Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-01-12
FOOD ApuLrERATIoNs.

/. subject TO adul,sraiion. From the
immsn.e amount Of imitation butter. to
the .m.lls., article Of household use. all
the ~.y down the line. We find sdul'ei-
a,ion.. Many Of these are harmless IN
,hsmssl,es, and only cause harm BY
ehsspenius the Pr,due,; While others ars
unhealthy and. In some cases, absolutely
poisonous. :.
The farmer seems to be peculiarly LA
Die TO be imposed upon BY designing par
tie,.-ss his goods are genuine, he u
.lo- 10 suspect fraud ia others. Bot he
h.. . resource lsft him, that will give
him pure food. and drinks. in . great
measure: IL is 10 raise jus, Is varied
crop Coz home consumption As possible
and ge, mo., Of bis nsoessaries At hrs'
hands In the mOlAsses ,ha, be put
eha,es at The store. he is In danger OF be-
inc imposed upon. {. much OF u '' .dui-
tsrstsd With glucose and other cheap
materials. None Of II. ~e think. irlufi'
ou.. and in many cases sfOrding as much
.n.,.,nins a. -oald the same amount
Of the genuine article. lie s not 20 iof-
tuna,e. however. IN most Of bis Pa'-
ehasss. II !. s.id that the great butter
fraud started In the use Of artificial eol'
orins placed in genuine butter; bot, be
that a. u may. II !. never safe to ees'n
10 deceive, fof ,hsr. is no telling -herr
the .iOpyins place may be.
Just a, prs.sni there is scare about
the ,srioo. compound. knO-n q. butter.
caused BY the discovery hat srVs', IN
clean. un.hole,ome articles wsre u.sd IN
their Manufacture. and the highss, grsde-
of the genuine article have advanced
.Ons- be, in pfiee. A. long as oa'',rine
maker. confined themselves TO elssn.
-hols.ons materials from ~hich 10 maa-
uf.eturr. and .old their article uPoa i''
merits. there ga. no help fOr II II people
chose 10 buy H. Bat, no, eon,sn' ~i'h
. fair mArgia for profit. they have gone
loser and loser. and soughi 20 make
msiks, by placing upon their goods the
brsna os pure butter. These facts have
finally borne their fruit and react uPon
the manufacturers. causing . grtAi de-
crease in the sale Of their goods. We
learn that there /. also an imitation OF
maple syrup placed upon The market
and The ldalisraiiOns 10 -hieh bees hons
sy = suffice, are too numa0o' 10 men
ton.
While upon this sabjee, Of food sdal'
,sr.iion.. We happened to look q, Cham.
osr.' Cy elopedi.. and under thi. bead hnd
/. list Of The materials With -hieh mAny
article. are extended. We ~ill give Il
in part. that all may see jus, ~hai they.
TOO ohsn. pay their money for and place
upon their tables for themselves and fam
lies:
MA tour is not unfrtqaenily adal'
tsrstsd wiln Ooe or more of TIE following
.ab.isnces-fSur Of beans, lndian comfy
rice, pOtsio starch. bOue dust. alum, chalk
csrbOnata OF msEnesis, plaster OF fafls'
ssnd, clay. etc. The Org.hic msiiers-ihe
Inferior tSurs and stsrch-do little or DO
serious harm; most Of The inorganic mat
ter- arv positively irJarioos, and OF ihese,
.lum lone ofths commouest sialtsraiion-) }
4. the worst. The bsufclNl action Of wheat
4 ,ar upon the systsm l. In part due 10 The
large quantity OF p5o-phstrs Which II COZ
tains When alum IL sddvdthese poospnatss
are cecooposed In The PROCESS OF making
brvsd. he poosphorie acid OF The phos-
phstss nniting ~ith the slumins OF the
.iam, snd forming an lns.,luole compound
ne bsDsfcial ,f-ci OF the insolaolr po0s'
past~s IL tou- lost
.Arror root l. sdultsrsted With potato
aSar. ssxo. starch, etc. Ga, OF ~ sam
pl.s srsmlu~d by Dr. Hssssll. - Wei.
