The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-08

from 20 to 30 per cent less cane sugar Ii
each pound Of brown than exists In the
refined or white sugar, and as point Of
economy there Is nothing gained by the
CONSUMER In buying the brown sugar, fol
he pays for from TO 10 per cent OF water
which occurs as natural dampness, or Il
added to increase weight, besides the nat.
ural and added foreign substances which
have been shown TO always exist In the
common varieties,
From the samples examined, and the
facts developed, Il seems that the impuri.
ties Of brown sugar prevail to such All OK.
tent, ana arc Of such Misunderstanding
Of live anamalculp or acari, splcules Of
fungus, grit, woody fibre, etc., that ] feel
compelled 10 come TO the conclusion that
brown sugars Of commerce are, in general,
in q state entirely unit for human con.
sumption.
With such facts before me, and uniting
In the interest OF the consumer, l advocate
The exclusive use Of refined or white sugar
am quite sure that no one who pays any
attention to the purity OF his food, and Is
aware OF the nature Of The impurities so
frequently Astounding in brown sugar,
could make use Of 1t.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES LIKELY TO oC.
CUR.
Chalk, plaster OF paris, clay, starch,
tellurtum aud various substances entering
into the composition OF The materials used
for coloring, among which arc chromate
Of lead, oxide oflead, bisnlphiles OF mer.
cury-Or ermillion-Prussian blue, or
ierrocyanide Of iron, carbonate OF copper,
paris green, or arsenate OF copper, and
carbonate OF lead. The adulteration OF
articles OF sugar confectionery Is a subject
OF the very greatest Importance, In sani.
tary point OF view, that 1t must be SO Is
evident when we consider the poisonous
character Of many Of the substances used,
anu also tho large consumption OF these
articles BY children and young persons.
Many OF tho manufacturers OF confection.
cry arc entirely unacquainted with the
poisonous nature Of some ofth substances
used for imparting color to their products.
ltmay be said that the quantities OF
these poisonous substances that arc incor.
porated In candies are too inconsiderable
TO be injurious; but this Is certainly not
so, for the quantity used, as IS amply indi.
cated In many cases. by the eye alone, Is |
often very large and sufficient, as is proved
by numberless recorded instances, to
occasion disease and even death. II should
be remembered, too, that the preparations
Of lead, mercury, copper and arsenic are |
what are termed cumnlative-that Is, they |
are liable to accumulate in the system lit
Tie BY little, until at length the full effects |
oil the poisons manifest themselves,
Injurious consequences have been
known TO result from merely moistening
waters, formerly used to seal envelopes
and packages with the tongue; now, the
used for coloring these include
many that are employed in sugar conlec.
tionery. How much more injurious then
must the consumption OF sugar thus paint
cd prove, when the pigments are actually
received into the stomach?
have obtained many samples OF candy
from various parts Of the city, from time
to time, the variety mostly obtained being
mixed candles Those specimens which
are favored with wintergreen, peppermint,
etc, such as lozenges, motto waters and
others, seem to be all more or less contain.
mated with plaster Of Paris and flour or
starch
The following analysis gives fair aver
lge OF some samples Of such candies, their
retail prices being about twenty-five cents
per pound: