National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-16
THE CREAM OF 1T.
4 PUFF DISCUSSION ny THE BOARD
or HRiLTH.

Thing-At which DR.. Bliss Expresses
Great ACCOMPLISHMENT.
When the Board Of Health met last evening Or.
Verdi read letter from General lie Due, Commits
soner Of Agriculture, stating that upon examina-
ton the cream.rufs submitted to his bureau for
| inspection failed TO show Gny trace Of metallic
pJlsons Dr. Verdi stated that he had called at the
Agricultural Department to learn II the eNamlna.
ton could not be continued in order TO ascertain
the presence, Il any. Of poisons Of other kinds.
Dr. Bliss called the attention Of the board to the
AFFIDAVIT ofDr. Thomas Antiscll. published In yes.
tcrdays papers, giving tho result Of examination
Of the crcam-putft.
Dr. Bliss denounced the affidavit and Its author
IN very severe terms He charged that Dr. Antisell
hsS Sse, red hts pToona position IL otIsr to
puffS, The affidavit was u disgmce to the nine.
teenth century ard disgrace TOD Antisell, from
which he would never recover. There was no
question OF doubt that poison was introduced in
THE CREAM.PuFFs.
II Mr.. frcuud was an honest, upright man, he
should have imme, lately started Au honest invcs.
tigailon hlm.cif Instead OF that: he gSt pr AM;
did not think that such ridiculous tcstimc.ly a.
that given by Or. Anusel would 20 very far IL
one Il am sorry to see. he saii my friend, DR.
Antiscll, at the last end Of his life
Did you hear Cook interupteda member.
"Pcllling out his reputation so cheaply" con-
| tuued Or. His. He should have refused to make
| the examination unless II was certified TINT the
| cream pufs Submitted to him were mad. nj the
same time Ss those which had caused the trouble.
lie intended TO offer resolution to have the board
| employ Its own chemist when necessary. III there
was no money for an analytical chemist, he said,
let US for Gods sake. dispense with some Of our
employees and employ one" Returning TO Dr..
AmtSelTs ahidsy,t he said tina, he had simply ex'
Cerial in u was that unpleasant symptoms were pro.
ducei. He rldiculed Dr. Antsells idea OF analyz.
ing the crcampufiS by giving them to his hlmily to
| IL.
| signed DR.. Thomas Ant!scll. fny dollar" Then
| adjusting his glasses and looking closer, he OBJ
though" II was
| DISGRACE TO DIR. ASTIsELL,
h- repeated and an insult to The common decency
Of the profession. pr. Antsell should not lie re.
garled ~ respectable man. Tho facts were that
several families had been poisoned by cream. puts
| purchased at FrCuuds. Frrund goes out TO Dr.
| Antiseil. Dr. Antisells family coming from pc.
cuhar analytical stock, failed tu find any poison Ia
the cream. puhS. fine had MT had his analytical
family empo! 81 in this aualySls they mignt doubt
| IL reliability.
While DR. bliss was speaking Mr. Freund entered
| the room,
SOME VICTIMS
Dr. Cox reed communication from Mr.. CObl
lil7 sixth street stating that On Wednesday, the OH
instant, lie purchased all the cr,Hm.puiis ~
Frcunds store aud also other confectionery. All
who ate of the cream puff were made sick. foui
| able result. and he and the members of his family
| had no doubt that 1t was the rcampufs.
DR.. Cox also read letter from Mr., Carrie C.
HAnnCInau dated Yesterday, detailing the sickness
In her family caused by Frvnnds crcam.pufls on
the Tth instant She believed It was nothing bu
the ptIffs that carSed the sickness Those that wer,
| len were examined. and the cream seemed to bC
peculiarly thin and Of 4 yelowlsh hue. All who
examined thum admitted that there was a soul
smell about the cream.
PERSONAL Explanation.
| Dr. Bis, made q personal explanation. stains
that he did not suppose Mr. Frcund purposely pois
oEcd the ercam:puls. lie proposed to take the po
siton fairly and squarciy that thcrG was poison o
not have designed II or been cOgnZant OF H. III
may have a servant who attempted to poison tn
creain-putis. At any rate Mr. Freund slould hav
been ready aud willing to investigate and furuisl
| all the evidence that he could.
Mr.. Marbury stated that whatever damage ha,
been done ~ Mr. Freund had not been done by tin
Board Of Health. His name had not been men
tioncd ia the board before that night. II was tn
peculiar duty of the bOard To take care OF sucl
lhnss and 10 see that they do not occur agaL
There was no questioning the fact that the pu'
were poisoned. Mr.. Freund ought to have courte,
any chemist would have made the examination
! The fault was with Mr. Frennd In giving tn
pufS TO Dr., Antise for examination four or iiy
days aftcr the trouble occurred. lie believed III
! Nntsell u he an honorable gentleman. The iau
ms IN Publishing sSnalysis. ~
: Mr.. Frcund stated that some % the same batch {
{ crealn-puilS sold TO IlRnnenlnn were sent To ID
| Autscll. DR.. Cox read the ahdavits Of bakcrs /
Nr. freund employ Ihst The cream;Putt, sent
| Dr. Cox said that there were some
y PECULIAR PHASES IN THE CASE.
lie had no doubt that the crcam.puffs IN qucstio
! had either deteriora,ed In quality or were poisoned
. Whether they were poisoned IN Mr.. frcuIlds ulaC
. | or outside they did not know. No one would for
! moment believe that Ar Frcund knew Of II. II
. suggested that in the future subjects Of this kin
should be b.uughtIbefOrg the bETd In private .e
SION In regard 10 Dr. AntiSe!l. he thought hi AFT
iavt was not IN some particulars In good taste, b.
! dc could not share In the general condemnation
:, that gentleman. twas his duty to make the c,
I aIuInutlons when requested, and he could not We
" have avoided It. He did not see anything very IL
founding IL the letter Il was the statement OF a
= Dr. Bis. sud that Dr. Antlscll assumed to state
the community with peitiioNdng arguner
II II Ms special pleading unbeConlng member Of Ii
a medical profession.
=, "sPEcIAL PLEADING FOR MONEY, SIR"
= he exclaimed for money, and | eau prove 1t
VI tie was sorry ~ see member Of tho bOnrd get
/, and apologize for such letter that. Returnii
n 10 Dr. Antisell lie exclaimed: God help such
man who would do such dirty work ! wish
Judge Warden said that he did not believe tn
either Mr. Freund or DR.. Ant.scll had done into
tional wrong; lie took occasion also to refer to Il
lie fact that the board had power Of taking tcs
10 mony and had To rely entirely on crpGriC stat
u mistake. lie had made his. statement too Larry
to lie agreed with Dr. Bliss that the board shOu
b. employ It's own chemists.
N ENDED WITH A RESOLUTION.
le DR.. Bliss thon offered the following, which "
" adopted
/. Rcso,red That q competent analytical chemist
" employed by tue Board OF Health. and that such
10 ns tHs board Of rth IN each esse Ihs expense
Rnaly Eing before the examination be madei aud tina
COmmittCs Of three be appointed 10 select such col
p.ent chemist and present his name for the approx
OF the board.
is Din. Cox and Bliss and Judge Warden were a
u, | pointed US the committee.
Of The board then, after considering some rOut
NJ business adjourned.
III Police Court.
District CusCs.-A HOHs pros was entered In the ca
: | Of " M1rrisnn har uaI with ell prnl,,