New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-18

| VI V6uuIA very seldom mas any vanilla II
it, as vanilla is very dear. The tOnka beal
vanilla flavoring, the syrup of vanilla beiny
IN reality only q syrup of the tonka bean
As this is poisonous substance, it ma,
readily be seen that syrup of tOnka bean
is not as healthy as the genuine vanill,
syrup. Genuine vanilla can not. however
be made and sold at price which is far be
low that OF the raw material. The effec
cullar. Chemically, it is the same principl,
which is so aromatic in new mOwn hay. L
also exists in many flowers; but no matter
whence 1t is taken, when inhaled, it pro
duces hay fever. and in large quantities.
taken in the stomach produces giddiness
vertigo. and if continued, being what il
called cumulative poison, produces paraly
sis, and even death. Hence it is clear tina,
IT large quantities of this lead-charged soda
water and tonka bean syrup are taken in
the human stomach, they are productive Of
| the most serious results.
Now, to speak of the other syrups, which
| differ only in name and the relative pro-
portions of the chemical agents from which
they are made, all cling made alike, and
the bottle containing them is really magic
syrup bottle.
The manufacturer takes a quantity of
simple syrup, which should be made of
| white loaf sugar and water, but is generally
| the product of glucose, and adds thereto
the following drugs and chemicals, which.
In the order given, are more mlnutely de-
| scribed: Tartaric acid, which is obtained
from the tartrate of pOtassa, or, more COM
monty speaking, tartar, a peculiar sub
wine casks, being deposited there during
the fermentation Of wine. This substance,
when purified and powdered, is the cream
of tartar of the shops. Deprive this of the
potash 1T contains, and the peculiar crystals
Of tartaric acid remain. In an over dose
this is an acrid poison, exercising its pecu-
liar influence on the blood and liver. in both
OF which it may be detected after death.
In the syrup, it gives an imitation acid, in
tended to substitute the more expensive
acid Of the lemon, which nature has so gen.
erously provided, az the healthy acid for
our use. Then, there is added acetic acid,
which is the basis Of vinegar and obtained
IN various ways, but most generally as one
of the products of the destructive distila
ton Of wood called the pyroligneous acid
or vinegar. The object OF adding this
be to act as preservative of the
other Ingredients. 1t is not added in
sufficient quantity to be deleterious; 80 now
take the next, acetic ether, which is pro.
duct of distillation of acetic acid and al |
cohol, and probably added for it's grateful
odor and peculiarly agreea bio taste Like |
it's predecessor, it is harmless. Next comes |
tons OF tOnka bean, or its extract called |
has already been fully described |
in the previous remarks about vanilla syrup
This cOumarin is 80 deleterious that il ia not
even mentioned as q medical product in any
medical work of the day. Added to this
comes the essence of nastness, chemically
known as the butyrate of ethylic ether or
butyric ether, which is prepared by mixing !
butyric acid with alcohol and concen-
rated sulphurio acid. which upon agitation
gives layer Of this ether upon its top
This is more or less washed and purified.
with chloride of lime. This ether dissolved
n eight or ten times its body of alcohol
Orms what is called pine apple essence,
wenty drops of which is added to q pound
# sugar containing q little citric acid gives
he mixture strong taste of pine apple. I
sutyric acid is formed during what is
ermed the butyric fermentation, which is
receded by Tactic fermentation of cheese
Nth glucose, and is q colorless. rancid, I
smelling liquid. There are !
everal others made in the same nasty way,
7hich, when combined in different proper &
ions, furnish the beautiful and deceptive /
genuine fruit syrups" Of the majority of t
'e soda shops. Among these may be men {
oned Gneanteic ether, obtained by the
ction OF nitric acid on the oil OF rue This,
hen prepared with alcohol, gives the odor :,
the ounce, and forms the ounce es-
nee. b
1t will thus be perceived that the bases of G
le fruit essences are certain ethereal COM
FUNDS of organic acids with the oxides of
byl and amyl. Besides the essences here :,
.scribed, there are found in commerce the
raw berry, raspberry. apricot, green gage, :
ulberry and black currant essences, all of
hich are various mixtures of the others
9re explained modified by an addition Of
trous ether, tincture of iron, vanilla, NJ
'latile oil, ETC., to bring about q resem-
ance to the fruit. the Oder and taste of | s
hich it is the object to initiate. Tho n;
ly other Ingredient in the pandora box 81
"a syrup lie mucilage, added to make the IL
ass OF sOda-water containing the syrup ..
am, and thus hold less Of the execrable to
If. ci
Enough has been said to show that unless NJ
. soda water sold in the various places u
roughout the land is made by q conscien- I'll I'll
Us manufacturer, properly charged and 81
rihed. kept in expensive foun tains, prop W
y protected against the action Of the a.
de it contains, and served with pure ia
nix, it Is just so much poison, redolent Of ~ ~
&c, stomach ache, palsy and worse effects. in,
1en bottled in the shape of lemon soda it tic
still worse, as the vessels containing it de
beyond the inspection of the public. ma
loot beer, ginger pop, Sioux beer and 4
er decoctions with Ugh sounding Indian
mes, to inveigle the thirsty into drinking u
pc, are all about alike. The idea of giving n.
NJ Indian names is simply ridiculous, as at
Indian ever thought of making suoh Ing
cradle stuff, and would at any time show Gig
ter sense in his savage way than to sp o1
TX such an abortion of civilization as root p p;
r. To make this is very easy. The direc- Gle
10 are as follows: Take rotten molasses. hun
Efficient quantity, the poorer it is the S wb
Ter, add to this oil of wintergreen and oil
and q little brewers yeast, iyl:
you have root beer. Put this in 10,
ng key, or you can buy five gallons ""'
iy made for 81, put under a Counter, o.
oh lead pipe and spout, with Zero p
8 looking Indian statue upon its top, s See,
you have modern fountain of health. the
nlarly supposed to dispense decoction pub
umerous healthy, lite giving, purifying, eeIt
gorating roots and herbs. This is the s n1c
}; the reality has been described, and tive
le6O only adO That the life of root beer erty
,nds upon its being in constantly pro- A
sing fermentation which, of course, Viii Viii
on in the stomach after it has been urin
TX, producing precisely the same symp- Mar
as If person should take seidliiz dept
der, first swallowing the contents of and
blue paper followed by those of the Sci
g paper. ant
combination of sweetened water, capsi- lie
and carbonic acid gas, is another OF the ieso
'erance drink swindles of the day, and M
~ poor and expensive substitute for "e
Id fashioned switched our grandfathers or,
> by the simple addition of molasses or y o
y and vinegar, with ground ginger, to Of 4
,ket of uure cold snr;no wotnr Th;s | able
a haolfhv onS roflosLS 80 Orles
'een entirely supplanted in cities BY ton,
lie decoctions Of artificial fruit syrups, Roya
and cOppery water and rotten mo- s SIRE