Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-12

HE SCIENCE OF ADULTERATION. Some
mouths ago In examInluga Specimen Of cream
OF tartar, found two or three per cent of gyp-
sum along with considerable amount of rice
Hour. l was at a loss to understand how he
gypsum came to be there. [ was not in sufi-
Gent quantity to pay for its addition as an
adulteraut. and the aluteration was evidently
rice Hour. Va looking the matter up found
that an adultcrated article of rice -four contain
Ing from ID TO ~ per cent of gypsum was on
the market. Ibis at once accounted for the
gypsum 10 the cream Of tartar. The mauipu-
lator, wishing to buy his rice -four as cheaply
as possible had bought the adulterateo article.
Powdered sugar has been long notorious f.
Its authorizations, but graduated sugar is gen.
orally supposed to be all right 1t was recent
| ~, however, shown an article prepared from
rice, which Was not 10 be distinguished from
granulated sugar by color or general appear
ance. Ii was said that this article was used
tor adulteratlng particular grade of granuIat-
ed sugar that was seut west to be used by The
confectloners Tor manufacturing the powdered
sugar.
Rice -four seems to be az extremely useful
article 10 this branch of business Hassal
gives list OF 10 less than ten ditfereu, sub
stances IN which 1t has been detected, and vet
his list is NOT full Que. [, has the great ad-
vantage over commou -four that it does not
cake when packed and become cammy 1t
thus more nearly resembles The various spire,
aud other articles with which it is mixed
lhls aduIteratlon can only be recognized by
the microscope. The starch graus of rice are
very small and angular; they poarize very
slightly.
The adutcratlon of bread with alum has at
traced great deal of attention in EogIand,
ana 1t seems also to be practiced to some ex-
tent III this country Numerous methods have
bcen gwen tor the detection of the alum, but
none OF these seem to be as satisfactory as the
analysis OF the ash. All the other methods are
liable to error Journal Of Chem stry.
NAPOLEON AND THE STONE CUTTER. Ma
poeuu, when In the height of his power, being
once at AmIeus, whist traversiug the square,
III The midst OF the accamatons of the iuhabi
tants who had assembled around him, cast his
eyes upon the multitude, aud perceived, 10 one
OF ihe corners OF the square, a stoue cutter who
had not been induced to qlit his work by the
curiosity which animated the crowd bv whom
be was surrounded. The Indifference of this
man excited the curiosity OF Napoleon. He
wished to know something about him: and
passing through the crowd, urged on his hors.
unul nc arrived close to hun. "What are Won
doug therc? said Napoleon The workman
raised his eyes, and recognized the Emperor
u am cuttips stone" You have served nm.
der Tie, quickly observed The Emperor, who
recoIn'zod an old soldier 1T is true, sire. !"
y u were present. at the campaign of Egypt
you were a brgadlcr IN snch corps?" Yes,
sire. ny have you quilted the service: ~
because | had Completed my tlmo, and ob
talned my discharge" Il am syrry for i, :
you W'Te brave mani shall be happy to do
Tor you anything IN my power: say what do
You require from ue?'' Tina, YOUR Majesty
Wi! leave NE to cut my stone in quiet: NV
w"lk suttlce$ me am 10 want of nothing, "
his Tact brings to mind the interview of bio.
genes with Alexander; but the modest pride
OF the Greek philosopher was not equal to the
reply Ut tue stone cutter
INCUBATION. IA Cincinnati devotee of sci
erce mas been ,nstltutng the Experiment Of
permitting himself to DC sluug by twenty one
oceS, Ia as mlny Consecutive days, for the pur.
pose OF testing the point whether the human
system can DC rendered proof against bee s,inps
! by repeated iuocu!atou. He claims to have
proved the polut satisfactorily 10 the afirma
tive.
~ Ooc OF our cotcnpOrares, the New York
LINES, 10 noting he fact, goes off on u funnv
s'raln' ana gets up good dea of ridiculous
sttH. lie wants the experiment continued
ana desires that waSps. hornets and yellow.
jackets Snail be tried. Then spiders are alluded
! TO- u assorted patteras and cenripede from
~" Mexico Changing the base from insects
! to reptiles, the rattlesnake, the copperhead
and the mJccasln are named, ouly advising that
very small snake shall be used 10 the frs, in
stance, by Way OF prccautlon Coming up TO
| she grade OF animals, scciusou with mad dog
, Is suggested.
lhe CONCLUSION is arrived at that when all
! tue experiments are completed, we shall have
! luocuiahou Embellishments, where persons
VINO are going luto dangerous localities, can be
previously blttcn up to the polut of exemption,
Inc lame OF Jeuncr will then be cclipscd by
the now unkaown Cincluuatian, aud the sing
lug OF MOSQUITOES, and the rattle of snakes, will
soon become grand and glorious delight, in
stead I,, OF an lntoerabe aud frightful NUISANCE.
! Wash. Chronicle
NOT PRETTY, BUT COOP. The following
story is told of the Duchess de Berri. She
was extremely fond Of Dieppe, and passed u
| great deal OF her time there in summer. in
deed, 1t Is said that the town owes to her tos-
tering patronage the establishment of the work
| shops Tor the production OF those exquisite
ivory carvings which are well-knnzn to eyerv
stranger that tarries at Dteppe. Ole summer
evening fisherman mct Il plainly dressed LADY,
walking alone on the beach He vcntured to
acco>t her, saying that he had petition which
he wished to present to the Duchess de Berr
but That be did not know how to proceed ia
order TO do so. Did you ever see the
Duchess Z? asked the lady. no" was tn.
answer, but | am told that she is deuced
ugly. Give me the petition, at all events"
said his quostoner, land it shall be placed 10
the hands Of the Duchess herself" The fish
crman complied wilE the request, and few
days later he was summoned to the villa of the
duchess What WAS his dismay, on being iu
tro1uced to the presence Of the Duchess, to
hnd that she was the person to whom he had
gwen bis petition He commenced to stammer
forth some iucoherent excuse, but Marie Caro-
Iloa interrupted him. Your petition is grant