Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-09-20
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tured the consecrated Host until it bled-"
In the year 1919 the same phenomenon
was seen at Leguano, near Padua, and in
consequence Of the great excitement pro-
duced in the minds of the Inhabitants. a
Government Commission was appointed to
investigate the cause of the appearance of
blood-stains on food, which about the end
of August was to be seen in more than 300
houses, and the priests were forbidden to
exercise the supposed witchcraft. The
same appearance was observed on the Mo-
selle in 1924, and in 1849 the celebrated
microscopic Ehrenburg had an opportunity
of examining the singular phenomenon IN
Berlin. The conclusion which he arrived
at from the careful microscopic investiga-
ton of the red stains on bread, cheese and
potatoes was that it is caused by small
monads or vibrios, which have red color.
and are so minute that from 1866, ,0OO,-
600, 10000 to S04,736,000. 100000 dis
tinct beings occupy the space of one cubic
inch. In August, 1866, piece of roast
veal was handed DIR. Erdmann upon which
quantity of blood-stains were found. CIV
ing the meat the appearance having had
a mixture of cherry and raspberry sauce
poured over it, dried and then partly
washed off with water In this red por-
| ton large numbers of vibrios were seen in
rapid motion. dancing like a swarm of
gnats in the sunshine
/ DIR. Erdmann next tried TO inoculate
these red stains on to other articles of food .
and in this he was perfectly successful.
/ After thirty-six hours the bread upon
which a few particles of red matter was
placed became stained, almost throughout,
of bright crimson color. A microscopic
examination of this bread showed that the
starch granules of the bread remained un-
| covered, and that the formation of the red
substance only occurred on the gluten or
heterogeneous portion of the -four. He al
so showed that the disease could be COM
municated to many other albumenous SUBJ
stances-such as the white of egg, serum
| of blood. potatoes, etc.-indeed, that the
contagion could be communicated without
| direct incubation, as the particles foated
about in the air, and all the moist bread
and potatoes left exposed in the labratory
where he was carrying on his experiments
| became imtruef with the color
In his further investigation of the ma
ture of the phenomenon. DR.. Erdmann ar
| rived at two most interesting conclusions
| III the color is not due to the vibrios them
selves, which are perfectly colorless. but it
is produced by them from the albumenous
matter contained in the food upon which
the stains appear; (2) this eoloring mat
ter can be separated from the animals
which produce it, and appears to be identi-
cal in its properties with the well-known
aniline color known as :. magenta" now so
much in vogue, Here, then, we have
real mandatory of coal-tar colors from
albumen by the help of small infusoria
Who knows but that as we have planta-
| tions of cacti on which the small cochineal
insect feeds which yields US carmine, SO we
may in time grow our magenta by the aid
of these most minute vibrios 5"