The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-05-21


UamDs Of siiS'fnesesass sg sxsaney Coun.
~ la -
Ds. williams, OF the West Side, has
besn making some more chemical
tests. this tirne not Of water, but of
candy. TbSafetulssS Gs made known
lnsGhs inssFview following. seem es-
psuiAlly worthy Of publicity.
al bare bot" " said the experiment
or, gone IEfc Sssne branch Of this branch
- extensively as the other. have
not, that b, sesaebous sbe detection of
PdSSuDin glucose (although incidentally
] Ilaee Como upon some important dis
coveries in this re<pect), for the reason
that I consider. 1t sufficiently proved
that glucose IS an injurious, if not
downright poisonous adulteration. 1
haYe rather directed my tests TO the
finding OF gIucose in samples OF about
every candy sold il. this city. Yes, sir,
in nearly every candy sold by con-
tectionerp, without exception"
"Wen, Doclor, suppose you ad-
init that many deny your premise, and
maintain that glucose is, or may be
hGrunlass l's ,..-5 -,
'tThae Is true. But the great pre-
PondeFance,-I hold, Is on the other
side. Take the significant statement
IN u - Uo1-;o DroS;0ouk NJ fho
Michigan State Board of Health ana
Professor Of Chemistry in the Michigan
State AgricultFal College, who apalyz-
cd seventeen specimens of common
table syrupe, and found fifteen of them
made OF glueo2e. 'One of the fifteen,'
ha ~ys contained 141 grains OF oil OF
vitSiol, and. 724 grains Of lime to the
eaIIon. Another, which had caused
serious sickness in whole family, con-
tAinsd sovouty-twO grains of oil OF
VieTiol, twenty eight of sulphate OF
iron and cOpperas, and s6S grains of
lime 20 thS gallon. I have evideUce
that glucose ia used LARGELY not only TO
adulssVsfe cans sugars and syrups, but
elm maple SugHEs. candies, jellies, etc.
And Il 10 supposed that Bright's dis
aa@ Of th0 kidneys 10
ONE OF THE RESULTS
Of its enormously increased use.'"
"BeEdes,'' - continued The. inter-
Viswsd, ''it is qu;te impossible to
make pure glucoee-lt there is such a
substauce-and sell it at 8 cents q
pound, As is done in this market,
The alleged pure. article costs about
GviCs n much. Then, again, look At
Ghs enormously Increased use, aud see
ffAhaz doesn't suggest that glucose is
80 odnlterstion The whole value
imported futO this country in 1875 was
S2,352; the value Of the importa-
tiOD in 1877, onIy two years later, was
&2ss, $50 in addition 70 which, vast
qnanGities are now manufactured in the
United States.
"Bow is L made %
sis in made by boiling com starch
with suIphusic acid foil OF vitriOl), and
thea mining is with lime. The glu-
eoss slnoSG always retains more or lese
OF the sulphuric acid. and sometimes
eoPperas al5d sugphate OF lime, etc. To
make il more sal&bls it is called grape
Sngas, though emo, grapes" as the
sbove mentioi,ed chemist has well pat
.iss ahays ever cctne'neAr it IN the pro-
eiss Of manuiacfure."
did you say you made some
RsRns yourself of the injuriousness OF
1h@ aEticle!9''
"Yea, two or three; hus my main
object in making the tests was to de.
uqOnstrate the astonishing quantity,
PAaheF than quality, of this stuff now
On OuE market IN the shape Of candies
and the experiments were on goods o
sd grades, and from every class and
GGyIe Of confectionery store"
@yVhss were your personal discoy
GSssssas 20 qnstity !"
81 h6Ys recently tested two samples
ot"high grade glucose, such as is uset
By onr Best consecsIoners, and in both
found contained very appreciable
TRACES OF sULPHURIc ACID
I eoRh raadilg sunderstand then. >
sOs abssasOs bsw Professor Marine
sss6tIy SOuDd, in testing number Q
GarseR from candy stores here. pro
noppce1 traces Of lead and free sulphu
Riaasidin theelasOse. IsitAny woOde
thhs N1 eOincideDes has been nsrke'
hsesasn che increased use OF gIacos
asG the greater peeyalence Of kidne.
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