The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-31

Cheerful Revelations before the a meri-
can hocIal Science Association.


can social science Association.
Mr.. George r. Angel read paper
before the American Social Science As
ISOLATION al Boston, on I" Public Health
Associations, In which he made some
startling assertions about the adnltera-
ton Of food. He said;
Cayenne pepper is adulterated with
red lead, mustard with ehromate Of lead,
vinegar with sulphuric acid, arsenic and
corrosive sublimate. II II stated that
probably half the vinegar now sold in
our cities Is rank poison. One OF our
Boston chemists analysed II packages
Of pickles, put up by II different whole
sale dealers, and found copper in 10 of
them. Many OF our flayoring oils, sirups,
jelles, and preserved fruits contain
poisons. The authorizations Of tea are
too numerous 10 mention. Coffee Is not
only adulterated, but a patent has been
taken ont for holding chickory into the
form Of coffee ber: les, and ] am told that
clay Is now nodded and perhaps favored
with an essence, TO represent coffee CO.
Goa and chocolate are adulterated with
various mineral substances.
Several mills in New England, and
UIOUHUff IllIul tl-GWHtits NAt INV Nn-
gagged in grinding white stone into a
fine powder for purposes OF adultera-
ton. AT some Of these mills they grind
three grades soda grade, sugar grade,
and flour grade. IL sells for about half
cent apound Flour has been adult
terated in England, and probably here,
with plaster Of Paris, bons-dust, sand,
CLAY, chalk, and other articles. am
told that large quantities Of damaged
and unwhosome grain are ground In
with flour, particularly with that kind
called Graham flour. Certainly, hun
dreds, and probably thousands OF bar
rels Of sterra alba" or white earth,are
sold in our cities every year TO be mixed
with sugars in confectionery and other
white substances am told by an emf
nent physician that this tends 10 pro-
duce stone, kidney complaints, and va
rious diseases Of the stomach. "A Bos-
ton chemist tells me that he has found
% per cent. Of 'terra alba" in what was
sold for cream Of tartar used for cook
ING. A large New York house sells
three grades Of cream ~ tartar. a Bos-
ton chemist recently analysed a sample
Of the best grade, and found 80 per
cent. Of 'stcrra alba" in that. Much OF
our confectionery contains 33 per cent.
or more Of .sterra alba" The coloring
matter Of confectionery frequently con-
tains lead mercury. arsenic,and copper.
Baking-powders are widely sold which
contain "A large percentage OF TERRA al
ba- and alum.
II is not water alone that Is mixed
with milk. Thousands of gallons, and
probably hundreds Of thousands, are
sold in our cities which have passed
through large tins or vats, in which II
has been mixed with various substances.
Recipes for the mixture eau be bought
BY new milkmen from old, on payment
Of the required sum. am assured, up
on what | believe 70 be reliable authori-
ty, that thousands Of gallons oi so-called
milk have been, and probably are, sold
in this city which do not contain one
drop Of the genuine article. Large
quantities Of the meats of animals more
or less diseased are sold in our markets
Cows in the neighborhoai Of our large
cities are fed upon material WHICH pro
ducos large flow funwholcsome milk
Poultry are fed upon material which
produces unwholesome eggs. Meats
and fish are made unwhOlcsome. ire
quently poisonous. by careless and cruel
methods of killing. A California chem
ist recently analysed many samples of
whisky, purchased at different places in
San Francisco Hefound them adulter-
ated with crcosotc, salts Of copper, alum,
and other injurious substances. He
states it, in his published report, as his
opinion that there is hardly any pure
X whisky sold in that city. A gentleman
recently purchased from prominent
Boston firm cask q pure sherry wine
for his sick wife. His wife grew worse.
He had the wine analysed, and found
that there was not a drop d the juice q
the grape In II. An eminent medical
gentleman Of Boston said 10 me: "The
authorizations Of drugs IN this country
are perfectly abominable. say thai
laws should be enacted and enforced
prohibiting the manufacture and sale Of
these poisonous and dangerous articles
under severe penalties. and compelling
the manufacturers and sellers Of adui-
teratcd articles TO tell buyers the precise
character Of the authorizations.