Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-11
BOARD of Health.


Board of Health.
FOOD ADULTRF ATOMS AND OTHER wAI rErs.
At a special mce.-ng of the Board of lie IL
last gnt, the statement OF mortali.J for the
weei enciDg August was submitted, shO wing
totIl deaths SO; males, 40, females, =; e1ults
q, 'uoIs, 60; o. which 81 ere under Two yeats
of age; o. that number "A we're eoIored.
THE BEPOTT OF TEE HPALTH OFFICER
1)rthe 80 weeks ending AugrSt Sth was re d ,
sloH.Dg: NT's1n' es rel orteG, 99s; sbated, 7l2;
II 'eI-ed u the cOmm'sS.Oners 60; de sr' mas
rerOySd, 500. Marine product -IrSpec OF =,
1850 bunCbes fish, 40 Bushels oysters 81 SD. !.
9 1D' H,OCO crabs, li2,OC0 CLANS; condemna-
Concentrations o. provisions: 162 pounds beef,
1Ol pounds veal, g pounds mutton, ~ pounds
pork, $40 pounds bacon, pounds suasage, 172X
dozen eucUmbers, Ia squsshes, X dozen corn,
20 feIfs c-bbsge, p eymlIngs, Is bushels beets
81 bUshel bears, bushels peas, 26 bushels T..
m, st2ts, Psok Pests, peck apes, 81 qGsrts
caches, 1,46o watermelOrs. Animals i'm
)urd d, 80; redeemed, y; killed. 3li; amount
reolZed, sei 30; pIiNies cleaned, ,49T.
PEEMIs- DECLARED NUIsANCRs.
The IOpOw Dg were declared nuisances and
their abatement ordered: The five frame
sbantiss sItuat on 10th street, between Q and
3 Gets northwest, the property of VIM.
C)Ck; the anne horse situated on PenrsyIye-
r,s s.t ayenue, be.ween 2ith and 18th streets
nor snd premises, No. III 9Th street north
west.
The GARBAGE SERVICE.
A le,teT was read from Overseer Cunning
hem, giving a "st of che garbage collectors un-
der -.e D's,siCt government. These with the
Ptditton OF those appointed by the BOavd of
He 18th make tweni y-IOur employed in the gar
b3ge .ery.ce. They are now temp al IIy placed
U1der 'he charge OF the sanitary inspectors.
TIE ODOR FROM FERTILIZERS.
DIR. Keene laid before the board a COPY of his
le.,Sr TO DIR. Il. +. Craig, chemist ID the board,
ia relation to fertilizers stored in the wars
rooms Of Mr.. c. J. kingsOlOiDg, together will
his report OF analysis OF q sample furnished.
ArepJlt was read from DIR. Craig on the sub
Ject Of meIimum fertilizers and the probable
- HTrQ a inrsEf from,
lie health. After describing the component
De It's o. MS composition he says :-s'Of the Of
te7slve character OF the carnations there can
be TO doubt, but IN regard TO its effects health
aqCCSt.On may be rs'sed, since cases are know o
where SIN lar emsnstiOns are produced, and
yet tue pTOcesso manufacture from which .hey
orig nate is found not to be unwhoIesome to pny
marked extent. Ii may be assumed, however,
that where decomposition OF animal mat er -
presumed unless direct proof can be show a ,
the cOD,-ary. The position TO be taken by the
hygienist in such cases may he illustrated by
the EXAMPLE or al nal food, certain kinds of
which ere corsTmed while in an ac.Jal state
Of compO1i. OF. Experience hrs shown -Ne :
In Pc ,icr.sr ,1sc5 tbs may be done without
NJ chef but, as general rTle. II is vel . proD-
erly Ut 1EIUl TO sell for food any substance
which hs7 commenced - dee JmpO-e. / world
in c2nc1s'on, safe, as nv OPP on, thss in pr,
pairing tbs fel hzer Snfh cient me ~ have T,s
been taken u prevent O1fe' Sve smell, ard tbas
Ifs condition is such that danger from it 70
health may be reasonably appTeheA ded.r
TIE REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS
Tel orted that the superintendent OF tue Presby-
telisn eeTeseTy in GcOrget0N q, ID. G.. on he
I'd Instant received me remains Of EliZal eth
Nichols srd CafhaT.ne Blake Tor interment
Tout bUilS' permits, and that he was crcri-
bly, Informed that M. GeOr:e ClenGe1in, sd
! nm erdert OF GlenEoOd cemeteI J, did on re
Il inst Int receive the TemainsCf Harry McDueJl
Tor intern en-, without permit. He a'SO su
mt a correspondence besween re Office ard
d.. ,. y. Busey, in rela on to his Tea- On- IOf
IetSsing 10 register his name and address AZ the
Chce o. ne leg >'rPr. The report was refer. ed
Il the ordinance COMMIT e Tor examina' on
FOOD DELIBERATIONS.
