, 1879-01-02
POISONED SUGARS.


LAKH FOREST, ILL.,, Dec. a1.-We propose 10
day to dtscnss the merits and demcrlts Of dil1er-
ent klnds Of sugars, But there arc some obsta-
ulea In our path. While We have some general
knowledge OF tho chemicals used, We need a
more lelptta idea how and Ia what way they
arc applied. The re0ners srs very obstinate,
and refuse to enlIGhten us on tho subject. Con-
trnry to tho general order OF things In tho pres
emit ago Of the world they prefer to keep us In
Ignorance On a subject Of vital Importance to
the people. Tho almost u1ivcrHa1 cry Is Light,
light: give Us more light; but the sugar-rcaners
choose darkness. Hence wo aro compelled, In
the main, to seek for knowledge from other
Sources. The employees, Standing In fear OF tue
giant power OF The Sugar Ring, dare not dis
close their secrets. One Of them, however, did
write nc as follows: You are undoubtedly on
the right track, and, you can get the inside Of
our su9nr.re1ncries, viii hn0 yonr theories of
; ;aiulteratlon fully cpnlru,ed. Ind t. copy the
Inventory Of q refinery lately, and among tho
Items was this ono: tTcu full carboys Of muFl-
atlc Acid, aud ak empty oncs.s There was also
mentioned au,ouR some memoranda tn regard
10 manufacture, 'mur1ate Of tin,' tsulrhuric
acid, aud sulphuroua ac!d,' aud others which
have forgotten"
l addressed letter Of inquiry 10 another cn-
ploYr. In his answer no says. II have a sus-
piclop-peshaps something Inore-that NIL the
reAncrs usn dsieterious substances In the proc
ess OF reinln9, but are oil very retfcent about
talking"
During tho last few weeks there has been con-
siderable said In the Eastern papers about the
adultesation with glucose, and poisoning With
tho murtate OF tin, but nothing has been said
ABOUT tho other chemicals equally Objectionable
and equally destructive of health.
f,nva knat nj L. ~
than twenty years he!ore murlatc Of tin was
thought OF. All this timo dyspepsia, diabetes,
and lea.t-dIseass have been inc1easing At = fear
full rate, and poisoncd sirups aud sugnra haye
contributed towards these forms Of llyaltdlsln
mora than anything olse.
DO they thus keep ailcnce because the tin and
glucose cannot easily be concealed fr0in the skill
Of the chemist, while the &cttatc Of lend md
other chemicals can't The ostrich !maEiprs that
by hiding IT. head in tho sand i can scfecn Itself
iencs on this subject, think theF arc goina to
save tho consumers OF poisoned sugar iron all
iuturyl Do They think that nothing else TAU act
~ slow poison unless it ean bo made manifest
The following remarks from tho Nov York
Star aro Al sppllca bic To the acetato Of lead II
| they arc 70 tho murtAte OF tin:
"lut the relner and his employed chemist
will tell III that murlate OF tin u ulIly used as
b!eaeier, and that. II there IL proper cleaning
up after The FedutpR process u completed. MI
Injurious matters vii! b. removed. This is
meant for bllud, but 1t does not help their
case in tho least. 1t IL true that the resiluutn
may hs entirely removed, and not tFaca be dis
COY srable Of thIa Observation-Disclosures, hut ncv-
you prove itl' they ~. Wei. yoa spot'rss
specimens OF chemical iunocencI, In this way;
u not the .auEaate of Tin saltt IL 1t not so'n-
blet And does not tts soluoEtltr enable you tu
| II admitted, please tell ua how you retain the
bleaching power Of the chlorine, and hold tho