Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-06-13
LIVE FORMS ~ SUGAR.
philadelphia ProfsssoF says they are
Dus 70 Sake and Lisardl

. PhllaaeIp,lla ProfsssoF says they are
Dus 70 sake and Lisards
1T seems hardly fair % offend sen
sitiye stomaehs BY revealing such
kuOgledge. remarked Prot Henry fsefi-
man. the well-known chemist In dis
clssing the story Ia the Philadelphia
Inquirer about the insects in sugar.
..but the presence 81 these mites 10 the
cheaper varieties Is due 20 such things
a. bugs lizards and little snakes which
are ground up with the cane. In tho
tropics. where sugar cane thriyes best
ali kinds Of small animal life are ex-
eeedingiy abundant. This Is especial
IL the Ease with lizards and small
snakes. which abound In the cane
fields. Bags % all sizes and varieties
are also very plentiful II the effort
was made Il would be almost impOssi-
bic 70 keep these creatures entirely out
81 the bundles Of cane which 20 intO
the grinder and pot, bu; the people who
prepare the product are VIGOROUSLY
careless in matters u cleanliness. and
quantities o. sach fifth get INTO tbs raw
sugar in this way In fact ! have
heard that - great quantity gets In
that sometimes Il becomes 5 CONNER
rial consideration with the rehners.
According 70 the --latest VieW % sell
ence sugar. can not give rise - the pres
ence or support these small forms Of ani-
nal life They require heterogeneous mat
tcrs. OF whieh absolutely pure sugar con
iains none. This matter i. however sup
plied Ia the sugar IN The manner Ihtas
already explained. Nov. In this cof-
aecii0u il should also BE- fully explained
TIA, the last restige 81 this dlih i NJ
moved by perfect refining Refined
sugar Is just a. clean a. anything else,
aud oniy dirty In sentiment IN the
cheap Low grade sugars the insects.
which have sprung from the nitrogen
Gus matter supplied BY the bodies o.
. snakes bugs and lizards. are most
liable % be found, have not given
! tie subject special inye tigatlou. but
( Ia the low grade sugars they are very
I prevalent In order 20 maze an inter
7 medinte sugar some dealers mix the
partly refined product with white
sugars aud IN this manner spread tho
mites Nos a. 20 their effect on tho
/ health. They have really no signih-
I canoe in the human stomach do
ao, share the view that they arr likely
Is create trouble The acids In the
stomach readily destroy them. though
"a the sugar they sAow great teuacliy
70 life. 50, therefore. a. a menace 20
The health o. the community ] do not
believe they are entitled 20 any serious
consideration.
TO diguess little. for these bugs
ara not q very palntable subject. nearly
all rsshners are now using ultrumartnc
20 make their sugar white. There II
q special demand now for very white
sugars. and the demand has given riss
70 the practice Of employing this sub
stance g coloring agency. Il i not,
however, a poisonous substance. IL
contains no poisonous metal and 40
small quantity gets into the stomach
that IL really does little or no damage.
but the principle l. wrong and should
D. forbidden by Law Il has ten
dency 10 lead 10 the direction 81 prac.
ticcs Of ndulterutiou. which may prove
highly injurious. just rs the habit 81
coloriug cakes led 20 tho use Of chrome
yellow few years ago. The presence
ot ultramarinc In sugar l. sometimes
manifest in BLUSH tint 10 the sugars.
These sugars with the blush tint ara
very popular It. presence may also
be detected by djssolying sugar Ia
water. in which case e will form a
: blush precipiiate. Ultramarine Is
made by roasting aluminous com
pounds with soda and sulphur and a.
] have remarked. Is not dangerous