The Portland daily press., 1876-08-16
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Cooked Corn Beef.

Having had many years practical experience in
tne curing and packing of Beef we became con-
WINGED that it was possible to prepare it in such
form that it should be more economical and conven
lent than it had previously been, and as result we
placed upon the market our Cooked Meats
which Immediately became popular articles OF diet.
Reports prejudical to the use Of Cooked
Corned Reef have been quite extensively circu-
lated and on
Most Thorough Investigation
We have found them utterly without
foundation.
We would state that our goods are in every par
icular part, entirely free from any poisonous or in
furious material, either in the process of manu-
featuring or canning, and with entire confidence can
recommend them as Safe, Nutritious and
worthy of use.
To show from unquestioned authority that
our goods have been subjected to thorough chemical
test we give statement as below and trust that with
1t popular confidence may be fully restored
LIBBY, McNEILL & LIBBY,
NEW YORK. August 8. 1865,
Under my supervision, six cans OF COOKED
CaRNED BEEF, ;, of various sizes-two, four
and six lbs.-labeled,
"Libby, NIcNeill 81 Libby, Chicago
were purchased, and brought to my Laboratory.
They procured in different parts of this city
One firm stated that the goods had been in their
store for three months.
On removing the contents of these cans, and cut
ting the several samples in slices, the meat in every
case presented 10 sight, smell and taste, the ap-
pearance of freshly cooked Corned beef.
The color and odor were so appetizng that at
once ate from each of them. When placed in boiling
water the aroma exhaled was most agreeable.
ON critical examination, by microscopic
cal and chemical means, no germs of
NH NJ
other poison-c0uld be detected.
A portion of the "solder' was scraped from each
can, and submitted to chemical analysis. Lead and
tin were found, which the normal constituents Of
soft solder, but
No traces of Mercury were revealed.
had solder prepared with Tin, Lead and Mer-
curry. 1t was employed for soldering purposes. On
scraping oft small quantity the Mercury could be
readily recognized by proper chemical test.
The ''tn plate'' was also analysed, and proved to
be iron, coated with tin, and not lead.
From general micrOscopical and chemical obServa-
tion am therefore of the opinion that these samples
of Canned Corned Beef' are free from any organic
inorganic or other impurity, and that they are
palatable and healthful articles of diet.
For many years past berries, fruits, vegetables,
fishes, birds and meats have been canned in timed
and soldered vessels and where the air has been ex
cluded although taken to every part of the world
and exposed to changes Of climate, have been found
wholesome.
Many Of these canned articles contain acids which
would attack the METALS especially the SOLDER If the
oxygen of the air was present,
Corned Beet is the least liable of all these sub
stances to become tainted or otherwise injurious to
the human system.
Ist-Because it is pickeled.
2nd-Because it is boiled.
3rd-Because in contains fatty substances, all of
which tend to protect it from decomposition.
shall therefore continue its use and take pleasure
in commencing it to my friends and to the public
wholesome article of diet.
have the honor to remain,
Your obedient servant,
r. OGDEN DOREMUS, M. T., Ii. D.,
Prof. Chemistry and Toxicology in Bellevue
Hospital Medical College.
Prot: Chemistry and Physics in the College Of the
City Of New York. augl6dlw