National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-03-27
A TEMPEST IN A KETTLE.
FINAL DISPOSITION or THE SUR
JECr or CREdM-PUEFS.


cidents-Tbey Also Decide to Inspect the
Gas Company's Works.
The Board OF Health met last evening. The
operations Of the health Office for the week end.
ing March % were reported follows: Nuissnces
reported 6l referred 1872: Nbatcd, jOj; referred to
Commissioners 5; official notices issued 81; citi
zeus complaints %: causes Of death investigated
:. Investigations for local cause Of disease, CScar
lc fever diphth ria, y premises found in sani
tIry cJndl ion insanitary 4; tons of garbage re.
IN we'd, yJ dead animals removed, e.; prvies
cleaned by q. y. A. Company 576: marine products
inspected-1S7nO herring 7.7ii shad 1885 punches
fish 1915 bushels oysters: Con1cmncd-21i punches
il.h; gti bushels Oysters; urwholc>umc food con.
dcmncd-"n3 pounds beef; g6 POUNDS mutton; Il
pounds veal; a pounds pork: ~ pounds bacon
mails impgunded, :; redeemed, 6 killed, >: amount
realized, So
The wcri: structure and premises. No pe5 Ten.
pcrRucc Hall alley were condemned as In an insui
itGry condition
GOING FOR TIE G,s!woRKs.
In reference TO q letter from 4. ". GRnCewer.
complaining Of the offensive otnrS caused by tho
gss-works at TwCniy-iifth md X streets, Health.
Officer Kccnc made the following report:
az the foot orG, Il, |. and X streets northwest,
on the bank of the Potomac are located sources ri
offensive gases which, from time to time become
particularly obnoxious TO the residents In that Sec
tion
lime kilns, whore oyster shells arc burned. are To-
Gated there. Atall simcs Offensive 0hnrH arr rrco2
nizch by strangers visiting passing that vicinity,
and especially IN fnggy or rainy westler the com.
hination of dsaCreeabe Od0rs aud gases Is very APP
parent, unqtiesiOnably injurious to health, al
though incident to the various processes of manu-.
mctnte mentioned above: aud notwithstanding
the ordinary precautions to suppress odnrS are
taken by The proprictors except In the burning Of
oyster shells, which Is perhaps the most constantly
offensive clement, the question ur the permanent
abatement OF these nuisnncrS now frequently com
pialnel o. involves Interests of such magnitude as
tO require special investigation and action by the
Board OF Health, considering the rights NJ the r'sl.
dent rrnpcrty-hn'dcrS ~ well rs Of the prurteors
oG ia" business establishment. Involved"
The matter was referred tn tn hGrl rs n com.
mitrc Of the whole. and thr members will per-
Snmally inspect the works In question before taking
action.
SOME MORE PEOPLE rurFED.
The following letter wa. read To- the board
"WA,HiNGr">. March p, 1878.
To ne H,porrbF Rgrri NJ H.,'i:
We. the Undersigned. VII, beyond rsrS unable
doubt. were poisoned ~ IN" tlrrnnnn Of the 9Th
instant nj No. H. Sixth street northwest. by the
Cntn. Of cream -2ut, purchased that Afternoon NJ
awe to Ourselves nil the uullir To thank You for
he efforts which your hnunr,h,c hoard have male
To detect the cause nf such dangerous authorizations
Of fool nnd project Others from results which were
''SGmWcl Webb : T. skinner. Emily HAYNES, g.
u. Bartlett, f. II. cobb, }. J. Low, r. Y. Cobb II.
+. Horcy.'
| the NATTER SETTLED.
| DR. Ncrli read the following TcuOrt from the
| Committee on Food, which wa adopted:
about thirty pcrNnns have IN various ways com
| inundated To- this committee the fnrt that they
| have been poisoned b" Crclm-pui's bought at Mt
| Frcuud's store uu the 9Th ins'. Eleven "f thrs,
| cases Of poisoning came under the immediate pr"
| frSSiOnal care of tie chairman nT this committee
| four Of whom hcra me dangerously III. The symp
| toms Wen: Violent vomiting and purGing
continuing every five. or ten minutes, DIS
| charging not only :hc !rgcs.a bu, blood and mn
cous severe clilliuCss and cold sweat sensation Oi
burning in the stomach; grca Thirst and metallic
| taste In the cases attended, by tho chairman the
| exhibition Of albumcn relieved tho most urgcn
| symptoms with pr0mrncs'. and the victims be
came cOnvnlesccnt. These same symptoms. you
committee has been Informed occurred In ever,
person who partonk Of that fool. Your committee
| has most carefully and cons icutiuusly inrcsti
gatc the rnuse Of this calamity, aud II i SATISFIED
beyond any doubt Whatever that the cause was II
the cream puts Aforesaid.
