New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-05
DANGER OF USING COSMETICS.

Miss Fannie j. Blanchard age twenty-tonr, ma
tive of Buffalo, died Tuesday at No. ZlV West III
feminist, from ead-posoning, the eneet OF tne e1
cessiye rse of cosmetics containing white lead. A
diagnosis of the case was made by Dr. Hammond
who pronounced the cause OF death 10 DC iead-por
soning. While unwilling to talk TO Tribune re-
porter about this particular case or any case when
involved his relation a physician 70 patient, ne
was not averse 20 state his views on the dangers at
tendant upon the use Of cosmet cs ,.. mona fro
Lead poisoning" he said, occurs moro re
ouently than is generally thought. The pubic
rarely hears of such cases. II IS only once IN whe
that cases like that Of Miss Blanchard attract the
attention oftbe public outside Of the medical pro
fcsson The use OF any kind of cosmetics, even II
not habtually INDUCED ir is attended WIN danger
There are very few, if any, that do not contain
white lead. This poison Is used IN the manuiactuie
of face powders, face washes and hair dyes Minute
particles enter the skin and are taken up Oy tIo
blood and communicated TO tho system IL
nrodnces various effects. Paralysis, colo pros
tratiOn of the nervous system ana INSANITY
are among the most frequent results OF us ntrOhuc
tion into the system. very distressing case came
Governor Of one Of the Western states. She nan
been in the habit Of using certain hair dyel lol
get the name az the present oment-Whch con
famed white lead in large proportion. she ne
came hopeessly insane, and death ensued hnaliy'
Another case was that Of young lahy VINO uSu a
S sS,eSed df Bl9G% Of lOu'" /" 'n' ''' DO
GLOW large q quantity does the system require to
absorb before the symptoms oil poisoning Decolo ~
I'm some cases the quantity is infnitesimal but i
varies. The most common klnd OF POISONING ~
occasiOned by the Use of wafer conveyed III lthu
pipes The family Oi Louis Philippe suffered from
lead poisoning while living at Claremont. ! ne
water upon examination was found TO contain b1l
one grain OF lead 10 tie gallon. lead cole was al
most unknown in Amsterdam tall the inhabitants
began 10 substitute lead roofs for tiles, when Nlol
lent epidemic of the disease occurred ana cansn
great ravagcs. In experiments when lhhllr
tuted with the reference or the acton OF
water upon lead found that one pint OF water
remaining in bright lcaden jar Tor SIX CONSECUTIVE
.nI lf
rent Of sulphurcttcd hydrogen through H. one
seventh Of grain of leada proportion amply sum,
cicnt to have produced tha u9'l sIllou' I''ul'S d,
the water in which it was found had been usei rs
drink for a few weeks
BAKERS GETTING THEIR DEMANDS.
Tho bakers strike assumed much mildcr aspect
Yesterday and the most of the men who had re-
manned idle the day previous "err SOUGHT Nv lnrn
EMPLOYERS to return tO work on the conditions mn
posed bv the Rakcrs Union. At Beethoven Hall con-
mttec of the BOss-bakcrs Union Kept open the labor
bureau. Their hooks showed that 3'o men anu
fifty fOrcmcn had applied for work since MONDAY
but il was discovered Yesterday, 10 the intch7'
chagrin of the bosses that the most of the men VINO
had sought work at the burau were 10"
strikers themselves. who gave hcticions names
and addresses for the purpose oi dccrpil9h;
BY this sharp practice many 0i the bosses Wric itu
to prepare their stock Cor baking expecting that me
men whom they had hired would come To Work al
o'clock. They did not come. Consequently, A. thc
strikers had planned the stock would he spoiled or
the bosses would he Obliged 10 yield 10 the u' lnaidh
of the men. I'm some cases the anger of the en-
poyers was so great that they allowed their flour TO
remain dough.
Last night only about 200 Of the strikers rcmanes
in Irving Hall In the course OF the day about
thirty bosses for their men, and the strike VIII
doubtless be brought 10 close to-day or tomorrow
Offers of pccuniary assistance have been received by
the strikers from several sources. Many OF Che men
think that the present movement Is only prciitn-
nary one, and that in few weeks a strike
of "a more bcligcrut character viii take place, ~
the bOsscs Say hat soon As they can arrange hcr
present troubles WITH the StHNers, ih'y WIN liNe
measures to rid themselves 0f all the Union nrn
The Bakers Union sent cable dispatch 10 the VI
emma bakers yesterday asking them not 30 come 70
this country 70 work for flcischmann.
At n meeting of the Brass MOulders Union Tnes-
day evening az No. 2S7 BOwery, II WIS stated that
n demand would be made for an Increase from - 10
So 80 q day II this not acCeded 10 10y the
bosses, a strike would take place Monday morning.
The stone masons Of Brooklyn announce that their
demand for - 30 a day has been granted, 10 take
effect May ..