The common adulterations of bread are —alum, sand, sulphate of copper, rice, potatoes. These create dyspepsia and diarrhœa.—Bread Inspector's Report.
The most distinguished dentists of the day tell us that one cause of the caries of teeth is the substitution of the finer for the coarser articles of food.— M. R. C. P., London.
Vegetable parasites deteriorate corn and render it poisonous.—Health Inspection.