Tho chairman Of this committee In discharge q
his dntics A. n member Of thi> hnard aud Of du'
pertaining To every good citizen. brought the oC
currrncc to the notice Of this board. upon whlcI
the duty has been imposed by iaw-'thc prevention
u. the sale of uuwhOlcSnmc frnd In the District q
e., Cnumha' This notice was given In the hOnr
without mentioning the name Of the conIcctoDc
frOui whom
THE UNwHOLEsoME CAKES
wcrc bought. or the names of the people who WEI
, poisoned. lest the cO"tectiOncr. whom We bclicy
! innocent Of any sinister intent, but who may hay
probably been the victim Of an accident or Of the
! iWcd in his trade. Tbe Goard orie-cI that :
, much OF the CrrHm.CaEcs a. wer collected irol
parties who had uttered from the same be sui
United ~ a chemical analysis and that the Con
Ias;lOner of Agriculture he requested 70 cause sal
analysis 10 DC nisds ~ ,;.c ciI1!'s. OF his Depar
mcnt, the Board OF Hath having Some time ~
ttti conn cllcd to dispense with the services OF
r chemist on account Of Insufficient appropriation.
I ",rhc chemist Of the Agricultural Department IN
n since reported that lie failed TO tipd any miner
or vegetable poison in said puffs. aud thereto!
= Mr. Freund and his assistants must be relieved
4 any suspicion that MAJ be attached to them on a.
g count OF NJ extraordinary an occurrence. ~
committee l., however, bound 10 state that this ai
! urc Of chemistry 10 reveal the pFc,ence Of poiS1
j does not fully cover the inquiry Of this board, 4
the hct sill remains that many lives have been n
g In imminent jeopardy by the Introduction In u
Il system Of some unknown aud dclcteriOus agei
a contained within the composition entitled crear
= puts. II i suggested that this poison may ha'
= been evolved by certain organic changes haviI
Ii taken place in that composition which neith
" philosophy nor chemistry can explain. but whiC
have occurred In similar instances in Boston az
| Philadelphia.
In Boston n wcll.known confectOncr was
1. rested, charged with the poisoning Of the creaI
. Cukvs but chemistry even there failed to pro
" the presence Of known poisons, and the prison
c was discharged
n take place In this compound which favor the Cv
a | luton OF cryptogams and fungi that may act wi
= toxic effect on the humnn system. Others app
Q hcnd that
e COPPER UTENSILS
arc often used and that the milk turning acid pi
d duCeS Tactic acid that attacks the copper MAXI
5 lactnto OF copper, or other acids, rs lemons
a oranges. causing citric acid. which. acting IN II
d manner, may produce citrate Of copper, &c. The
T. however are spcculati0nS which, for want Of pro-
) must lie LEFT TO future Investigations
Your committee having however. given due CO
siderutiOn ~ the subject would submit that
these conditions dangerous To life are possible
n those compounds called cream put's aud have 4
" tually occurred several times 10 the dotrimcnt
health 1t is preparation unsafe and " he avOidl
/. The very fact that physicists cannqtcxplain q
Y. mctamOrphosis renders this composition the mi
dangerous, a the means OF avoidance cannot
!! suggested.
T. "The committee has called at Mr.. Frpunds ST.
u. and Inspected the kitchen. Mr. Freund and
M assistants affirm that they never prepare their cref
y, IN copper vessels aud the ingredients OF the cree
y, are eggs -four. butter, with u trace Of lemon
4 orange for tlhvoring, Carbonate ammonia being a
~ used ~ make the dough which contains the crea
" Copper utensils were found, however, for the IN
VI turc Of eggs and other things which they TO
deem dangerous. Although this may he true
they state, still w mistakes In the long course
time may occur 1t would he well that cOnfectiOn
* should never use copper under any circumstan
n uhiCss II IL timed or ennmelCd'
/. The board then adjourned