The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-26
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About two years ago the attention Of nIr.
| mann $. Valentine, a merchant OF this city,
was called to the great importance and desiga.
biiity OF improvements In the preparation of
an extract Of meat for use us n remedial agent.
Ihe occasion was the severe illness of a
member of his own family and his expert.
! lnents were made after fruitless trial of all
tue preparations of meat known to the medi-
| cal profession. Wherein they were lacking
every physician knew full well, but It re-
manned ,or Mr.. Valentine, in the face Of dis
couraglhg predictions and apparently In.
sufmountab!e obstacles, and after months of
ANXIOUS labor, to produce an essence pure and
stFong' possessing all the qualities requisite in
| concentrated form for nourisllment. and vet
40 lnlatable that the most delicate stomach
cannon be offended by 1t. The result was the
plelafation known as Valentines Prepare
'lon OF Meat Juice; or, Germ of Life.
Inc Inc Objects OF these paragraphs is simply
| W can attention to the fact that discovery
mh'ch mas been hailed with gratitude
Wy 'hvaiids in all parts Of the coun-
uy, ana challenged the admiration
| of all physicians and scientific men
whose attention has been directed to if. i
that OF Richmond man, and that its manu-
iacitre Is soon to constitute not unimportant
pi''nch OF the varied industries of our
wy Chder letters-patent granted by the
kihSaom OF Great Britain and Ireland. the
Chahnci Islands and the Isle of Man. the
| kinSdom OF Belgium and the United States
OF America, the melt juice was introduced
| to the medical profession Of Richmond IA
May, 1871. Then the patentcc was enabled
10 manufacture only about thirty omrcs q
day. But the demand increased steadily
| until before the expiration Of the year 1871
| 1t became necessary TO enter llpon the m,uI,-
| iacturc of the article on Il large scale, and the
| services Of Mr.. Ira w. Blount. an eyn,.
| rienced and accomplished chemist, were SC.
cured to supcrlntend the operation.
The manutac!cry is now located on Thil.
tecnth street between Main and Cary. IL is
fitted up with machinery Of an improved
pattern, specially adapted to the work.
We cannot undertake to describe the llla.
chinrry: indeed, as it is patented, we would
hardly feel Justified in doing so after enjoy
ing the privilege of giving it careful cXami
nation. Suffice it to say that the process con
SiSts in producing concentrated extract o.
the fluids of beef muscle by trituration, for
ciblc expression, and the application Of heal
below the coaguating point. Every morn
ing eight hundred pounds Of choice beef are
laid upon the tables of the factory. 1t must
he choice, for none other would answer
the purpose. Each piece is then care
fully examined. and, by the Use OF knives
deprived Of every particle of bone and fat
The Juicy, lean lneat is then tritlrated; after
| which it is thrown into q press. BY thl:
means not only is the juice contained be
tween the muscle tibres expressed. but, Il
use the language OF physician describing
the operation, the fibre itself is dSintcgrateC
and forced to yield the iluid constituents o
its cells. Then follows the most interesting
part of the proceSs-Mr. Valentines spc
cillty-by which the juice is concentrated b,
Il gentle heat sin rdcuO." Ten gallons placct
in the yucuum-ran are thus reduced to one
and the temperature ut which this operation
is performed is 50 low that the alhumcl
which is destroyed in the preparation of al
other extracts is here completely retained
Another advantage gained is that the juice
thus prepared will keep frc-h and pure il
any climate, rs has been proved by th
severeSt tests.
Thus prepared, the meat juice is placed il
oval bottles containing two ounces each, ant
these being neatly capped, labeIled, ant
boxed, the article is ready iur shipment 4
market is found wherever Il hottie happen
to find its way. Being specially dcSiroit
that it shall not he considered nostrunl
Mr.. Valentines plan is to Introduce
through the most experienced and diStin
g,!iShed physicians i'll every city. In this man
ner it has found its way within six months
into nearly all the principal! cities of TIN
United States and the West Indies, and /
already becoming known in Europe. If tn
demand continues TO increase, and there i
absolutely no other prospect, Mr. Valentino
will have to enlarge indefinitely his manu-
featuring facilities, which Gre already tot
small, and this one article of commerce vii
be the means of bringing many thousands o
dollars annually to Richmond. 1t will thei
be necessary for the establishment to lie sup
piled with its own butchers, and the South
western counties Of Virginia will pay new
tribute to Richmond in the form Of tat cattle
In what we have said above there hat
been no indication of what is done with TIT
matter that is rejected in the manufacture
the Juice. But it must not hence be inferred
that any portion of such matter is lost. Or
the contrary, every particle is carefully col
lected and made profitable. Any one ma!
guess where the bones 60. The fat scrap
are converted into tallow, which is sold to TIT
railroad companies at good price, atfordlnS
as it does, lubricatng material Of superior
quality. All that remains after the juice il
extracted is mass Of tibrouS pumnace
which, although apparently Useless, Is readil!
sold for feeding swine. and will probably b'
eventually utilized to murh greater eXtcn
as fertilizer OF the soil.
During our visit to the factory we were
particularly struck with the ncatness ant
cleanliness of the employees, and the grea
care taken with tie preparation ut ever!
stage of its manufacture. No kitchen IL
Richmond presents nicer appearance thai
the room in which beautiful steam engine
of four.holSc power performs lis varied dll
ties, While the superintendent and his assist
ants are engaged in weighing and cutting th'
meat, pressing it, straining and sklmming tn
Juice, and boiling the tallow. The same car,
will be taken when the factory is enlarged
and by such means Mr. Valentine hopes t
keep, in addition to its merits, up the repu
tation of his preparation.
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