.iultsr.tsd. and In 10 of The samples
there Va. scarcely particle Of The ssna'
zoe ssticl-.
.Ssyar % TIE Inferior kinds IL occasion
ally ..iultsrst.d ~iIh tIar. gun. stsrea'
sugar, etc. IL 1. onsD.r, however, I'm
par- than Intentionally sdaitrrstsi.
sISrrer 10 sdaltsrst~nd With hnseed,
mu-,sf,i-.e-,i. wh-str ,ar. etc
"CiVssHs p<pper l. sinlt-rsied Win fed
Lead, y.rminOa. rci-ochrc, orick-dasi
cOmm,n -.lt. tarn-ric. etc.
"kug1rd 4. largely sialtsratfd Win
commoa sni p~srf ar. linse~d mesi, ani
ium-ric. aud . listls cnrOmsis of lesi Is
.om-times add~d 10 improve The coor.
Dr. HNsall submitted a. sPveimvns ol
ma.t.rd To srsmlnstio1; The whole oi
tn.n cont.lnrd wheat q ,ur and turmvfie.
.Giagsr Is fr,Qaentiy stultefatsd. Odt
Of n samples. Dr. Hasssll found that 10
cont.lued various kinds OF h'1r' ground
rice. Cayenne psppsr, mustard hask-, snu
Iumeric, which In most cases formed mos'
% the sO-esll~i giugsr.
''Oat OF 20 samples OF uired 'psees, 10
wsrs fosod by Dr. tissssii 10 eOutaia saso-
meal. gro1ud rice, whest.n 'ur, etc.
"Carryp0oler was found 20 be very
commooi, sdagtsrstsd. osly : sp-cim-ns
oai Of Is b,ing gsnaine. In OF the sam
Dlss REQ lead wAs dstected. The fr,qaen'
ass os eurri-s my thus oftsn give rlse ~
lbe disease knosn ss lesd-pNsy.
.sTne aialsrstions OF tea. both oy TIE
Chinese snd iu This counify. are too num-
vrOo- for Ne 10 mention.
"Casss. In its powdered form. is not
merely largely sdaltsrsied with ehleofy'
pat adiiti0aslly with, with roasted grain,
roots. scorus, sssdsst. exhausted tan
r~rm~d crOst-). eofias (ths seeds OF =
Turkish plant), burnt sugar, snf worst ol
alD b.k.d hofs-s' and ballock.' liver.
Even whole roasted cod q
Il not safe from sdaltersiion, . pst-ni
having BEN actually taksn oat 10 mould
ehicory into th. form of eOfee berries.
"C0cod and Chocolate are sdultsrsted
.llh a 5ar. pOtstostsrch, sugar, clarified
nation sast. and vsrioas mineral sub
stances. such ~ ehalk, plaster OF Paris
rcd earth. red ochrr, and vsn.tiai earth
The l..i three being used ~ eolofins mat
tsrs-
"TIasgar is adultsrsted with water. sui
puric seid. barut sugar. and sometimes
slth ehilIlss. grains OF paradise, and py'
roligneoas acid. in copnection with vim.
eg.r We may place PICKLES. DR. Hsssall
an.lyIsd i6 difsr,nt p,eklss for copper,
and di.eOvsrei that poisonous metal mors
or Iess abandsntly 10 all OF themi In thfes
in . considerable qaantity. in one In high
Iy dslsisrioas amount We should De sas
p,cioas OF al picsles. Olives, preserved
roos.b~rriss. etc, with . particularly
bright green tint
.Nik II usually believed 10 be liable "a
numsrUas sdultsrstions. such ~ n'ar'
ch.lk. mashed brains. etc. lt appears,
ho..ysr. from DIR. Hsssalfs researches or
London milk. that. - o general rule. ws'sl
/. The only adalt~rstion. The resnhs o.
examination OF 26 samples were, tnst i.