St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-03-11
Poison for the People.

The subject of food adulteration is being
eIaborately discussed by the press, and GER
taiuly it is one highly deserving attention, but
the question is, will it result IN any abatement
of the evil AS some one remarks "if poison
my grocer will be punished, while my grocer
posons me every day and yet is not punished
Food and Health mas THIS 10 say Oh the SUI
iect: .,,.4;o,, !,
food that is simply appalling. We're the lngfe-
dents which are mixed with food innocuous it
would still be very great hardsMp, put When
it is known that the most violent polsons are
employed it is marvel that the Whoie country
does not rise up and put stop to such prac-
Jices and punish all dealers who sell posnous
articles OF food. II confirmation OF this start
ling statement is needed, one mas only 70
Chicago, where it is impossible to ma pure
sugar and where not ten per cent. Of the milk ls
good. In that city the bread, without eAcep-
fion is poisnOuS; the teas were never import
ed but are made OF leaves faced" WITH ffus-
sian blue and ehromate OF lead. Seventy-nVe
Der cent. OF the cream of tartar is Wmte earIh,
and the coffee is quoted with lamp piacR. buI
Chicago is no worse than other cities. BAKING
powders are largely composed OF alum, Pick
ling fluid is diluted with sulphurlc acid, alum
manufacture of great deal of our confectionery
should be punished as a crime, for much OF tne
candy sold to children is simply a lump OF
arsenical paint and sweetened with glucose.
Costly spices are cOunterfeited IN terrlbly
.rotesa,ie manner, the havoring being gwen
nv the ranKeSL poison. III lAosO tsAu o'AAoA
authorizations arsenic plays the largest part:
we import annually two million POUNDS OF
this deadly poison-one cents worth OF Whlcn
would kill $500 people, and the bulk OF
this import is used in the preparation OF 1ood
and clothing. ,>oa++ +ho+
TO the unsophistcatcd who do not suspect Inat
sugar and molases are adulterated by the new
Orleans refineries, we commend tne IolioW-
inc taken from the Daily City Item:
ssImcose is to sugar what chickering Is TO
coffee. logwood to claret, starch to candy ana
chalk to milk. Prodigions quantities OF tnls
Fraudulent stuff is mixed with Doth sugar u
the medium grades, and manufactured syIul,
not only in the refineries OF the Nortn, Dub
ayen i'm this city, and the adulterated CON.
nonnd ID sold for the pure article Inc lauat
f. nof SO much with the refner as with tne re-
taller. The mixing is always done per oraer.
ar All all events spurious sugar ana moiasses are
e,Iways sold as such at the refner1es, anu sa, au
SaweT rates than the genuine. one reMeuy aoi
tp;s fraudulent practice would be heavp Ial-
~ nnnn imDorted glucose, and corresponds
~ - ulhnternaf revenue tax upon its manufacture
IN this country. This policy ngn1ly eaIln1a Il mn.
ant would destroy the traffic by making u un
orofstable Another means OF protect!Ip !po
mhich is available by everybody hslng II +,ose ene
1s;tv ia. TO buy sugar and moiasses VI nSs onyso
,ocars only who will not keep spurious Locus
srh;s ;s an easier matter than at nrst appears
- glncose can readily be detected, ana am oti 4ha
a;a,ai e fast would serve as q cheek upon tAe
siealers.-lAlex. Democrat.