Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-21
A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.


Carolina, but who has been for several years
residing in Dallas, Texas, has made ehemi.
cal discovery, which bids fair to prove of in
calculable benefit to the human family, while
it will also completely revolutionize all meth
ods heretofore in vogue for the preservation
of fresh meats, vegetables, fruits, etc. The
discovery is thus described by the New Or
leans Democrat:
A learned and practical physician-Dr. j.
w. Davenport, of Dallas, Texas-has made
a discovery, and obtained the patent therefor,
which promises to be of incaculable value
and usefulness to the present and future gen.
erations 1t is simply the ascertanment of
the chemical components of fluid for keep
ing all kinds of fruits, vegetables and meats
fresh, sweet and pure. The aim of the inge'
NOUS chemist has been to discover the ingre-
dients Of pickle which would arrest the
process of decomposition and extinguish the
germ of decay of all animal and vegetable
substances without impairing their flavor or
imparting to them any Injurious effect. 1t is
simply pickle of the most inexpensive sort,
costing infinitely less than brine or vinegar,
in which any meat or vegetable may be kept
in vessels, submerged for months, and when
taken out will be found as pure and fresh as
when the vegetables came from the garden
or the meat from the butchers stall. This
pickle may be furnished and prepared at a
cost of four cents per barrel. The pickle is
so nearly tasteless and palatable as to demon
strate its innocuousness, and yet from the
specimen we saw yesterday at 81 Carondelet
street, green corn which had been immersed
in it for twelve months, when boiled, could
not be distinguished from the corn which had
been gathered that morning. Mutton and
pork chops, and even fat papabottes, placed
in this pickle weeks ago, when subjected to
heat, had preserved all their original fresh
ness and flavor. No one would ever suspect
that they had ever been brought in contact
with any chemical fluid or substance 1t
would appear that this fluid is far more ef-
fective and reliable in preserving vegetables
and meats in their original freshness than the
strong brine used in preserving salt meats.
This fact being established, the superiority
both for nourishment and health Of fresh
over salt meats would secure its universal
adoption, and prove invaluable for use on
ships, in armies, and on plantations. The
simple anti.scorbutic effects of such preser.
walton of fresh meat and vegetables would
render it of incalculable benefit. ..
The Dallas (Texas) Commercial, published
in DR.. Davenport's town, speaks in the high.
est terms of the discovery, the editor having
had ample opportunities Of testing the same.
In the issue of the Commercial of May 18th,
the editor says: ..., .....
To-day the writer visited DR.. Davenport's
residence, and reinspected some of the mate.
rials which have been preserved by the pro-
cess. The demonstration Of its success are as
complete as the evidences Of the senses Of
sight, touch and taste could make them.
Green corn, plucked now nearly two years
ago, is as fresh, nutritious and as sweet as if
the shucks had just been taken from it. To-.
matoes are, by virtue Of the preservative, al
ways ripe aid luscious Asparagus can't
wilt after subjection to the Doctors treatment.
And passing from the. vegetable kingdom to
the animal, the experiments--perhaps we
should say triumphs-are startling.
In short, DR.. Davenport has dis
covered and applied an antlseptlc principle
which bids fair to do away with all canning
and dessicating business. He can instruct
whoever will, at cost that is mere triAe, to
have garden all the year round, to have
fresh meats forever, and the applicability of
his process is almost limitless. ..:.
Mr.. L. g. Strauss, who can be seen at the
store of NJ. Strauss & Son, in Yorkville, has
on exhibition, corn, fruit and vegetables, pre-.
served l.; this process over twelve months
ago, retaining their original freshness as if
they had been plucked but yesterday. Mr..
Strauss will be pleased to show the samples
to any one interested in the subject of keep
ing fresh fruits and vegetables throughout the
year.