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singularly m to those which have been hitherto obtained only from 
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certain plan ose. as mentioned by Sir Henry e, * the most 
T sable ‘instance is the production of an artificial sweetening agent, 
* termed saccharine, 250 s sweeter than sugar, p 
pared by a 
* eomplieated series of re-actions from coal-tar.” The discoverer of 
saccharine is Dr. Constantin Fahlberg. 
When the announcement of this discover y was first — followed 
the appearance = saccharine as an article of commerce, 
there naturally arose a well grounded anxiety amongst pue planters to 
earn = far this new uncus was likely to constitute a competitor 
with cane sugar. It is admitted that saccharine is now an article of 
Gaete, and that it is anticipated that it will be largely ompidrad for 
dietetic purposes. It appears to be agreed that saccharine does not 
undergo assimulation when takęp asan article of food, and hence it 
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be safely employed, for iustance, by diabetic patients and by per 
suffering from gouty affections and liver compiaints. Further, iti is 
said, that one grain of saccharine is sufficient to sweeten a cup of tea 
or coffee, and that it is very difficult if not impossible to distinguish 
whether a beverage is sweetened with saccharine or cane sugar. And 
lastly, further it is claimed, that saccharine used in sweetmeats does not 
to be a costly process, and it cannot at present, nor is it even likely, to 
be sold as cheaply as sugar. 
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Sir Henry Roscoe, as to the probable influence of the discovery of 
saccharine on their particular industry. In reply to a letter addressed 
to him from this establishment in which it was stated that corres- 
pondents the Colonies were anxious to learn the opinion of those 
best able judge as to He uture of saccharine, Sir Henry Roscoe 
expressed himself as follow 
Sir Henry E. Roscox, M .P., F.R.S., to Roya, Garpens, Kew. 
10, Bramham Gardens, 
Wetherby Road, S.W., 
My Dear cues December 3, 1887. 
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of saccharine ‘J am, 
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D. Morris, Esq. (Signed) | HT E. Roscoe. 
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