The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-03-07
THE CT1OlH
mANITFAGTUREn

posed Upon.
"e''''S " on of food has been
such an extent that pur-
Iheeio longer expect to get a pure
pre-, even when paying the highest
,r;ces, 1t is generally believed that two
thirds of the milk sold in all our great
cities is deprived of half its cream; it is
known that batter is made from beef fat
and cotton seed oil; maple syrups nave
lately been made from most anything OF
a sweet nature, and now it is stated that
most of the honey we eat is manuiac-
tured and that much of it has not even a
drop of genuine honey about 1t. ms
alleged honey was first sold in this city
some five or six years ago. It's safe at
first was s.ant, but for the past two years
it has become very popular and Il liise
claimed that there is now hut little :.
t., be found in the market. Son
is sold as manufactured honey
GREAT deal OF it is dealt out W
suspecting purchasers as f'0 ''' '
duct OF til" busy bee. j.,
The spurious kind IS usually put up !"
.,,n.,,',,uo b.xas, which sell for from
*weutv to thirty cents pouho. ~
I;l,c honey, and it is said that IL Vanred
.x,ci:,nt Judge to tell that ltan tell it
~, ~. he. The comb. 1t is made
with such skill tteswax, and the money
from tne1a5 it 10y machinery. Another
npTs put up in glass vessels like orui-
lo.,, Nv necklaces. the centre OF when
contains piece OF hoheyc"mo' ana 'he
honey is made by po"ring about SIX
parts of slaaose around one part OF honey
,r,a e,mb. Some Of it is aduiterated
:, in glucose, some with cane sugar with
he syrup Of inverted cane sugar ana
others by heating ordinary sugar with
an acid. but il all resembles honey and
to a certain extent has its flavor and
oder.
"Of course it is not SO good as genu-
inc honey" said dealer, when qnes-
tioue.t about it, "but it is cheaper and
the parents prefer it and the children cry
for it. sell a great deal Of it, but my
customers all know what they are BUY
inc. Yes. it is fact that many prefer
butterine, made from pure fat, to much
of the country bate brought to market.
They seem to think they know what the
butterjne is manufactured from. While
they have their doubts about the manner
of adulterating country butter. | sup
pose they reason tie same way about
houey' Further inquiries revealed the
fact flat manufac ured honey is sold ex-
tensiyely in the city, and especially IN
neiglborhocds where the poorer classes
reside. In some places it is temptlngiy
displayed and the dealers push it on ac
count of the large profit in 1t. In mos'
instances, however, it is sold as manu-
featured honey.
Some dealers decline to sell the spu
rious kind. although they admit that
there is large profit in it and that 1t Il
becoming very. popular. An uptown
rroccrvman. who refuses to handle It,
saws that it is poisonous and predicts
some startling result from its use. VI
the other hand, it is claimed that 1t !
not as dangerous as genuine honey. Z
dealer in the adulterated kind, who dis
PLAYED knowledge of both chemistry AM
history, says it is a well-known fact tina
sometimes poisonous qualities are take
from the flowers by bees and find thel
way into honey, which has been know
to produce dizziness and sickness. II
referred to the fact that the soldiers G
Cyrus once met with honey OF TIL
kind and that it came Ear destroyln
the entire army.
Tie color and door Of genuine hone
are due to tie character of the flower
from which it is taken. 1t is said ihi
the Nermain honey Is as clear as rul
water This honey, which is celebrate
ali over the county, is taken from whl
clover. 4 del cious houey is also take
i~um the ora. sc gro, es o California, b'
IBIS has been so successfully connte
spj.ed tf:at il is now difficult to tell t!
bogus from the genuine. W.ierever he
feed Upon buck wheat they produce
cellent honey, it matters net what
m tie il ma Ac in. Some of TIE be
honey sold in the Philadelphia mark
comes iru!u Chester county. willie III
ron lancaster is also excellent. f
he spurious kind sells mere rca}i
Presumably on tie ground "!ec nomy