Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-19
rpIoHINoUs PORK.

hisNtuteNps W. sr~'', ~ - ~
aNSf h ascer,ain me truihSih regard I"
the question atrishinae in pork
The questions submitted to the ex'
perts were:
"To what extent are these parasites
dangerous To health and iiicf
Are triehinous animals generally Out
Of health? 49,, az s,I--.,.
/ jCan reliance he placed upon thorough
sailing or smoking OF meat US deslroe'
tive OF trichinn?
( Are there any practical means by
which our meat inspectors can oe'e''
the parasite In carcass at meat
Such an account Of the natural hist"-
nv Of tho parasitic as will INSTRUCT mo
public. ON..
The Times says that each day mem
Der OF the health force selected tw"
specimens OF pork and brought them I"
the experts. They were never taken
twice from the same locality, but the
selections were So arranged AZ to cover
every possible variety OF animal anu
from every part Of the country In all,
one hundred specimens were collected
and examined under the microscope,
and subjected 10 various tests. The re-
suit al the labor in that the experts
found \ per cent. nj the specimens
brought 10 them Ia he affected with
triChinw That is TO say, ol the iVV
ricces were found to he inhabited hy
this parasite. Whether or not thus
should be considered large proportion
oan only be- Judged 10y e"mpari7"n'
Some investigations made some years
ago resulted in showing that per cont
oi the Chicago pork was affected with
these parasites. Experiments IN Ger
many show that 2per cent oi SWINE are
,richinous, and which is the same pro-
norton found here some time since. I'm
increase from . to sper cent. should he
regarded with alarm, because, IN this
country, no precautions or prcNeniiNes
are resortcd IT, In order Ia prevent the
sale OF animals thus affected. 1t Is Said
To loo tho case that IN Germany n"
Slaughtered hog can he exposed Tor sale
until the meat is first eXmnined under
the microscope Somc such measure her"
would bca complete remcdy, but lhrrclS
difficulty in its practwal Application III
IN, fact that so many animals are
slaughtered that a microscopical cXal'l'
nation would be- an impossIml'ty, at
least without u serious hiudrnncc IN
the work ri packing.
In establishing that : per cent. nj the
pork in that market was trichino'Is II
sufficiently alarming TACT was reached,
but vet not one without unrlioratlons
This was that only certain portions ct
the animal seem liable To the affection
In nearly every instance the parasite
was found in the tcndcrloin; and in no
instance in the ham. There is some
small compensation in this fact, because,
to all lovers Of swine flesh, tho ham Is
the most toothsomC portion at the AMI
NAL. Another amcliuratiun at the con
dition of things In Ia bu found III the
conclusion that the parasite is destroyed
ut comparatively low temperature, "a
that no i'll effect can follow tho eating "i
pork which has been we'll cooked. The
experts are Of tho opinion that picking
does not destroy the vitality of the para
site in pork, but that the employment OF
sulphurous acid in tho brine will kill II
beyond any question. How far the ust
Of this acid may affect the quality oJ
pork or disturb its market value is
question yet to be settled. "
About the hcalthiulucss OF this war
mint" the experts say;
"ln reply To Your question "a t.
whether trchiuous hogs are generally
out Of health, We would say thnt moth
ing in our observations or study won't,
prompt us To answer III the affirmative
| Ii il the normal condition al IN anima
Ia harhor one or more varieties at para
sites, Van Bone,lcn states, in his WORK
un Animal Parasites and Mcssmaics'
speaking at parasites IN general
"rhey are not more abundant IN dci
| cate individuals than in those whu en-
| iov the most robust health. TN tn,
contrary, all wild animals harhor thci'
| parasitical worms, and the greater par
| of them have not lived long in Captlvit,
before ncmatodc and ccstodc worms
completely disappear. Moreover t.
satisfy ourselves and to demonstrate
other facts We commenced ut an early
stage in our work Ia feed ulChinous
| pork to a white rat, then three week
| old lie received liberal supply al
| this palulum from every sample that VI
found infected The animal grew rap
idly and always enjoyed the best al
| health, his excellent canditiou being Il
| subject al remark by visitors At our labor
aiory. On November H. We Killed. the
animal whose muscles were found to he
| literally alive with trichiuw, from ten I,
| thirteen appearing in every field. Every
muscle was infected from the tip at hi'
| nose 10 the end of his tail, This, We
think, answers your question IN ia,
| negative"