, 1881-04-02


CHICAGO, April 1.-Two or three lct,crs which
appeared 1t, yu,tr lust suntlnys edition. critcs-
Ing suine OF tho stNtG1ncnts madc by nit In II
lecture delivered before tho Philosophical Soct-
cty OF the subject ut "Glncnse," contain a nun.
bor uf assertions which believe ire misleading
to tho general public: Rnd |, therefore, taku tho
liberty Of replying. both thAt my position IN tho
matter may not be misunderstood and also to
show thut tho Views aoslaly expressed IN my
lecture havo not been rcfuted By tho letters
nb3ye mentioned.
First, aLd above all. let mo assure my critics
that the subject Of my lecture WIS entirely un.
solicited: thnt my only object III choos!ug II WIS
thnt II H1lurt1cl me au opportunity IF glstE1
sumo Timely information upon highly valuable
but MUCK abused prodsct u cittnlcal skill. and
that my only regonpcnse for the lecture. cithor
directly Or Indirectly. was tho sMtisfaction Ind
uf making III honest etIurt tn rG1hnye fEnn nE-
just t1lsYrce Nil Mrtice which PROMISES II fN!rly
temlt with, tn become il t,sust important s0urre
of NntlnnAl and Individual wealth.
Tint tn1ru Ellicosu IL Il wholesome, nutritious
nrttc!p OF IttM. brlIcvo It Is
IMPOSSIBLE NATIONALLY To DENY.
II Is constituent uf NIL CEREALS, and articles
inndc fr0n them; it II tho snlu partial sweet
onlnE principle Uf tnst frutts nnI Il produced
En larga HuHntlty, tnr1ug thu digestion of all
stnrchy articles uf f0Ct. such ns TREAD, cakcs. to-
tntues, tauteen. ets. 1t In estimated tlt, OF tho
nvcrnge, III nt!ultwlll produce by tic process ct
digestion not sess tEan twelve OUNCES Ut glucose
eAc day; III atlnn to this, tho liver. directly or
Indirectly. Is constantly manufacturing Ii; It IL
uiwnys ptesunt III tho bloul Alld some uthrr or-
tt0ns OF tiu body, us 1, natural constituent, nl,l
purfosfnS such valuable functions III tho ceol-
only that Tho eminent ptyaloloxIst Elaronce
i,ernard hns an!d that, II MI glucose could bo
rcsIlnvcsl from tho body, dcath wnslld probably
Inevitably enst,e. Nor In It possil'io 10 claim
froS,
nut,irMl glucose, for thur identity ,las }M.rll
estaullsheA ~ ubHnnnt obseryAIlon. Fol;;
prnincea hy tue acttYn 9l., >, or M aulpnnrse
by Tho digestion Ut n1ly!Aeeus fuUl, nnd which,
thoretoFe. my hutnHll bttns Who Gnts nutntt
cs %gyss IF ss L lis 2sws ", sx a t
Morcovcr, Eliicosp has bonn manufactured III
| Eurupe for upwards Ut twenty yrIra III very
considerable quantities, and IL. I.iid hns i'cc
EXTENSIVELY CsEi, IN MAKING SHIFTS,
confectionery. etc. During tho lust fnltr years
| Ut least lnrav n,nostuts hnyo e. been prsMlrtl In
A'ncrica-l.uN,boot to 15oo,ooO pounds bcl1lK NOW
TIlero Is s,urccly il fntrsy In tho lund TINT lcs
aud candy III cnsilurrllle innlty; and ycs WI
OF Individual cusrs of bicknrts. TINT ca.l t'U At-
trihlltcd tu It. moro thnn tD 0thor nralulcs ri
fo,nl. Theru Is probably nosh!rK used ns nti nr-
tlu Of diet thlt LotH not iHkt prDplo
srk. knew persons who cannot touch hnnoy,
osl,urs VIM slaro nut e"tarpIes; ar1 tho p"rcst
! friaii.'s IT ui!nu exceedingly siuk. P0rtaps Ii i
niuroso H tistrtK .iircsaon tEat ,,pses scrtns
peopae mftur uitlrs too tntleh iartnAGtNis otal.
ind therc c1n bn nn dolibt That an craess 1T III
| manufactured nrtlet may sieken sHluo people;
hut This does nut ftr ono uio1Tunt IispsDyo tho
wspleson.rncaa a,ll nutrItye snluo WHOM usod
knr ttu tlls experiments nf NcsIcr anil IlArth.
| c!tgd by Dr. Piper, east tho slightest slI.luw
| nnon tho innocence nE ytucs'sS lis iii article ~
| itut. These txtHrllnrllturs prepared ttrtsllIl
drinks by thu Fermentation Ut ;ucusr. asld. ntter
| tMktny fruHl pnu 70 thrcu tsrtuRhts III tho lluur
titus prepared. thoy espsE'on.ed Tnrio'': % M II
cttCG!a,-1l l,unslhchEb, uni lid HDt' ftul We!i
the next slny. .rhcsv wi results, howoycr, were
uniurhtLonAtly lt't proiucrl by the rlnulse,
hut probably 6y thu i,ru!luts af its fcr'nohtn-
tlon.-for Il viva shawn Inufy years nHn. BY
Uuhcn,eEnnt. tint tho fermentation nt Rl'cnss,
smalc FROM l,tato-stnrct (which q tue kllll
experiments worn f,erftrHtHl) H very Pranc, NJ"
less especin' pains hu taken 70 yunrd a2lllst 1t.
| to prUluco Il cprtun ninuslnt VI
| FthEE.-tJ1t, !.
| which In small quantities causes effects quito
aluIlar to thus0 described by Nesl1r anu lluFth.
If u hasknt u peaches t,u posed tu tn4 Wurtith
e a dp n. wo Sx ost wt cersn
tilo oriyInai p.asLcs VERY no. l,offsG'y wheels.
u dangerous artielu Dr !lIeti yet IN This aoeuu1st
tho nisirlttu4sllpss nj ilsh could mt r!lonuy u
uSs ss + hsls = S sa.sss J fsfs%ss lSts
~ .no viii ealln That potatoes aro lnillrlols.
wiioltsuu culn"tltants, 1t ctrtAtty aIfortls p,
prouf waatcvrr uf dangerous properties IN thu
iSut it il orton affirmed, and such also IL tho
cltiul Ut my critics, that eoulabercInl glucose "
aanxero9s by xsasn, o. H. nSEbs!s;s bs;a Whit aG,
| which eoplR observers plHlU fTcQ4eutiy to ARYo