, 1876-09-23
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POISONED SUGARS.
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I. ~ =, 49,. .,,.t ~ Wto,tfuorv ~ ~oo1 r.,ro,i
eu'a .uat ~ .,es.". saaua' y. .sa' uo
Jos bcefl gwen IN felatloh 10 sugar. Let mo
.cjstton to tho nature Of alcohol, nux yomica,
,rscn,c. ac6ntta. otc.f Isit not tho effect pro.
,,re'1 nv thsm' Ynn f,o mt i,cmou.tro,e mn ti,eIr
luceu w s"s"t ~ w ~ aelao1ee'".. snI'
shaFactef ~ phloSoPi'.Al tnoo5,cs, Ut sneln.s
Try, or anlfization, but by actul experiments, |
which will lotarmtno their effect on animal life,
and analysis may be summoned TO
your old In many caacs, but they are not the
grand te't. Such testimonies a have been given
isot' tine W t'l'1o ~ 4AA In.noHa, S'm'e suoe
TINT mitch OF the suEarle ncfnlc'oue 10 lh7aids.
More might be given. VIII you entirely ignore
TINT kind of testimony More than this, It has
n on'y acsto s xot t e solved , H. Fan they
nu ony 4uesto sos ~ ..s,s " so''sa ''' oAu tA''
conta'ninate tic sugar 'tsclf .-..--
Ho also asks, Why doos not Mr.. Rosstcr cm-
ploy chemist to mike an examination Of our
5asu's' Wy "pp,uax' ,a,,, ~, on.s,"
because your correspondent VIII NOT e''h'.tootc
hs proportion OF 1unds TO loot tho nils IL isa
very cay !ng to demand , Of others M M TINT aaS sasy
sII 81 tnoso ~ ,naktnr tho ,,rmani. n "o,,is anx.
ol t'losc ','HA'as ~ 1e'.''"u' W.. - u"
ious 20 onLa!n tte knu 2. lui9s'naalom M ~ eas
1or loe n It ~ ;a!u III s oe,t poIKus a,a
make liberal eontrinn,o, button, to pay tlle csmsts
tce. un!ces NJ ah nun.s ~ ~ , ~, " M
him make no such dcln9nt ol others; ,, MT; +.
hae ho moro inteles. III tae Auss,tl9M .Ham , ~,
Y, and tt,cfc is no more scasou way ho shoa'ooo
bnt o. + hannens, Ar. Marinor ras,t has naae an
analysis oi ies samples, anu pr9pau!y AZ e.
enrase oqe, ior nc has % heen eeSGsm 93a "eehs IL oo
ing u. LIS @ renoft @ 1eaas " dolio"s:
celyed thrce saMr,es o. sugar maan @ " 1m1 tcGneS
ana tof maze ny ano.nst. AM taaI "sT9 @ thsr
e slie on nj nner. innpris. an ha,e found IN
iii of said san,nlsa In. fron and sulnhate Of limo
1'' ~ 'A''A S"'"p'S" 'A'' ''N'' q, 4. MAn.srn,
Analytical Chemist, No. n South CLARK strcs..
Nh ercentton will be taken to the iron and
s,,lnhatc pf line, But tho tin is OBJECTIONABLE,
though lc only found 1t in very small quantities.
Scientific encr, layD made but few Investigations
Il, ra3atIon to its poisonous character. Some cx-
norin,cnts hnyn hcon 1naio on dogs to sec how
long it would rcauiro for few grains to inf]an,c
tho stomnch 80 "a to cause death, Nut hay.
ing tic work By nc, / cannot gIve
sensitive stomach than q dog: therefore, It
would require much less to kill him, far lcss TO
simply ltllalnc his stoInaeh and still lcss to iu-
Aa'io the stonaeh ct dyspeptIe. In proof q
tic fact tint sweet milk kept In tin for 10 or t2
hours, viii Gauss pain In q delicate dyspeptlc
stomach. II 80, It Ia reasonable to suppose
thaL minute quantity IN sugar will hays the
same effect, and In course OF time makG dye
neptics Of those who otherwise would not hive
kean sick.
Hc}layiur that cxper,mcutat!ou should bayo
It's due proportion Of Influence In deciding this
scnting some Of my own experience. BY way Of
apology FOR. doing 80, pcrhapsI ought 70 IN
furm iI.e reader tliat llayc been mn invalid for
nlany years, with alln,ontary organs far more
sensitive than most inyallls: s., Consequently r, !
stances more readily than nlost people. Such
bcine tl,e fact, so1na will say Tint ought to
have considered minc an exceptional case, and
nover have 9'trea ny eSn:!oace 1 % a1a a xieTs +
use @ Of sugars, und become well convinced that
tIerc e g must be- q very iargc number who were
bcing hasteued to q premature grave by their
For two ycars previous to last May, used
| Mcssrs, Miller & Song aucars freely, Without
bcIuE co1,scioua Of any cyil results As their
sugars ire nov out Of market determined + to
fset t''e'l' OIL myself, mainly With ths purpose ol
t tSo days. 5 It ca.,sed no pal,i, hut produced u
prof,lso nils he.uorrhago, so that Ii the three
situnS Tic twu preyous % Years. Thc % second sample
| inter about four days' use produced little
nai,, and Slight hemorrhago. Tie third pro.
tiucel immediate min In TIC stomach followed
Y 1M M y 1s mt onr aovr to
| fnjn whether he,uurrhacc would result or not,
This was tho same brand Of sugar as one o
those analyzed by Mr.. Mariner. The pain ma,
iccn causei by a deterioration Of tho body d
the sulrnr by tead or other chemicals used 10,
clnrifyiIr. ind Witch had afterwards been cx
nrllnti NJ ncutrniizcI,
IL nnncars frOrn Mr, Marlner,s rcport that nj
lend wus found in these samples, which un
,doultciIy demonstrate o. tic truth OF Dr.. Scot
f"r,,'s statement that tic lead might be l,e,l
trniigcl nj lcnst to sIcl, mn extent tat It coul,
not be, found BY analysts. i ths vas t1a ,a,
nt,Irr hranls. Hui th!s muy 10 truO, aud yo
tie t!,e sugars 10 contaminated and DC
cl,e,nicSis 30 M to be Indeed poisonous
tho,,TI tlc nnrtlr1cs of lead NAV have bccn ncu
traizr,l.. Il ccrtainly would bu strange it ties
nn;.nnn,,a cllclnicals. fcr,,cptIug through til
n,ass al The sllar. tlid not produce soru chang
r. iT' if snnaa,nfnstg IL 30 "a to be dcletcrioas
nni',ni IN liz. esneca,iy to tllu Invalid class {
cn,nm,unity' Thcro aro MANY things destrurtiy
NJ heaitli md lie wlsich no chemist can rcac
mi, detect. ''>@ '''' "'''~'' ~ ~
T,'a eEotn,st will tell you that II, so,ne case
whera twn so,,lcs come In contact, The ono vi
niYset % tie @ oIier. though no particle Of the on
ta,, bo found in tha other by analysis. II thls
srt ssS ~ - st,"" 80, ,I,suriItv T., i,n1invi,,