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

"a careful. study OF TINS Ii.t," added the speaker
"w. reveal the source 81 great profit 10 some rehnrr,
or Others, for the difference IN The qnaiiy OF
4u.ar~ sold al the p-ce remarkable. You Will
b, the st tna sugars containing nearly yer cent
nor. myufili's in.h "ih'i, WeIu s"n aI W" 5L"!'
roc- sugar. ~ iAe same puft' vary ~ Prcr ~ n y
aud - ui cent "A pound Inis makes either
IA ruurLuI, pguHt enormous loss IN production
OF ~ it-i lo'p"" puuh - gay, "n =, - Ho 10 "o
uprsrd rriucrs work for great length 81 times
al Ices, must usder that some OF them are -ei-
tins Ea"Gsomc f,'unS nom "a 10 sup''.or hho"''d-o
OF t, dulit alton, sugars sold al the tduc price
Wv quality FROM ouchaf OF per cent 10 1lo per
"Wuilc il would be mprac;icabo for The grocer to
tests of Lis purcha-c, nom ddY 10 "a! as do me
rnurr n would be Only desirable but fcasi-
bic Tor MIN to insist upon a guarantee from
.ri,ou ~ tie percentage ~ pure contained IN
me article purchased. Also the cert hcate oi c0nIpe
,,,nu.ug hr grade ny test Of every lot offered. AZ
Won Will .,c TIE impurities In the sngars vary from
manly o, glucose, which. course, Is injurious to The
~ en- Glucose i made IRON starch, aud even from
cU,r aal f,clo' IN Bifao a. cs the same. The sugars
cont,u the greatest proportion OF Impurities are what
are cal 81 SOFT sugars. HOIc are some sam
pies You rc. ims yelow-ugu IS pretty bad. Be
.Jc. H.. Impurities ne soft sugars also weighted
with % inc reineres. when varies rOml33 "
pr urnL
DISCUSSION AT IHE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
The New-IOrk Academy of Sciences last
evening discussed the alleged adnlterauon Of sugars.
Among those present Professor j. ;. Newberry,
who presided. Professors Thomas Eglesion, ID. z.
Martin o. r. Hubbard and seely Arranged a table
IN front Of the president we're several samples Of
foreign materials employed in the manufacture
OF refined sugars aud syrups. One sample
showed "a lghtyellow &C" sugar, which WAS
snid 10 contain 10 per cent OF glucose. sample OF
uure 81 ar syrup aud ono OF aduterated syrup were
shown side by SIDE the former being white and trans
parent while the latter contained precipitate which
cttIed ucky and which hal been declared TO contain
muriate OF TN and copper. Specimens OF grape
sugar from the American Grape Sugar Company
- Hurllo were shown. tho sugar resembling in appear
an,e lumps OF refined talOw. Another sample showed
I'M" glucose syrup. which looked ike gycerne and
WIS said To have an inslpd and metallic taste. large
hottie Of sugarbouse syrup, said 10 have been man
| ufarturrd by prominent New-IOrk retner,
WIS abelrd ms containing 20 per cent OF glucose and
"nl 80 rcr cent sugar syrup. The last specimen
~ notfr IF rrIpe-sugar powder manufactured by the
Buffalo company, which II was claimed Ia used In the
manufacture oi whit" sugars.
ADDRESS OF +. L. CHITIESDEN.
L. T. Chittendn introduced the subject OF sugar adu
| teratioHs, by saying:
had intended 10 bring subject to the attention OF
the Academy and ask action upon IT, but dnd that It
Is entirely for to do So the Academy hay
ing already taken action In the direction which, have ind
Gated refer To the aduteratiOn OF sugar had sup
posed that the committee which the Academy appointed
some time ago was appointed solely for the investga-
ton Of the subject OF the adulteraOn OF drugs but
| Professor EglestUn SAYS that IL covers the whole
| subject. We may expect In "A short Time the con-
illusions of tlat committee, with their recon-,
be applied will however, show specimens that
have been placed in my hands by persons Interested in
| the question. | suppose That It is well known
| 10 all the chemists present, aud possibly
everybody here that the article which enters III tho
largest quantities INTO these sugars is called
| glucose. / have here specimens said TO
! be very perfect Of their hind, maDufac-
tured from Indian corn, at cost, believe. of some
thing ess than cents pound and which are sent here
literally by the carload, and enter largely into tie
| adulteratlOn OF great many articles that eat.
Honey Is made from IT, fruits preserved IN IT, and 1t
Is largely used AS adulterant OF IL IL now
| made In granular form, OF very much the color
| OF white sugar, and la solution 1t Is as colorless
| rs "a solution OF the pure sugar, and can bo
| used without difficulty In the manufacture OF
| aud all other Kinds Of white sugars. I have
| here, also, steclmen which mas Deen adult
| eighth, OF this material l have also a specimen
OF sugar-house syrup, which contains 30 per cent OF
good lair article OF sugurAOuse aud 20 per
| Of glucose. have some specimens which ~ my
Judgment illustrate degree of wickedness and rascay
that I find 1t difficult to talk about In the
calm which proper on the present occasion
There exhibiting atwo-ounco phia) Is specimen VI