i8  Candy — Cheap  and  Expensive.        {A  j;,^  llliT''' 
ufacturers  to  provide  novelties,  such  candies  as  are  in  the  form  of 
flexible  belts,  necklaces,  tubes,  etc.,  or  are  in  the  form  of  toy  doll 
babies,  soldiers,  whistles,  guns  or  marbles.  These  latter  are  usually 
played  with  by  the  child  before  eating-,  with  results  that  would  make 
a  bacteriologist  hold  up  his  hands  in  horror. 
Prize  package  candies  have  also  been  observed  by  me  in  which 
small  tokens  made  of  poisonous  metals  are  imbedded  or  are  in 
contact  with  the  candy  itself. 
Some  of  these  needed  reforms  can  be  brought  about  only  through 
the  co-operation  of  such  manufacturers  as  realize  and  accept  the 
responsibility  for  the  perpetuation  of  such  discreditable  conditions. 
Other  reforms  must  be  stimulated  by  the  education  of  the  vendor 
of  cheap  candies,  who  in  the  city  is  frequently  a  sidewalk  merchant 
and  who  must  be  compelled  by  law  if  necessary  to  protect  his  cus- 
tomers, most  of  whom  are  unable  to  protect  themselves  by  reason 
of  their  tender  ages.  I  have  seen  candy  sold  by  these  vendors  that 
was  not  only  filthy  as  to  external  appearance  but  was  also  alive  with 
vermin  requiring  a  close  examination  for  their  detection. 
One  of  the  frauds  that  is  frequently  perpetrated  in  cheap  candy 
is  the  substitution  of  cheaper,  and  frequently  less  digestible  sub- 
stances for  chocolate.  The  manufacturer  of  such  products  protects 
himself  by  avoiding  the  use  of  the  word  "  chocolate,"  either  on  the 
package  or  the  invoice.  In  many  instances,  the  retailer,  though 
careless,  is  ignorant  of  this  condition  and  of  course  the  purchaser 
is  the  one  eventually  deceived,  either  with  or  without  the  connivance 
of  the  manufacturer  or  retailer.  This  condition  should  also"  be 
remedied.  When  a  candy  which  looks  like  chocolate  is  made  wholly 
or  partly  from  any  chocolate  substitute,  the  same  protection  should 
be  afforded  the  purchaser  as  is  given  in  similar  instances  in  other 
classes  of  food  products. 
In  the  more  expensive  candies  these  conditions  or  others  of  a 
similar  character  are  less  likely  to  occur.  One  which  I  call  to  mind 
is  the  fact  that  most  of  the  crystallized  violet  and  rose  leaves  which 
are  used  partly  for  their  decorative  effect  in  expensive  box  candies, 
are  artificially  colored,  and  that  in  some  cases  wThat  look  like  candied 
violets  are  in  reality  selected  popcorn  flakes  ingeniously  colored  and 
sugared  to  give  the  appearance  of  violet  flowers. 
These  few  facts  regarding  candy  are  herewith  presented  in  the 
hope  that  their  dissemination  will  lead  to  a  more  widespread  interest 
in  the  matter  which  will  ultimately  result  in  the  still  further  improve- 
ment in  the  purity  and  wholesomeness  of  candy,  cheap  and  expensive. 
