Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-05-19
POISON FOUND in cANcY.
Simple rcsto Thnt Con- To Applied b,

Simple Tcsto Tint Con- TO Applied by
Any Orc Jgf.o suapccts E:s i,caicr.
Tho loord of health has ROT in.crrared
often With tho manufacture OF cal;lJ- IN New
York city, though the fact that candy is very
frequently ndultcrnted is we'll known, and
there can be no doubt that occasional inter-
fcronce wNuld be wholesome, 1t you'd be
doing injustice to many confectioners to say
that the practice is almost universal, and yet
/ ono Is tempted to say 1t, for the proportion
OF edultcrntcd confectionery TINT is sold is
vnry large compared with tho pure. The
subject has not escaped notice, and Dr. Ed
son has recently given seine points of inter-
est to every candy cater, and has described
some simple tests That may DO easily and nd
vnntsgeously applied before eating any SUE
pccsed candy. Hc describes the adultera-
tons az being of three kinds; those for bulk,
those for color and those for flavor.
For ball,, in order TO increase tho profits,
the confectIoncr will uss terra alba, l:aolin,
ground quartz, whiting and starch. These
DR.. Edison declares injurious, though not
patsn2oca He advises that little OF the
s6!sgscs.s.!, 1zz,dy hs A:,sotSa% 81 cold uater.
u sssaSsssa C. qu=res k=s kss.a go! 1t will
atstse 10 TIE bo5scal Of ;ssa sasaA Fl whiting
ground chall Is present, u little Gcl will
mako the solution effervesco. If there Is
starch, u drop or two OF tlnctnre OF iodine
VIII turn the solution to blush color.
BY bui7linSa lrJlo OF tho candy and mix
ing thea ashes in guter and q little chloride of
barium white cloudncSs may be produced.
II it is, thcre IS probably terra alba in the
candy. Authorizations for color, ho says, are
some Of them harmless, and Some highly in
furious he recommends that Il little OF the
candy BIO dipped i'll alcohol. II the color is
dissolved cut, dipa wLits WOODEN yarn in tho
solution If tho yarn is colorcd, tho adul-
! terat!on is probably coal tar color; IL this
Is red it may contain arsenic Ii the alcohol.
does not remove tho color, put drop of
hypochlorite of calcium in solution on the
candy. II the color fades out it is probably
harmless. Tho connones5 poison used for
color is chrome yellow, which is a very dan
gerous POISON. Pour ammonia OH Che candy.
II it Turns red it contains turmeric, which Is
harmless.
Dissolve somc of tho candy in clear tun-
bier Of wator Hold this il the sunlight and
Look ut the water against 4 black background.
II 1T looks yellow green as seen against tho
black, and yellow when held 10 the light, it
is harmless 1t contains huoiesceiil. II
these results are not obtained, don't eat the
candy. lr probably contains chrome ycl-
low. AGAIN. dissolve Il bit Of any suspected
chocolate or brown colored candy in a glass
OF hot water and see il any burnt urlbcr is
ielt in the bottom undissoivcd in tho form of
brown, gritty residue. IL SO dou't eat the
candy. no simple test is known by which to
detect the presence OF prusslc acid, f,,sel oil,
oil OF yitriUl, wood alcohol and rancid buGr
Ter, all OF which, with some other ingrctli-
ents, are sometimes used To give Ii pleasant
favor to the candy. But IL the candy vas
bought from II reputable first class dealer,
end any Of it is left after all these tests arc
applied, you may cut it without serious up
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