New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-16
PoIsONs IN SUGARS.
CONTINUING THE INVESTIGATIONS.


ast,otons into the authorizations OF rehned sugars
They decline 10 make known the result oil tle~
analyeos NJ present preferrng not to mention the
names of suspected rcGners until proofs OF
fraud are firmly established. Collector Merritt
thinks il the duty of the Board of Health to protect
the consumers of sugar from the evil effects OF
poisonous adultorat!onS.
FURTHER DETAILS or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
now POISONOUS SUBSTANCES ARE USED IN TIE
NANUF,CrURE OF CONGRATULATIONS
WIN COLLECTOR MJRRITT, SPECIAL AGENTS
AND SUGAR RTFINFRs.
The result of the Investigations by Special
Treasury Agents into tho sugar frauds, as pubSh"" eA
cluSlvcly iu Yesterdays TuRyNL was The subject OF
gcn,I al eouverSa ion yesterday IL the sugar Ae oeN
oa rencis said that there must have been gross care
lessneS IN the rcnsTc whose sugars had been ana lcd
,anv Of ,sc celicsls used manufacture adhered /"
the refined sugar ir any quantity after 1t had a'.t
through the centrifugal machues Others held tsf the
uoleonous authorizations used IN most OF the fcHei's
could not be- eliminated in the final processes OF manu-
ciurc and that they Intentionally used fer r"isnG
the color above the raw sugars from which they are
manufactured, aud 10 lessen the cost OF whitening
An Old tcHGcr, who has been driven OUT
o. the business because, as lie claims, o. 'h'
necessity for using chemicals to compete WIN
other and successful rehners, said yesterday :
This secret process refining sugars was introduced
bont SIX wears ago but came into general only re-
GENTLY Some rsner use the mGratc OF lin III oot TIE
vacuum pans ana the centrifugal machnes tue gen. RAJ
custom beng to employ it in the latter only Inc 'Hoc
"a 10 improve the color and 10 cheaper 'he
cost Of whitening from i to q cent pound
according 10 the quality 81 the law material. Inc
fin is purchased both in the pig ana IN
houid form a Brooklyn chemical mandatory supply
ing the latter refners in large quantities. lam III
formed on Trustworthy authority that the consumption
OF these materials has increased largely since hey nave
entered into the manufacture of refined sugars Inc
pg-tin is dissolved in hydrOchloriC acid or muriauc
acid and is reduced with water TO the proper consist
eney Ills then thrown into the centrifugal machine,
which makes / 800 revolutions minute, whitening
sugar that by q natural process would be yellow Ihs
new method raises the drawback TO be paid by ths Gov
eminent from 20s TO 2.4S cents pound IL Is cs'-
mated that a profit of q cent pound makes
81 25 a barrel; and a refinery that produces
from 5000 10 1000 barrels OF sugar day
for 300 working days will make profit OF Sll20OOO
wear on authorizations alone The evil ia not confined
10 the Government loss drawbacks; the most WAL
consideration the poisonous compounds taken INTO
the human system The theory of the refners Is that
rho chemicals which fail 10 neutraze enter INTO the
sugar in such minute quantities that they cannot do any
harm. The analyses, however, show an entirely
different result, and chemists and PHYSICIANS
declare that the poisonous compounds IN
these sugars will destroy the coating OF tae
stomach as thev are known 10 be powerful enough to
ehI w lind tbc imuciat" attention of the Board
OF Health; the penalty according TO the, STATE law
being 500 for each package OF sugar Iounu 10 DC "u
It was SAID bya special agent Yesterday that some
time ago General Curtis invc-Ugated the methods OF
tampling refined sugar Tor export INC sauplcS VII
found be taken from the refinery where eNglE Dare
was opened for inspection so lhat no par ltr 20 he
could be selected Ire SaIpes were ,no .aHc ~ h
Debeuturc Of,e and the were not again seen oN
customs officers, the reIneTs OF tNp9rtIa
the shipment report vas m'ie 10 MasInE t In, ~
commenting a change that would remove lhe telhptd
tons 10 fraud and order ISSUED That tie sugars
should b, followed 70 the pace "I ssf onu 9'
pies again taken. Special agents differ somewhat on
drawbacks on sugars. The rehner's oath states
that the export Is wholly mtnuIaSJuIf G
Solicitor of Customs is held thar refined sugars Tor ex
nort must he entirely the product foreign 0utypad
tnror One erunri4ncad agent claimed vest rday that
this law meant that domestic sugar could enter INTO
the manufacture. At the same time he admitted that
ndomestc glucose put tue sugar II would an IN,
frngcm'nt Of tue law aud when clearly proyeG TQuid
OPINIONS OF COLLECTOR MERIGT
Collector Merritt said Yesterday that he had taken
every precauon prevent frauds in the export OF re-
fined sugars He added 81 have recently issued an
order that samples Of refined sugars for export shall be
taken in duplicate one which drawbacks are deter
inkd and for preservation in the Custom House, and
another for the of the special agents and Tor
the purposes OF analyzaton. The department
Is now making thorough investigation OF
the subject referred TO IN TIE TRIBUNE and the results
are Of sucn a character that cannot ROW give the 10
the public 1t would be improper to mention the Dane'
lived until the Government Is ready 10 act as II Woud
greatly uiure them should the evidence no prove sum
centy strong 10 20 into court VITA me question Ol
adulter ton IN sugars ls OF l9r uteiSl u''J IT,
10 the public than 10 lhe ,S"NtIH'Hcu'' ny
lOss2s the revenue on ubNDdChN bhOuu
the reported state of affairs be i0und 10 eN-
isl. viii De checked and punished II man pul 5
liquor he does II with the khoWlcdEe ma, u Ih;H nr
adutcrated, hut sugar which enters INTO every hoTe
hold should not poisoned hy te use Hl ny CCu
pounds. THINK llL lhlhuNE ms '"h'. ny II,oP1,
position in paclng the responsibility ON tuG lizards "I
Health for the uTthcr existence OF such practices IN the
manufacture of sugars
10 stated yesterday mat hoNcihoI 'eh, oi lo"6,
had taken deep in this subject and that copies
OF the anay of the Icaed products showing ader
IN bp ID