New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
POISONS IN EVERYDAY FOOD.
INFINJTESIAfAL IN QUANTITY. But VIM
LENT IL CONCENTRATED

ore ~ The curious and ttle-known facts broughs
N light by recent Investigations Is that In almost
every kind OF food some small amount oi po'so
l. 10 be found Often the quantity Is SO s'pa'' s'
hor,,c, ANALYSIS does not reveal II. and II Is onv
discovered by certain effects upon the hu''ia" ''
tenn under certain conditions. Small as these yuan,
titles of poison are however. In comparison WIZ"
the other constituents OF any one iooo' '"e' ~
exist, and are polsons OF deadly sort |o".e''
tratsd the amount OF poison that Is taken INV
tho system during an average lifetime woud I"
sufficient 10 Kill an army instantly. ic' '"e
tremely minute fragments ABSORBED our'"e
meal not only do no harm. but seem almost hea'''
giving At least II IL certain that many u ".
most dangerous and destructive substances A"o"
exist in tangible quantities IN some OF ''' "''
valued foods. T., ,,...
.,rv Quantities may be eaten constantly w''ho0'
ANY unfortunate results. There Is no more pop-
lar and widely used food than the potato =" ~
land An certain districts little else IS ea'e'''
the peasants thrive wonderfully on then' ie' ". 80
rotato belongs to the same botanical class as Wv
deadly nishtshade and has In II the same po''N'
Gus element. -,,us
v,rv other vegetables have the same curiou.
v,,,,v In ncorly every vegetable and frui' '"~'
grows above the ground except the caooaeo 80 =.
what are known vegetable acids exist 80. -
a different one In each vegetable anu 49, :.
frui, and all are deadly po.sons Never 'ne ~.
vou,d no impossible to gee.a SUFFICIENT qu""..
into tho stomach at a single meal to 90 eve" ~
suyh,est injury and the gastric juice apso'o' "~
randers harmless these poisons unfaii'nsH'
Tapioca is another food substance tna' .o 90.
,o,.or ,'bis has long been known. Inc 'a.,
49,, ,,,,d 70 the attention Of scientists by mem,
Ns stanley who carried In his kit on one oi ~ m
..,rroys IN the Ozark Continent" large Qua".,.
=, ,a,,oca and had the opportunity to de.srs de.srsd
danger in It's use when not prope,y, ThsrmfuL
h,,t noison is present In It IN such large 9ua"'"
,hnt 'many precautions should be taken .,,hs,ance
Even beer has its portion OF poison. . contains 8
ir,Ssnt and dangerous eement-citrtc ~ lemon
in many OF the lemon drops ana no.t is made
Juice commercially prepared tnss d Win a disregard
~ the H. way nature does IT, The naturau r ~" aiken
the lemon is not In the least polsonotus. Chemically
In large quantities, but lemon Juaise nsnds 10 -
made Ss Il frequently 10 tor the tade "e'0'
Bitter almonds have poison in them 10 to;s"onns
perceptibie extent that actual cases Va ~ Contain
aFss aTs Sn acS This almost everybody know vwsen
one Of the most deadly and rapid Persain people
used in any appreciable quantity, ,.w strawberries
Holsters shehsh and crabs possess q" and gem
noison which produces nausea vomiting ng,aons a, In
erai depression In addition TO sxn mnd tvrotoxicon,
and clam chowder. made under the pes! SSU.rssrouc
often has ptomaines OF viru'eh' ANU
Sort -a T., France Of diseases
cansed by the eating Of rye bread. IN h.aiE and
stances the grain became musty on t!..ss tns hsyinf
was made Into Hour without its muss,nshi s,rh il not e
al Pescsps,ots srisss CAUSING m re eventually Il suncsns
bread IL taken into the system Vss 4
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