The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-02-23
GENERAL SECULAR NEWS.
Domestic.

mittee on Epidemic Diseases in the House of
Representatives Will report favorably the bill
authorizing commission of three experts to in
qulre into the adulteration of food in the United
States. Some OF the reports of chemists which
accompany the report of the committee present
a fearful state of things and are calculated to
prevent careful people from eating anything ex-
cept corn bread and eggs. A Chicago. chemist
writes -
At the request of highly respectable citizen
OF Chicago have examined fourteen brands of
sugar bought as | understood, in this CITY. some
granulateo, some white, some colored some
coarse and some fine tested them thoroughly
for impurities. In twelve of the samples /
found tin In the form of chloride, an active
poison. The other constituents l can furnish if
you desire. have examined several syrups,
made essentially and entirely of glucose, and
louuo IN thein chiordes OF tin, calcium, iron and
magnesla, and In quantities which made them
very poisonous In one case a whole neighbor
hood was poisoned and was told of one death.
have In several cases found sugar of lead In
vinegar use no vinegar myself 1 look with
suspicion upon our vinegar. | use fruit acid In
place OF 1T, lemon juice anoc. l never eat pic.
kles. / have found in various cases thew were
poisoned with lead and copper. have tested to
some extent the cheap tinware sold in our mar
kets, and have no hesitation in saying that there
Is great danger In using fruits, vegetables meats
or hsh put up In tin cans of any kind They are
liable TO contain lead and tim both active poi
sons. Terra alba is largely used in cream of tar
TAR confectionery, and pretty universally for
adulteratlon. l have found in many baking
powders alum instead of cream of tartar, thing
dangerous and injurious in any case. l should
say that have come to expect aduteration and
to fear dangerous adulteratlon in almost every
article of the grocery kind. 1 have had large
experience In the analysis of colored poisonous
articles OF clothing, being employed by one of
nrHrc Mods ~
ahmed, think, sixteen samples, and nearly all
OF them were poisonous. l have also analysed
Tor other parties. In one case a child nearly
died from wearing colored stockings. 1 would
like to add that | have analysed numerous sam
pies OF cosmetics and powders used on the face
and hair.
"A reporter of the CleuueZaq,d Leader
was travelling by rail in Dakota during the re-
cent cold snap. This, he says, is what the eng-
neer wore; One red wooden wrapper heavy
quaiity one white wooden wrapper, heavy
quality one skin shirt, close and warm; one
red wooden wrapper, heavy quality; one red
wooden wrapper, heavy quality; one red wool
en- undershlrt, heavy quality; one blue Mack
NAV blouse, very heavy; five pairs of heavy
flannel drawers, one pair of Mackinaw brooches,
two pairs OF heavy wooden stockings, one pair of
German socks, one pair of arctics, one heavy fur
cap, two pairs of warm lined fur gloves, one pair
OF mlttens for outdoor emergencies.
In the eight counties COMPRISING
Northern New York, it is said there are -112, 900
children Of school age. A missionary of the
American Sunday School Union has gathered
from official reports of the three leading demon
nations on the field that their 400 Sunday
Schools have 35 900 members; it is believed. on
good grounds that there are less than 80 900 in
all other Sunday Soho DIS; so that there are not
more than 10000 children in all the Sunday
Schools. Letters from Lewis county state that
there are 5000 uncared- for children in that
county. SO there is restitution on every
hand, says the missionary of the region, land
yet the work is not far from any one of us"
May the time be fastened when every Christian
will build on the wall over against his habita-
ton
Mr.. Ralzamon Richardson of Bark
hamsted, Conn, died recently of actual want and
Prlvatlon in his eightleth year. His overcoat
Tor years was an old carpet with holes cut
through for his arms, and the rest of his CLOTHING
was OF the same inexpensive character. His exc
pense OF living for an entire year probably did
not amount to Sl2. After his death $23 900 was
found hid in his hut.