Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-03
The Steam Cow.
From the Philadelphia Record.

| uefo you ua'o ", s"s ~ u"0 -"
article of butter as ever was Produced %
exclaimed . manipulation Of weights
| and measures in one of the we'll known
grocery stores of this city, as he placed
his left hand on his hip and with the
right hand thrus: butter ladle under
the nose of the reporter; "there you
have it, sir, look at it, smell it, taste it.
and then tell me what you think OF it. !"
1t looks beautiful, smells sweet,
tastes delicious. aud | think it's very
fine quality of butter" replied the
critic, obeying the salesman's instruc-
tions, "but | wanted to inspect some of
your oleomargarine."
"Exactly so," replied the clerk,
-'aud you have already done so and
pronounced it to be just what it is a
tine quality of butter. :"
"what! Dill l put that frightful
stuff in my mouth , l only wanted to
look at it, not eat it," and with decid-
ed symptoms of nausea the reporter
made tracks for the street gutter
Without succeeding in accomplishing
anything more than elici'ing the sym
pathy Of the passers-by, who exclaimed,
ssPoor fellow, he's drunk" the reporter
returned to the dispenser Of oleomar-
garine to settle with him for being im-
posed upon.
"Well, you seem to have survived
the shock" said the clerk, with a smile.
snow don't mean any offence, but
you will permit me to say that ninety
nine people out of one hundred are just
as great foo,s on this subject Of cleo
margarine as you have been. Do you
know what olaomsrgarine is composed
OFF,
"Taliow, soap, grease aud filth in
general, aud think it's mighty unkind
in You to"
"Stop. stop" exclaimed the clerk,
in,errupting the excited reporter
"Nothing of the kind IT'S composed
of the very same constituent parts as
,hnea ,o,r bn.ta- -
$50 you say" suggested the skepti-
cal scribe.
"And so says Professor Chandler,
President of the New York Board of
Health. aud Professor Wayne, lead
ing chemist of the West, who have
made careful analysis of the oleomar-
garine and pronounced the products as
pure and wholesome as the butter made
from cows milk" explained the clerk.
"Now tell me, if yOn please, what
the stuff is made Of, will you,'
"Ceriainly, sir; but will you first
tell me what COW butter is made fromi'
asked the clerk.
From milk replied the reporter,
looking profoundly wise.
"True," returned the clerk. sbut
from what is the milk derived 2"
"From-er-the cow" answered the
puzzled reporter, not being much of 4
student in anotomy.
"Yes, from the fat of the cow,7 gra-
ciously Snterposed the champion Of
concentrated COW grease, sand oleonar-
gaiine Is made from the caul fat of cat
tie. A French chemist named Meige,
who was desirous of furnishing an arti-
Gle of butter for the soldiers OF the
French army at a less price than it
could be purchased for in the markets,
discovered this process of nanufactur-
ing the article. He first selected a COW
and steer OF the sam. age and put
them both on the same quantity Of
feed, and BY this experiment he discov-
cred the fact that while the steer was
constantly gaming in flesh, tue COW,
which was MIXED daily, grew thinner
in flesh, and from this be argued that
the only element of the cows milk was
aeithcr more nor less than the fat of
the animal. Then, by a process in
which science initiates nature, the
French chemist devised a plan for eI-
tracing the oleine from the fat and
converting i. INTO a substance so close
ly resembling butter that even connois.
seurs are often unable to detect it from
the g gsnuine material"
"You have witnessed the process Of
manufacturing it,' inquired the re-
porter.
"Oh, yes: there is an extensive es
tablishment at Thirtieth and Ca!iowhill
streets, where over $4,000 pounds are
made and shipped weekly to England.
Go out there and see it for yourself"
Accepting the suggestion, the news
paper man found neat t-looking estab
lishment, the floors and all the appoint
ments in scrupuousIy clean condition,
and everything indicating the utmost
care to avoid the possibility Of any for
eigu substances coming in contact with
the substance IN process of manufac'
ture.
"Firs, we select only the caul fat of
the steer," explained Mr.. Martin !;
sthen this is put into these large tanks
and thoroughly washed. Then it is re-