New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-19

sugar reduced to a syrup and treated with
saphuretted hydrogen As it nov g stands q:
bottom Upon shaking 1t up IL settles very readily enow
ing that IT something that has much greater
be mixture OF copper and acids.
Perhaps better illustration is found In these two
samples. There Is ounce, by actual weiehl
on chemists scale, OF pure powdered sugar which
has been treated in exactly the same way by run
through it. The other Is Just what it ought
no be- Soa TRe Is history Of a m eoneeoner
In this city purchased large amount OF sugar. IN lots OF
ity or one hundred barrels or more some OF ts nas
your children ana wine specimen came into the hands
o. gentleman hterested IN ats mater anu 9 an tbe
that this has, the sugars being the same TO an
appearance. Here is the resut-a material think, IL II
that would trouble well-fegulated stomach TO work
upon without rebellion II seems ito, to me ths mat
taken in these modern days and bad as 1t s in ts in
nutnce upon tie physical health OF the people ana tner
tie connunltyis equally disastrous This matter OF
aduteratOn become common and enters INTO all
articles or food to such an extent If you mention
the subject to any person engaged, IN the
manufacture of the article IN the trade,
Instead OF being surprised lie Immediately raises
the query whether the ,adulteraton + inja-
rious. 1 speak Of this because OF the fact
that gentleman OF good deal OF position has recently
expressed the opinion that glucose IL just about as good az
any sugar that is manufactured | do not ask the
Academy to take any action tonight for the reasons
that have already expressed
VIEWS OF OTHER MEMBERS.
Professor Seey said he did not believe
that any manufacturer would knowingly put
poisonous ingredients in food. Many OF the sC-called
authorizations he believed healtAful instead of
dangerous. He objected, however TO man putting an
ingredient in his that only cost cents pound,
and the make consumers pay IL cents pound Tor IT,
President Newberry regarded the mixture OF glucose
with sugar, like the mixture OF cornineal win mus
tard, as injury only to the purchaser In charging
him for some tnng that he did not get The Academy,
he Thought should do all t could 10 break the force oI
panIcs they tended To break down great Industries
Professor Egeston said tnat the special committee
which Lad this sAtjec under consideration had freely
discussed ANA that Oil nearly prepared whlcn
pro TO max. the adutcratiOn OF sugars felony,
instead Of n msdcmeanOr rs at present T1s commit
trc he said, was composed of twenty members, COM
prisng representatives. from every medical college IN
the city, and which DR. Willard Parker was chdirman
Mr. Chttcnden said, after touching again on the ques-
ton OF health What | say and what L calm, as a
lawyer and a man, - that putting glucose
into sugar and selling IL sugar il dishonest cheat
and fraud, AMI the man VINO does IL deserves
be branded common chcal, no
matter who lac Il. If he docs it French
man would do it, and puts his article the sta ement
that this is glucose and not sugar. he can defend
himself IN the OF conscience, but not Otherwise
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