. The funny side of physic : or, The mysteries of medicine, presenting the humorous and serious sides of medical practice. An exposé of medical humbugs, quacks, and charlatans in all ages and all countries. TARTARIC ACID FOR A STREET CANDY STAND A CANDY STAND. G29 freely, as people use essence of peppermint. What I havestated respecting the flavoring of soda syrups is applicableto confectionery. Hydrocyanic acid, or prussic acid, which is mentioned asbeing used to represent wild cherry, in syrup or medi-cines, is employed in candies to give an almond of bitter almonds is v
. The funny side of physic : or, The mysteries of medicine, presenting the humorous and serious sides of medical practice. An exposé of medical humbugs, quacks, and charlatans in all ages and all countries. TARTARIC ACID FOR A STREET CANDY STAND A CANDY STAND. G29 freely, as people use essence of peppermint. What I havestated respecting the flavoring of soda syrups is applicableto confectionery. Hydrocyanic acid, or prussic acid, which is mentioned asbeing used to represent wild cherry, in syrup or medi-cines, is employed in candies to give an almond of bitter almonds is very costly, which is the excuse forsubstituting the much cheaper article, prussic acid. The temptations set in the way of children to purchasecandies are so great, and the adulterations so common, thatI have devoted more space to the expose of these cheats thanI at first intended ; but I hope that the public will herebytake warning, and mark the beneficial results which willaccrue from an avoidance of cheap, painted, and adulteratedconfectioneries. These are sold everywhere, but most com-monly upon the streets. Near a stand upon a public street of this city, sandwichedby the thick flying dust on the one hand, and the warning,D
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