Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-09
Authorizations.
How CHEAP AND INFERIOR SUBSTANCES
ARE MINED WITH BUTTER. SUGAR. LARD.
ETC, AND SOLD FOR THE GENUINE ARTI-
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ETC, AND SOLD FOR THE GENUINE AgTI-
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Is. Y. Commercial Bulletin.
Nearly every article of food that is sold
can safely I've said to be more or less adul-
terated. Not that the pure article cannot
be bought or that all dealers are dishonest.
but that the purchaser must know what he is
about. or he will in many instances be given
aduteraicd substances. Indeed. in some
cases il max he said that the consumer pre-
fers the adulterated TO the pure article. 30
deprased has his taste become by long con
timed use Of the former. Instances are
many where people have become 50 accus-
toned to drink coffee mixed with chicory,
peas and the like. tina, they will send back
10 the store A. inferior 10 taste. the very
hest Java This. however, j. no excuse for
deceit. AdultcTation has now becume a fine
art. and in those articles on which there is
but . small margin uf profit when sold le-
ultimately it-iS carried on with skill worthy
Of better cause. For instance. firm,
whose mandatory j. IN South Brooklyn, Is
making aud selling, as butter a substance
which has not even the merits of oeomar
garine tn recommend it. Oieaiue 1.-THE oil
Of fat.1 lard and good butter arr melted IN
a tank and thoroughly mixed. when it -
put into uew Welsh tubs, and sold to skip
pcrs A. butter. Such little butter A. j. used
IN this process is really &c a fine grade, but
it j. uni, used % give color and flavor to the
substance OF course much money j. made
by tins deception SuSar. however. j. more
largely aduiicratcd than any other article. o.
!. veil known. Ottcutimes the legitimate
profit on ihi, article Is very small. AID then
the dlsrrput able dealers resort 10 ways that
are dark to Increase their returus- For
instance. grape sugar. (tuade Together With
glucose. from corn /. used an aduljcTat-
Or Il ], ground very fine, and then mixed
with refined sugar. The manufacturers of
this substance DO not refine their uSn sugar.
but purchase il from the larger reiinsr~.
The latter laitcrit refused 70 sell u a. these
dealers because the sale nt the Unaiulier-
a',,i article inierfrred with their own bust
neS. The mixture costs about } 10 cents
a pound. hI.c the cheapest sugar cannot
b, purchased for less than : cents. and there
j. consequently large profit. i d, under
stood however that the manufacturers Of this
mixture have nov no difficult, N purchas-
ing refined sugar. ami are prosecuting their
business With -ucrc.s f. j. din. alt % de-
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