ID. Verdi submi,l-d an unOfi Cisl T Dort mp lie
by Demet Mindeleff, who, at his reuu-,t had
made a chemical and re copical examira-
ton OF tiecimers OF tea, sugar and coffee. Two
samples Of green tea-One sold CT Sl.lJ ard the
o'aer at Sl.15 per pound, under the name OF
gunIowder TEA, OF blush gray color and of
g'ObGlsr shaTe IN eTain-were so1ked in cold
water for about NO hOrrs, and The loss ~
weight VS. found to be p per cent, and aller
bhaAaiOn Though muslin ne hltrsfe showed a
green color and slightly -opr reaction, depos-
n'rg considerable OF a blush gray led nent
Der the lsoSe o. only a few seconfs. As the
cborOphyl OF IECsh srd of dry leaves. which
gives The green color to plants, is not Ouble in
va'er, the conclusion has been reached that the
water e act o. these teas Is ooloTed By some
Sab lance rscd especially for that p, pose.
Two other kinds, krOwn Is OolOng black ICES
tOld at % cents and S1.s5 per pound, soaked in
cold water as above, lest the same percentage
in weight, the N rate shON ing a red color bnt
no Visible sediment; tlste bitter ard reaction
slightly sour. Two other sampIes Of OOlong,
l4G
same loss IN weight, water Exact of a darkish
red color no sediment; Isac on slightly Jr-,
a very bitter taste.
Five sTammes Of each Of the above specimeps
were token separately ana examined - detect
The possible presence Of copper or lead, but
IOue was discovered.
Another operation showed that, in ADDITION 20
orgartc Iaint, (IntigO,) o. de Of chrome has
been. used for colOTing purposes, because this
sCbst2nee would not interfere by combination
with taTuin. The black teas and 'heir red ina u
siOns were also entirely discolOred by this trea
I2ent with hyPerchlOrite Of lime, which proves
The presence OF some Kind OF organic SUtst lnCe
capable OF giving a red color, ether natuTFl 10
u tie leaves CT PVT hcially mixed with them.
"A louTth operation, 10 show the proper ion of
them, tie active principle OF tea, resulted &c
Follows Nos. ], ?, ; = and COnt-in from O .
- OtS OF them, Moss, and cOntain 10 them
az Az. The normal percentage Of them in gem
Utne and pure tea beng from 20 up to 40,
further comment - unr eccsSaIy.
MicrOscOPical examinations OF the samples OF
= cen teas showed leaves torn into sinai irag-
Uents eud gummed overcome OF them had
the form and vciI OF tea caves, but a very
'arse pToIoI ton had red DO der, which proves
rh6 - belOpg 70 The plant ramed ser "a galH-
Ca" The same tests applied TO the imperial
showed very much like the foregoing, With the
e1cepi ION that The leaves are not % much -)rn
bud les core Wy folded up Leaves Of sch or
Snfhus in"orspicurs," and of "cameua sssan-
qua " ard a 90 ''rc1a ga'ics," are foprd in pr =
I Drtion. Ssmpl-s of black tea showed that they
are nest en- rely made out OF epilobium aa-
Rus'Ionum, With large pro, ortion OF sterrs
and eut-uP brfnehes Of this plant.
were eraHtned, and proved TO be unadrl; erated
Fopr s9mpies o. coffee, rot Iogsted ana
ground, were exeminCd separately, and shcvsd
10 presence OF copper, lePd or other deIeterious
substances. nicrOScopical examinatiors OF four
spec mems Of coffee, s'reS DIV 70 Lsted and FounS
showed as follows. No. 1, sduIterated win
large propo. on OF quercus ser ora or duer.
Gus rObur, TACO; n } about two tE'rrs. No .
sdulterated Win qUercus seS,ifiora and rein OF
TaralxacUn 9ficipsFs, (ClchoIlum in Aibus \
No. 3, stulters'ad With email quantity OF Tar
aiJacuu af7 cinalis. No. 4, no sdulteratlon rs
found.
In conclusion, It is stated that consider ing
the bysserie Interests OF the public, there are
no pa, lculsV sUggJ stiOrs TO DC made regarding
the trade OF sugar arC coffee not ground. but
Win reference 10 my eXsm'pRtion OF the differ
enl vs. ie'ses Of tea end ground "ofiee Cor sumed
AZ THE eOuL, y il Elpst be FiVanced es an abSo-
ute iAct ttAt he commercial SEint ing in the
yes IsCe, e. Draeticed on The cCnfding COM
muniUes, mas 10 boundary. The high-priced
leS~r trfeCially The green teas, are by no means
superior n quality TO tue lovg-pI iced ones. ex-
cepf II tue mechanical mRplyula.Ion of .be5r
fraudulent manufacture, and IN the nature Of
ao1ltsrstioDs with paints, sc,