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Show '.sC'i.vr.sD Death." Under this Leading Lead-ing our cotcmporarr, tuo, f'dcit J"cfio, of'sunday last, contains antxcellent article showing up &omc of tho evils rising from tho us-o of tho painted impo candy. The whole article i well worthy perusal by all and especially by parents. We extract ex-tract the following, concerning som f the principal material used in the con ( osi-tion osi-tion cf this deleterious compound, with which many of our children are so liberally liber-ally supplied: 'Terra Alba, or white earth, which costs in New York about one and a half cents per pound, is used extensively instead of Biifrar; particularly in tho manufacture of white lozenges, which, Uavored with peppermint, pep-permint, or stamped with mottoes, are imported im-ported in great quantities, and find a ready sale, especially among young gents who go to evening parties, and w ish to blend conversation con-versation and candy in a neat and pleasant manner. Gum drops are a favorite :u for tho exercise of the gums u" the risiujr generation.and even graudmamand grand-pap grand-pap will 'gum it' occasionally. Considerable Consider-able interest will no doubt to imparted to tueir mastication when wo inform theui that glue instead of gum arabie enters largely into tho composition of the gelatinous gelatin-ous 'drops' in question. The dclicito llavor of tho fancy sweets which many of our young ladies think so nice, is produced, commonly, by rank poisons, poi-sons, l'eaeh llavor is obtained lrom fusil oil, which is very poisonous. I'ino apple llavor is in ado from very rotten cheeso and nitric acid. Hitter almond llavor comes from unadulterated prussie acid: and many other poisonous substances are used to imitate tho llavor of fruits from which no extracts can bo obtained. The pretty colors which make fancy candies can-dies o attractive to tho eve are derived from verdigris, chrome yellow, 1'arisKreon, Berlin blue, Tonka beans, aniline, sublimate sublim-ate of uiureury, etc., either of which is a deadly poison," und even when taken in very "smalt quantities is exceedingly injurious. in-jurious. Now, mothers, leinetnber when you civeyo'ir littlo ones this pretty, and rare-llavored rare-llavored stull' you put xufiarcJ death into their mouths. There is no doubt that many infantile disorders which have of lato years been developed in our community", com-munity", could be traced to tho poisonous matter introduced into their tender frames under the disguise of candy. |