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Show GLUCOSE IS FOOD, SAYS THE CHEMIST That Which Goes Into Oandy Is Made of Com aud, Ib Declared Healthful The puro food department Is up in arms regarding a newspaper artlclo which appeared ap-peared on the morning of February IS, Jn which- Jl is Implied that glucoso is un-healthful un-healthful and that products, suoh as candy, made from glucose, are not fit to eat. Herman Harms, ntate chemist, and Hober C Smith, chlof deputy of tho stato dairy and food department, both assort that glucose used In candy and other produots la healthful and that tho Impression Im-pression given by tho published report, that glucoso Id made from old rags -la erroneous. Fair co-eds of the Iattcr-day Salnta unlvoralty may lift tho ban on cheap candy, caused by the reported experiment of Prof. J., C Thomas, and eat glucowc candy to their llttlo hearts' contont. This assurance woa glvon by Hcbor C. Smith after an opinion concerning tho manufacture manu-facture of glucoso liad been glvon by tho Btato chemist. Discussing glucose, Chemist Chem-ist Harms said: Glucoso is now recognized as ono of tho purest foods produced, and a statement that it is made from old rngo 1b harmful and can only do harm to the producers of food products. All glucose used In making candy is now produced from com etarch. "WWlfl it could b mnde from ejrxs. J the Idea that the commorolal product is made In that way Is absurd, for that would bo too expensive, even If feuch a thing were to bo attempted undor present government and state supervision. Not only Is glucose produced pro-duced In a sanitary manner, but it Is alwolutely necessary for the system. sys-tem. Many foods contain sugar, and this ,is changed by the digestive fluids of the stomach to glucose bo-boforo bo-boforo it can bo absorbed. This makea glucoso very healthful. |