, 1879-01-17
WHAT PEOPLE EAT.

Gne&ftnl St&FElNt1HUH 4tCIHeG INC Nu1EEtEAN
Snctat Science Association In tsoaton.
Bosroa, Jan. s.-str. George T. Angel read q
papcr before the American Social Science Asso-
ciation herc to-day on "pnb!c Health Assoeia.
tsoue,'' In which hc made some startling asscr-
ttons about the adulteratlon Of food. lie said:
Cayenne pepper is adulterateI1 with red lend,
mustard will, Cllrolnato oE lead, curry powder
with rcd lea'i. sincEar with sulplllrte ac'1,
arsenic and corrosive RNl,fiMatc. II Ia stated
that probably s,aif the y!nc1nr now sold m our
cities IL rank poison, Onu ot our Boston chcrn-
tsts anal, zrl tweIyc packages VI pickles, put up
bv twelve different Wholesale dca!ers, and found
copper 1t, ten of tflcn, Many OF our Hasorln9
tain putsons. Tic authorizations OF tea arc tno
numerous 10 mention. Cotlce Is not only
nulteTate,l, hut patent has been tnKen tll1s
for uotng chfccorv into tue form OF collie
and perhaps ttayorcd with M essence, to repre-.
sent coffee. Cocoon md chocolate arc at1u!ter-
utc.l with various mineral substances.
SoveruI mills In New England, and probably
white stone into n sine powder for p'trnosea OF
aclAltcratson. At SONIC Of these mills they
grind three gradcs,-soda grade, sugar grade,
and Hour era'ie. II sells for about huff a cent
gland, md probably here, with plaster Of pasis,
boi,c1ilst, sand. cay, chalk, nIl utHrr nrttccs.
| am told tint large quantities Of 'lamayal and
grqn ,s. ass EFqTa'n T'n N so1a ih q, tq,,
INN nonr. Certainly, hundreds, and
a!ba." or white elrth, .arc. sold In our
cities every yrar TO he mixed With suRars In
told BY an eu.nent physician. that this tends to
proluce atone, kiincy complaints. aud various
israscs OF tic stomach. boston cl'culat tells
| nc that he ins found - per ccnt VI "terra
| for cooking. 4 large New York house sells
| three grai!cs Ut cream Of tartar. a D0stun
| chemist recently analyzed SAMPLE OF the hest
grade, unl fou'll 70 pr cent Of "tttsa nlhR +" n
| pcr cent or moro OF "tcsra alba" Tito colorln.s
matter of confectionery frequently contains
| lead, mercury, arsenic, md copper. Baking
powlyss ure Widely sold which contain largo
| percentage OF "terTa alba " Mud alum.
II is not water nloile that Il mixct will, milk.
Thousands Ut gallons, and probably hundreds ol
thousands. arc sold IN our cities Witch EE1se
| passcd through large thus or vats, In WHICH I!
has been mixed with Various substances. Rec.
iprs for the mixture can be- bought by nc's
InIlhmen from old, on payment oE tho required
SUN. 1 uIn assured, upon wtat bellcye to ot
reliable authority, that thousands OF gallons q
IN this city which do not contan one drop Of tn
I vepl,luu artir1c. Large quantities vi tho ihrat.
II animals more or less diseased arc sold IN ou'
,nnrlsots. Cows In the HclChtDFhokl OF au
tatgo cities arc fed upon tnaterlal which rrt,
duecs largo now Of ,lnwho!cso,nc milk
Poultry aso fed upon matcral which pro
uuers unwtIo!caun,c cgga. Meats and tiRh ar
t,adr unwhotcsonlc, frequently polElnnns
bY careless anI cruel methods Of killing
4 California cllcu,ist recently aEi.yz"a snan
samples of whisky ,,llrrhnsed ut .lltTcreut rlare
III Han Francisco. Ilu found them u.lultcratc'
viii, greosute, salts OF copper, alum, anh othc
Injurious Substances. Elo states It, In hfe put
lishc<I report, hts oplnlon That thcru is haFtl
my purr whisky sald IN that city. gentle
man recently purchased from prominent Ito!
ton ilrn q rask Of purc sherry wine for hl
sick witr. Ills wifi grew worsc. liz had I'll
drop of Tie Juice OF thu grape In It, An ctn
mont tnetlical gc,,ttc.,,an of loston SAIL to lle
"Tnc authorizations OF drugs In thla tolintFy q!
perfectly abon,tnahlc. / say that laws snoul
Iarturr anil sa,r vi these pusonuus and ta,,ge
uu. articles Ililtiyr sGycEc penalties, aud toll
. pcl!lur Tin manufacturers and sellers OF aiu
,, tcrattd nrtlcea IL tell buyers tho precise cha
meter vi ,ha alulteratiuns.