Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-05-02

THE CELLULAR YEAST PLANT.-(CEREvISIAE FER
NENTuN)-We have heard many enquiries made
concerning the yeast generator, and give below a
letter from Prof John Darby, of Auburn, Ala, Ia
ken from the Montgomery Adrertiser. Prof Darby
is the author of the BOTANY of the Southern
States" the best work yet published on our indi-
genous productions. Many false reports of fatal re-
Suits by using the Cell Plant" have been crcula-
ted, and prevented some from having anything more
to do with this Californian Selfproducer. But as
the Professor remakS facts are wanted to prove any
injurious action on the human system whatsoever.
Yeast by itself is but poor diet for breakfast
but if properly worked up with four what better food
for man than be produced thereby. Thus with the
Cell plant, it will generate most excellent brew,
with the help of a small quantity of molasses and
water. And as we do not make our meals on the
yeast ITSELF but upon the bread so let drink the
beer after it has undergone the right change, and
not swallow this curious little California stranger,
and then their can be no injurious consequences:
CALIFORNIA BEER-.Nr Editor: Seeing an arti-
Gle going the rounds of the papers ! regard to the
character of the California Beer, it is sometimes
called and believing a Misrepresentation is preva-
lent in regard to it. | send YOU the following facts
The material that produce the fermentation in
the sweetened water, that is applied to it. is the
same as pure, ordinary yeast. Under the micro
scope il appears exactly like yeast. The cells
IDENTICAL IN appearance, to yeast cells and arranged
in series like them. By analysis they yield the
same products, they act exactly like ordinary good
yeast. Yeast as is well known, generates yeast,
when the nitrOgeniZed materials present for its
production. The California yeast does the same.
II water Swee.ened with pure crystals Of sugar be
alone applied to the yeast it will not only cease to
grow, but will diminish and disappear.
The ntrogenized ingredients IN the molasSes that
comes from the Juice of the sugar cane, affords the
materials for its continued increase, and ordinary
yeast will do the same. 1t is common yeast Meth
err more nor less. We are told that persons have
been killed by the use of this yeast in bread and
beer and the yeast has been found in the viscera
by post mortem examination" This may be posi-
ble but it is exceedingly Improbable Yeast Is
changing substance, and it is the change that gives
it its power to convert sugar into alcohol and car
bono acid which is fermentation in beer-making or
breadraSing In the bread the heat destroys the
yeast. In the beer the yeast is in the bottom, and
constitutes no part of the beer ITSELF and should not
be drank.
We have heard of several who have been very
much pleased with the use Of the California yeast,
as tbs called but from the articles in the papers al
luded to, have thrown it aside. We think there is
no good cause for such course. If persons have
taken the yeast into the SYSTEM and have been in
iured by it, there should be wonder, as common
yeast, we do not imagine, would be healthy arti-
Gle of diet but there is call for such course, in
employing it in any of its useful applications
Yeast cells taken into a healthy stomach would I'M
dergo immediate change; and furthermore, their
action as yeast cells would produce fatal results,
or any chemical effects they known to produce.
Facts are wanted to prove the injurious action OF
this material.
Varv