The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-22
TRICKS IN TRADE,
As Exemplified in the Authorizations
In Food and Drugs.
Lecture Before the Central College OF
Physicians and Surgeons by DR..
Earp-Some Interesting
Statements

lie regular session OF the Central College
Of Physicians and Surgeons closed yesterday
for the present year. The last lecture was
delivered by DR.. carp, who departed from
The od.time custom OF farewells aud dis.
CT ed the adulteration and impurities of
drugs and foods with which the students
nav expect to meet in practice. Dr. carp
said:
The instruction upon the eject OF posons aud
the method of their detection that you young
nave ttSe I've ,oas wa NJ TN
remainder OF the hour will not follow the II c.
ing OF ancient footprints that still visible but
will depart from a rule that custom has sane
ton ed. TO portray IN pathetic language a p8r.-
ing scene, with fearful eyes might be termed
wtet morsel Of stiffness; ana VIII not enable you
crust OF bread when hungry will simply say
your work has been we'll done.
The effect OK certain medicinal agents will at
times neutrality-suspicious. which In part may
be due TO authorizations end impurities. The loge
OF money has been the cause OF adglterating
OF cheaper variety as cotton seed oil. seal oil aud
olive OIL and IL has been stated that some foreign
countries have manufactured artificial cod
liver oil by mscersting herrings fl olive OIL which
produces an odor and color resembling the Nor
wegian oil. Tho herrines can &c dried and again
Basam cops.va may contain cotton seed OIL or
castor oil; and equal parts Of the former: and
old for genuine olive oil.
Basam OF Peru has been adulterated by the
fixed oils; all OF WHICH 10 yer the , density.
fatty matter OF ratesnakeS and In this city orders
are oiled repeatedly in this manner Lard oil and
castor OIL In equal ARTS, with analine 70 give a
green color, are used.
Quinine owes its adulteration mainly to it's al
kaloids and salicin. Light quinine encourages
substitution by virtue of its Dulkness, and can
/ not be easily detected by the laty
i Compound Syrup OF Dandelion has been added
10 various fluid extracts when the original runs
short in stock.
Bismuth. an ingredient OF various cosmetics,
may contain arsenic. ana pas frequently caused
Calomel may contain corrosive sublimate II
will be well for you 70 bear in mind that IL you
are administering calomel to patti Mt, SALTY food
or other chlorides may perchance form the double
chloride. corrosive sublimate, While again protO-
iOdide OF mercury should not be given at the same
time with iodide OF potash for fear of the double
iOdide.
The adulteration of wines Is confined almost
exclusively to the coloring matters log
wood and indigo In addition to the natural col
! oring matters. Champagnes and Burgundies are
mixed with those of a cheaper grade; poor white
wine, by alcohol and cooring may be trans formed
into the finer red wines
After some difficulty last evening procured
from gentleman copy OF the tables upou three
| bottles the contents OF which had been recently
used, g at this time contained but few
| drachln,.
/ Besd on res bead to low proof LIQUORS
| Holland n-Cut oil in quart of alcohol three
fourth oun, zone barrel, four ounces 10 forty
Essence Bourbon whisKy-One pound will make
about eighty gallons.
These may be rarely used bot to my knowledge
they have been resorted in souno instances in this
| city
In purchasing a stock for your Office get the
| best. although Ii may be more expensive. II hess
| must be genuine or there could be no limitations
| Beware of counterfeits
Articles of diet intended as nutrients may pro
duce chain OF symptoms resembling those OF az
irritant poison. The microscope may be unable
TO discover any diseased germs in a pork chop o,
porter-house steak, yet If putrefaction has taken
place Ii may give rise 10 a condition resembling
typhoid fever The animal itself may have been
diseased. and as a result the consumer in some
instances has been diseased In a similar manner.
After family has eaten hearty meal OF game
and poultry, symptoms OF arsenic or strychnit
poisoning may manifest themselves, which liz
some cafes have been traced to the following
Grain had been immersed in solutions OF thes
moiesting young grain and vegeta bies. The gam
fed upon this grain and afterward found its wa.
into the market.
Copper occasionally finds It's way into food il
rsther a peculiar manner. Cucumber pickles
kept in copperlined vessels assume beautiful
green color, and when the salt brine mas beef
thrown in the street waste material cattle nav
eaten the mass TO get the salt, and death.soon fo
lowed
Fish in close proximity to copper lined boats
oysters taken from beds near copper ore, hav
also been contaminated, and when used as foo
produced symptoms of copper poisoning:
Picrotoxine the active principle of fshberry
has been mixed with dough and thrown into ifs
stupid and float upon the surface of the water
when they can be easily caught for the market
Persons have used the fish for food. which pro
duced violent symptoms OF poisoning, follows
| by death.
limitations of butter. known as oleomargarine
butterine and suene made from tallow, an
NAL fats, vegetable oils and lard, with material h
color. or even mixed with good butter. Tines
substitutes. if manufactured from pure ingred
ents, and not rancid, may be as food almost equs
10 the genuine butter.
In some cases where the cause of disease seem
obscure, and the drugs administered result disas
trOusly TO your patient or, perhaps, appear liner
your chemical knowledge may aid you in solvin
The mystery, ana you will feel assured that tn
time consumed in the chemical laboratory ma
been well spent.
The examinations are 10 begin tomorrow
and Friday will be graduation day. The pre-
gramme will be announced before the exel
cises occur.