The Portland daily press., 1876-05-29
A New Source of Food.
MIR. G0Odaie's Food essfuI
Experiments with the Juices of Ebony
Fish''-A Material as Valuable as the
Extract of Beef, etc., etc.

The readers of the PRESS will recollect that
our Philadelphia correspondent noticed in a re-
cent letter as one of Names contributions to
the Exhibition Mr. Goodale's "Food Extract"
as being shown in modest way A few days
since a representative of the PRESS while in
Saco, Mr. Goodale's residence, was enabled by
the courtesy of that gentleman to obtain some
interesting facts relative to the Food Extract,
which is wholly new product and gives prom
Use of developing into large fruitfulness.
1t appears that last year Mr.. Goodale con-
ceived the idea of utilizing the juices of the
herring and menhaden commonly called por-
gies) for the production of a food extract SINH
lar to that made from beef, and carried the
idea into execution. The method of operation
is to dress the fish in as clearly manner as
for the table and as soon as possible after being
taken. The juices are then skillfully separat-
ed with pressure and evaporated until the
nearly all the water is expelled. In this state
the extract contains neither flesh, bone, skin or
fat but possesses the active virtues of nearly
fifty times its weight of the fish as taken. 1t
dissolves readily in hot water and with salt
added ard other seasoning if desired, forms
guishable from that made from beef Indeed
we could not distinguish any difference be-
tween the broth made from the fish extract
and the tea made from the beef extract, and
such is the experience Of nearly every one who
has tasted it.
Besides the popularity recognized exoellen.
cies of fish as brain food it possesses in high
ly concentrated form Qke extract of beef,
which is nothing more.or less than the juices
of the lean meat of the OK with its water alb
stracted) remarkably supporting, stimulating
and restorative properties. and may be used
with great acceptance alike by the sick and
the well, the invalid and the convaescent. fur
nishing to the system nervous and muscular
power, and without need of prior digestion,
because it is itself the substance which nature
has prepared in its own wonderful organic lab
oratory of living being for the very purpose
of supplying force or energy in the animal or.
ganism. The juices of the muscles constitute
the reservoir Of force, and by skillful means
they can be separated, preserved and trausfer-
red to other animal organisms, and give out in
them the same power.
Maine Business Notes.
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contract to furnish Western firm with one
hundred fine departure sleighs, to be delivered
by the first Of November next.
The Winthrop Mills Co. have been employ
ing largely of late French Canadians to take
the place of former operatives, so that now
three-fourths of their help are of that class
They are obtained for considerably less pay.
The East Jefferson Cheese Manufacturing
Co. will commence operations on the first Mon
day in June.
w. f. Garcelon sold Friday morning by auc-
ton four hundred and fifty shares of stock in
the First National Bank of Lewiston, owned
per share 1t was taken by the Androscoggin
County Savings Bank.
The foundations of the new freight shed of
the Maine Central railroad, at Lewiston, are
nearly completed The building is to be $50
feet long and 20 feet wide.
BowDoIN CoLLEGE.-Friday and Saturday
next promise to be very interesting days to
those interested in athletic sports. The pro-
gramme for the two days will be about as fol.
lows: Friday morning at ten o'clock the re.
gatta will take place on the river. Only the
Junior and Sophomore crews will enter. AS
the crews are about evenly matched the race
bids fair to be very exciting. Friday af-
ternoon the Juniors will have their Ivy Day
exercises in King chapel at 3 o'clock, and in
the evening will have their Ivy Hop at Levapt
Hail. for which Chandler's six furnishes music
Saturday morning if arrangements can be
made an exhibition game of base ball will be
played between the Bowaoius and some other
club. Saturday afternoon the athletic associa-
ton will have its Field Day in Topsham. The
following is the programme: Throwing base
ball. two-mile walk; standing long jump;
hundred yard dash; running long jump; half
mile walk; throwing heavy weights; two-mile
run; standing high jump; hurdle race; half
mile run; running high jump; velocipede race;
wrestling match; three-legged race; hop, skip
and jump; potato race; consolation race.
Memorial Day the Bowdoins play the Reso-
lutes at Presumpscot Park
THE ANNUAL YACHT CRUIsE.-The yacht
club did not get started on their annual cruise
until late Saturday afternoon, but they had but
a short distance to 60, only to Harpswell that
night. The squadron consisted of the schoon-
ers Ray, Wifi, Sparkle Nellie, Whisper, RAM
bier, Undne; sloops Viva and Edda and the
steamer Hattie Henderson. They will return
Tu esday night.
STATE NEWS