Daily Republican., 1884-02-16
ITERATION OF FOOD.
rurTHINGS USED FOR
JELLIEk, PRE-.
uyus. MOLAssEs. ETC.

or1uE THINGS USED Fol
.prNING JELLIEh, PRE-
tnvEs, noLAssEs' ETC.
,,,;on in business has increas
'ch an extent in this countr.
nr lrT manufactures, to be alb le =
sI .y than their rivals, resort T.
ations and limitations TO an ex
.',U wnuII not be tolerated in All!
s'cs m the face Of the earth
,@t tbe substances used especial!
l., % Of food are positively danger
cons knew the composition o
: 't the articles they buy for us
families, they would ayoi'
thew would poison, but thes'
s,i1o, will continue as long o.
crd goods are in demand.
,or Instance the tempting look
~, i.s That are displayed in glasse'
,e' stores, and sold in SOM
A few cents beyond the cos
es.els that contain them. Any
has ever made jellies In theil
lies, and counted the cost
HAT these low priced goods arr
more than vile limitations.
Iy frni, used in their compo.
hen indeed any Is used, are the
from canneries and fruit evapo'
sta Iisbments. But as q gene
y there is not even this attempt
ty. INT they are composed OF
nj glucose, colored, and favored
rpi tlayors, made to imita 9 the
fruit juices.
starch and glucose, In proper
oUs, form the body also fol
the low priced preserves, OF
l.ou,ands Of pounds are sold an.
n every city in the United
Ind have the advantage OF being
although 1t Is an adulteration,
,lch, a fraud.
Sc, /. also adulterated to a great
itl glucose, and process has
zen discovered, that is now ex-
\ u,td to make an imitation OF
rlolasses with glucose and
colored with burnt sugar. -
is a new chemical, and is also
substitute for vanilla bean in
b ice cream and other articles.
h TO be harmless, very powerful
II grains being equivalent to
of the genuine vanilla bean,
cheap.
is also adulterated and imi.
an alarming extent, and a large
Of what is sold as butter Is
Of ever having been near a
rept in the way of fat on the in.
that WAS removed after she
gh,ered, and transformed into
par!ne or butterine. IL IL said,
iha, there are some farmers
chase these limitations of butter,
I'm home and mix with the
product of their dairies. 1t IL
DE into pounds, and sold as the
article.
is also adulterated with terra
bite earth }, but persons can al
sure Of Obtaining a pure arti-
E from good sound wheat, by
ing nothing but that bearing the
reputable millers, who cannot
use adulterations. Terra alba
been used 10 a great extent In
ting confeclions, and many
&c white mint lozenges, mark ed
"a villainous mixture of glu-
terra alba, with only sugar
% sweeten it.
all cheap candies are adulter-
30 long asonly glucose, starch
sugar are used for the purpose
ing the cost Of manufacture,
hno' be great objection, ~ they
armless.
Of the cheap, so called "Cele-
chicago, or Philadelphia Cara
Ire filled with parrafine TO cause
have a waxey feeling in the
when eaten. The soft, or "a.
b drops are all limitations, and
oman a particle Of guln-ara bic,
mat the war in Soudan has
Fl'at article to reach an alarm
Z, win the prospect of the sup
l%nd being exhausted before the
ms Year, some other substance
e 10 he found to take its place
h'anuilcturc Of hard or pure
prs, and marsh maIlow work
nus Of spices are adulterated,
trNon wishing TO obtain genuine
III ms line must needs use the
caution. Black pepper is
H't1 corn meal, cracker dust
Pr '"w priced substances.
PorSe Fadish hat IN put up in
ana t'l"i."d "A; 10 cents each, is
'"i.''ratrd with grated turnip,
although il nigh, be useful az
f. u food when cooked, is in
P'e "',h many persons having
FoiAachs or troubled with dys-
'i the ground coffee put up in
f' a1rS not contain more than
Il I'll me genuine article, the
i "r!hE il mixture of chicory,
.!a'scS and other articles.
'n'"" house keepers in stewing
hrrr brown sugars are used,
'lh Mat ii takes so much to
" hnt If they knew that
H. 'hr low grades Of sugars con.
" ohe-thlrd, and in some in.
nearly half their weight in
,,oaaT, which does not contain
marine properties, their wonder
lot be 50 great.
I'r and grape sugar are manu-
= from corn the starch from
Is extracted, and then treated
'pnrlc acid, all Of which is after
Ftmoved from the manufactured
otIofe ,I they are ready for the
me process of manufacturing
,icIes was discovered in Germa-
isa secret. Their use has be-
''AoSt indispensable to the con-
=, ana the demand has become
mat there are several large
r'urers in the United States
ing millions Of bushels of corn
y.
I. are e both very cheap, glucose
~ from 3 to 4 cents a pound,
le sugar seldom bringing more
years ago, when lager beer was
louuced into this country, hops
cap, and there is no doubt but
le liquor was made pure. Its
lling properties were 10 small,
several cases tried in the Courts
'helphia, witnesses swore that
'ot an intoxicating beverage.