Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-11-22

doubtless, many are aware Of th'
fact that formerly the rcfiuers used ANNA
charcoal and the blood of bullocks fcr clari
flying or bleaching susara, but hey we're -
satisisd with this rasber allow aad imperkc
process, so the chenist was presssd int,
flheir service, and it wan hot long before Ii,
chemist discovered BY experimenting with
muriate Of tin that it was not only y gool
hleacher and mordant for the dyer aud cali
co printer, but equally 30 for the purpose'
of the sugar refiner. Do you wish the pro
! cess e1plained?- Well, we. do not profess Il
be able 10 do that but We undentand!tli
much of ii, that the muriate Of tin being
chloride, the chlorine removes til; dark col
or of the sugar, bat - chlorine simply
bleaches, and a mordant is required to fl
the color, it is Just here where the Use oi
tin comes in. The chlorine and tin having
a strong affinity for each other, they remsin
in combination, and constitute one Of the
kePt mordana.known to the chemist Thus
W can resdily comprehend the action Of
this adulserant in the re6nihs Of 'susar-it
acts,both;as plsachsr and mordant; Is other
words, it bleaches out the dark color Of the
low grade cane-sugars, and then 6xes the
color or shade desired by the retiner hence
in the stores we see sugars marked 3D."
&C" and extra &C"
But still it may be asked by the-perhaps
yet doubling reader-whether ~retiners are
really & lilty of using such IN abomlnable
adulterant? And, Furthermore, demand Of
us irrefragible proof. To meet the question,
and substantiate every assertion We have
made, it is only necessary for us 10 again
quote. fEsn the testimony Of p; Booth:
Z tell you, SIT" said the 06el0r;s .sthat
adulteration Of sukar does concern The COM
.@ittes Of vays aud means; it ooncerss~the
board of health; it concerns everybody.
Think Of it! Bye.ahd bye, when the people.
Of this country have eaten enough of this
refined sugar to become tin.lined, so that
the stomach and bowels shall be coated
with tin, what a pleasant thing it will BE- to
US fathers Of families! Our children won't
cry any more there will be no stomach
ache, for the stomach will be tin lined.
am on oath, sir. This sample o: tin that I
have shown came from y gallon of syrup
made by . sugar retiner in this city. lt.Was
sent to Dr.. Chandler the president Of the
bosrl o heath, anatv zee. by him, aud re-
turned to me: and the reffuer who made the
syrup, when he disc, vered l had the sample,
said, II didn't think T. could be found, but
you can't find it now" l got another sam.
Pile Of his syrup and sent it 10 DR.. Chandler.
and from that came this smaller sample Of
tin, and after ,hst tie reiner gave it up"
The medical profession, as conservators
Of public health, should condemn aud pro-
hibit the use of these injurious a6u(ten-
tiops.
The board Of health, too, should take i'm.
mediate action. Under its auspices a thor
ough analysis Of all sugars should be made,
in order that the public may be informed %
to the kind OF sugar TO purchase for family
use. In the case of adultersted milk the
board rendered the public a great service,
and now we have pure wholesome milk on
our tables. Is it not as much the duty Of
the beard to see that We nave pure sugar
An aliment that to thousands in this city is
as necessary IS milk?