New-York tribune., 1878-11-27
TIE SUGIR CONTROVERSY.
IT'S STRONG DgCLARA1IoNs OF ADUfrERAToNs IN
SWEETS ny AMERICAN REFINERs-ANoIiER
LETTER FROM PROFESSOR sHERRR.

IT'S STRONG DECLARATIONS OF ADULrERAToNs IN
SWEETS ny AMERICAN REFISERs-ANoTHER
LETTER PROM PROFESSOR sHERRR.
A letter was received in this city yesterday
from Charles Dadant, President OF the Western Pro
tccve Association against the Adutcraton OF Sweets
closng petition IN Congress the subject OF adulter-
atlons in articles Of food Mr. Dadant says: The Pc
tton has already been signed by many thousands OF
names Ia the and viii DO largely increased before
Congress shall The statements that have been
published I'm THE TRIBUNE have been largely read IN the
West ana the people In earnest on this subject The
Western markets flooded with adnlterated honey,
syrup and sweets. and pOwerless to punish the
offenders because the staples are not manufactured In
ourStates."
The petition to Congress represents the following
points:
That the sweets now used IN the United states In
ending cane-sugar. maple-sugar, syrups, candies
i.l,ns honey etc are often aduerattd with glucose,
and sometimes manufactured entirely OF IL, That
glucose IL manufactured from cornstarch, ny pollhg
the starch with sulphurc acid oIl Of yrio then mix
ing with lime The glucose always retains more or less
of sulphrc acid and lime, and sometimes II has cop
That seventeen specimens OF common table syrups
were recently examined by r. c. kedzie, A. NJ, Pro-
College at Lansing. Fifteen OF these proved to be
made OF glucose; Of the fifteen contained lii
grains Of sulphuric acid Toll OF yIlnoD and
594 graius OF lime 10 the gallon; and another
which had caused serious sickness IN whole family
contained ~ grains OF suphUrlc acid 20 grams OF sn
phate of iron cOpperas) and 363 grains OF lime 10 the
gallon. The American people are preeminenlly sugar
eating people The consumption of sugar by each M
diydnn in our country, shown by statistics to be
about forty pounds year IL II seen at once thHt the
aduterOrs Of and other sweets not only ctat
our people in the quality o what they consume sincc
glucose contains only from 80 20 40 per cent OF sugar
bu niuro also the public health by selling under false
names AN article injurious 10 health. IL IL as much the
right aud duty Of Congress to enact laws against snch
frauds in food 1t to enact laws against frauds In
money for II the counereiters Of money lnluro the
public wealth. the cOunterieites oi 1000 ure the pup
In view OF the above facts your petitioners earnestly
request your honorable body 10 GcCrce tnat the adult
tron of and the sale of such aduerated pro-
duets are crimes against people, and 10 enact laws
for the suppression Of this Illegal business.
PROFESSOR sHERER on PROFESSOR MORTON
TO me EditoF OF The Tribune.
SIR: While I have desire TO pr0long controversy
which IL becoming 80 personal character 10 be
unnerestng TO the public must beg your indulgence
for sufficient space In which 10 refue Professor MorOns
aspersions OF my honesty. When man OF Professor
Moron's reputation and position becomes the apOogst
for fraudulent practices, think The inquiry as 10 his
scientific pretensons becomes pertinent Unfortunately,
my Judgment that matter Is largely based on eVl
dence yet before the public but which trust VIII
soon he so placed by the publication OF the evidence In
tho Baltimore sugar traland which should gladly sub
jury of Cheinisis In proof of my position as O
Professor Mortons ability aud knowledge OF the
science.
OF Professor Morous statement and his own rendering
lie certainly that chloride OF tin Is rriant
poison, while muriac acid diluted In wat Is an Rld TO
digestion. aud have yet to learn that the accusation
has been made that muTatc acid Ia used In sugar re-
nlng any other form than that OF chloride or nl'
Of tin, which are certainly the Same thing While
upon this point should like tO ask Professor Morton II
ne tried the experiment OF murate ~ TN ana pcpsln III
a tube containing piece Of meat aud whether he
found the result the same In tho tube containing
dilute mnrlatc ecid anu pepsn anu iaea. al 70 % vs
sweetening power" and did not intend comparison
Tug purposes The question OF nutrition being freely
discussed by physicians and Others and have no doubt
the authority Professor Morton calls for VIII be shown
| II it exists. h. SHEREh.
brooklyn. Nov. 2s 1873.