have heard. " says Prof 4. S. lay
Ior, that some of the iargonelle pear
drops and the ribstone pippin-drops
have produced drowsiness aud stuaor
in children. It is an imposition on the
public to sell in this way a chemically
favored substance under another
name"
As regards the use Of these artificial
/ fruit essences, it is an undoubted fact
that they are very extensively employed
everywhere, for favoring jellies, con-
dictionary of various kinds and syrups
for soda-water. They are also used for
! the manufacture of Fictitious wines and
other alcoholic liquors. They are
found to be less adapted to ices than to
the other articles mentioned, and are
probably used in them to a very limited
extent, and not at all by confectioners
of any repute.
Although the use OF the artificial es-
sencesin soda-syrups is common enough,
as a general thing the druggists and
apothecaries do not use them to a great
extent. Those of the best repute pro-
badly do not use them at all. They all
agree in using citric or tartaric acid IL
place of lemon juice, on account of the
difficulty in keeping pure lemon syrup
for any length Of time. Both citric and
tartaric acids, however, are true fruit
acids, the former coming from the juice
of the lemon and the latter from cream
of tartar, which is deposit from wine.
IF used in the proper amount, neither
of these acids can be deleteriOus in an
occasional summer beverage. Except
in one or two instances, the lemon syrup
wa5 still further approximated to the
genuine article by the addition Of oil
of lemon. Without exception the oils
OF winter green and sassafras were add
ed to the sarsaparilla syrup to supple
ment the favOrless preparation of tina
root. Oil of anise is said to be some
times used in addition to the two oil
mentioned In one instance, there wa
no sarsaparIlla whatever in the syrul
bearing that name, which was simpl,
mOlasses and water favored as usual
Probably the greater part of the SO
called sarsaparilla syrup dispensed wit
soda-water in obscure parts of the city
and at the smaller apothecaries every
I, where, is quite innocent of the famou
, root. It is the fountains" in jus
these localities that are visited by tn
class Of persons who periodically thin
= that their blood is '' out Of order" an
who select sarsapariIIa syrup with th
object of purifying it, drinking the bey
erage with the most undOubting faith
its virtues. It may be mentioned thai
where the essences are used in tn
syrups, a small portion of either citri
e or tartaric acid is used to give slight
/ tart taste. Where, also, the syrup
q to represent the flavor of any of til
red fruits, as the strawberry, for il
e stance, coloring matter must be adde,
b This is generally made of cOchinea
+ The sarsaparilla syrup, also, general
e receives a little coloring, except whe
= mOlasses is used, and the coloring SUI
b. stance Is caramel