Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-05-02

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Medical Society Of North. Carolina. |,
The eleventh annual meeting Of this Society was
held in the town Of Washington on the goth Of
April. There were large number Of physicians
in attendance from the mountains to theseaboard and
an additional number of thirty new members, who |
Joined the Society. 1t is in Furnishing and pros
porous state. A number of reports were made BY
different members from the various counties upon
the diseases which prevailed in their immediate To-
cations
DR.. Edward Warren resigned the editorshp of the
Medical Journal having been lately elected to
Professorship in the University of Maryland; and
Doctors G. E. johnson and s. S. Satchwell were
elected its editors.
The annual address was delivered by Dr. Howard,
of Warrenton. Subject" Dignity and utility of
the medical profession and the duties of medical
men," 1t was generally considered that it was
the best address ever delivered before the society,"
taton as a writer and orator.
DIR. N. j. Pittman, of Marlborough, was reelected
President and Drs. j. j. Summerell, G. H. Hodges,
G. j. Murphy, and W. A. B. Norcom VicePresi-
DENTS Secretary, DR.. W. G. Thomas; Treasurer,
G. W. Graham; Orator, DR.. D. 7. Tayloe, of Wash
ington. e, ...-
The next meeting of the Society will be held at
Morganton in May, 1851.
We learn that the Inequalities of the citizens Of
Washington proved to be most cordial and liberal.
The private families of the town entertained num-
her of the profession; and contributed greatly in
aiding the professional gentlemen of Washington
in entertaining the members Of the Society. The
members in attendance, confident, cannot
soon forget the unbounded attention of their pro-
fessona brethren of Washington for their untiring
attention to make their visit pleasant and an inteec
tual one While neither pains nor expense were
spared to render their stay agreeable the meeting
of 1860 will be long remembered by those who
fortunate to he present on that occasion.
The CELLULAR YEAST PLANr.-(CEREvIslAE FER
NENTuM.)- I'VE have heard many enquiries made
concerning the yeast generator and give below
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 "Ce Plant" have been circula-
ted, and prevented some from having anything more
to do with this Californian selfproducer. But as
the Professor remaks facts wanted to prove any
injurious action on the human system whatsoever.
| Yeast by itself is but poor diet for breakfast
but properly worked up with -four, what better food
for than can be produced thereby. Thus with the
Cell plant, it will generate most excellent brew,
| with the help of small quantity of molasses and
water. And as we do not make our meals on the
yeast ITSELF but upon the bread SO let us 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.-Mr. Editor: Seeing an arti-
Gle going the rounds of the papers in 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 pure, ordinary yeast Under the micro
scope i. appears exactly like yeast The cells are
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 we'll known, generates yeast
when the nitrogenized materials present for its
production. The California yeast does the same.
If 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 nitrogenzed ingredients in the moasses 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 neitn-
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-
bic, 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
bonlc acid, which is fermentation in beer-naking or
breadrasing. In the bread the heat destroys the
yeast In the beer the yeast is in the bottom, and
constitutes 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 it is 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
jured by it, there should be no 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 healthy stomach would I'M
dergo immediate change; and furthermore, their
action yeast cells would produce no fatal results
or any chemical effects are they known to produce
Facts are wanted to prove the injurious action Of
this material.
Very respectfully,
East Ala. Male College, Auburn, April IL, 1860.
- We quote from the Rough Notes, published