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One ton of charcoal is sometimes used to purify two tons of sugar; and in at least one refinery, when inferior sugar is operated on, two tons of charcoal serve for one ton of sugar. In most provincial refineries about one ton of charcoal is used to one of sugar etc., etc. :—
See Dictionary of Arts, manufactures and mines 6th Edition by Doctor Vre London 1867 Pages 829 etc., etc.
Now as it is the albumen of the blood only which assists in clarifying the sugar--solution, and not the blood itself, it would be far better that albumen alone, as white of egg, should in all cases be employed.
Blood is a fluid compounded of fibrine albumen, and a variety of salts and effete substances, its use therefore in the manufacture of lumpsugar, is not merely disgusting, but is calculated to prove injurious to the
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The sugar refiner will tell us that the whole of the blood employed is removed by the process of filteration adopted. This is not the case, however, as may in general be readily proved by dissolving a few knobs of lump-sugar in a large wire-glass of warm water, and subjecting the sediment which usually falls into the bottom, to microscopic examination and chemical analysis; the first shows that the sedimentary matter consist of angular flocculi, taking the form of the interstices of the crystals and the second, that is composed of coagulated albumen.
The only considerable advantage derived from the use of blood, is its cheapness; but when not merely cleanliness but health is concerned, the question of economy ought not to be entertained for one moment.
We have now adduced incontestable evidence of the impure condition of the majority of brown sugar, as imported into this country,,and particularly as vended to the public. These impurities prevail to such an extent, and are of such a nature-consisting of live animal culae or acari, sporules of fungus, starch, grit, woody-fibra, grape-sugar etc. that we feel compelled, however reluctantly, to come to the conclusion that the brown sugar of commerce in general, is in a state wholly unfit for human consumption.
...One portion of our advice to the public must therefore be, not to purchase the inferior brown sugars of the shops etc, etc, see food. and its adulerations by Doctor Hassel London 1855 Page 17, 31 etc, etc.
Grape sugar is a low sugar, deficient in sweetening powers, therefore it is evident that by admixture with grape sugar that of the cane must be greatly depreciated in value.
Doctor Pereira states that brown sugar is extensively adulterated with sugar prepared from the potato.stock as well as with that made from
