The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-17
ABOUT ARTIFICIAL BUTTER.
VISIT no THE M4NUFfCTORY OF
OLEO UdRG IRTNE.
How Artificial Butter IL Made-E Extracting
oil from the Cov-separntinv the stearinc
from the Oii-Tbe steam Churning Room.

OIL from the Coyy-sepnrftinv the strarinc
from the Oii-rbe steam Churnin9 Room.
I Nearly 50. 100000 are invested in this coun-
/ try alone in the making of a sort Of butter from
/ the fat Of beeves. II is sold under the name ~
/ olcomnrgarnc. In Europe IFS manufacture
and consumption are much greater than IN
America. The French u-c it in their hospitals.
and The par-ian authorities impose the same
duties on IL H. on ordinary butter. II is sold
/ in the principal cities u France England, Scot
land. Germany. Austria. and Russia. There
are thrrc iuAnlfa tories in this cOuntry-unr in
/ this lily and The others in Baltimore and phila-
/ dclphia. Conspicuous oleomarsnrine signs are
| displayed over the doors Of more than score
| 81 stores in New York and cnyirons. andncarly
/ 500 pounds were rctnilcd from the store at 623
Eighth avenue Oh Saturday last. This shows
/ that the butter is rapidly increasing In sale and
/ favor among the poor and industrial classes.
/ This increase appears To- have excited the en-
NIFTY Ut dairy men and commission merchants.
and bill before the Legislature indicates an at
tempt TO put a stop to It's manufacture and sale.
Wholesale butter dealers and other interested
parties are arcGscd Of circulating false reports
concerning the ingredients Of ol"omargarine.
There j. an inpr' - ion ailoat that dead dogs.
eats and horses are usel In it, manufacture.
few persons seem 10 think that these animals
are thrown into a mill and ground into butter.
homes AMI all. There il really no foundation
for -uch stories. Oiromargarinr can he made
only from the purost fat 81 the beef. The pro-
! coss was discovered by VI. Mcgc. n Frcnohman.
( he accepted u Government commission to in
/ vcs,igatr. experiment. and report. with the view
Of obtaining. for the use " the navy and poorer
classcs -omcth ny To take the place Of ordinary
huiirr. t. he sofia for much less. ana To- be kept
| many climate without becoming rancid.
y. M'a' hrNln his invest g;.tiOns on u farm
near Versailles. Through chemical Hnnlysis
/ amt numerous experiments he says he found
! that t.r nuirr IA COW ,nlln cum" difrrt rom
ia" Fat ~ ihe Hniiyal lie found that the iAtty
glohnos wcr carried into tn" circulation. AMI
t deprived OF Sicurnr iy respiratory rombust ion.
The oil wHs th'n sent g. tn" udd"rs wl"r"
undrr IL" iniiuencn oi manmary prpsin II was
tious he took cpw fat or bec suct and began
To- copy the pprrui On- Ot nature. by a Simple
process he fused The iat at nrnrly Tho same tenn
pcrntur' A~ butter. 'uurHirl In" ~trnrinr from
the oil ana churncd In" oil INTO butter or oleo-
margarine
10 ~"c and describe This process tho writer
visited tur olrrnar -.triu" mnnutlciury. Forty
eighth street amt Nurth river, ON saturday iusL
an acre ni ground. IN" company hive "A 'front.'
age Of several hundred feet on the river. and
own "a ilnr private dock. over 200 workmrn are
'MIoyrd. u" az - purr ana mere ar" HY
offensive oduss TIr ground nopr j. occupied
lN immense .qutr" sais. 40 arranged ina'
WAGONS are driven around them. As inc writer
F entered. several hatcher carts We're driven IN
loaded with bc,f fat. Girrc from the slaughter;
houses. The lat was 80 irrsh that II retained
much ul III animal h"ut II WAS thrown into
u" waits. lhcy ,worr hlrd with nur. Cr''i N.
Each on" holds 2luho pounds ~ TAT They cin-
lut "t' iiivW. Tor IN Surplus water is carried uf
bS Hrs" ron pipes. Nnildr pip- are ranged
ula,.' the N.i~. $50 tlat hui or cold water can be-
turned ON "a any moment. Tur hot water Is
ns"d in aiding the watts rs soon H. the Fat Is
When thoroughly soaked and washed. the
humps ~ iat are thrown INTO a smaller taus.
ALSO filled VITA clear cold water. Here II re-
criN"- - s"'"hd soaking amt washing. Each
huup j. then taSsn out and "Nanin"d 10y rN-
p"rirnr,d butchers. The chuir" pieces are
int. xspf. r. a and I'm
residue cu~t into barrels ana sent to- IN" tallpw
iarory. After final washn-:. tue selected lat
story ON an elevator. That piece they ur, now
handnn. Wa aliNe and eating hay at this time
Yesterday. sand the @upcrintendent over 2uO.-
'P'l pounds have b""n handled in th"s" wits IN
tWenty-iOur hours. Tho noor - K, IT scrupu-
lousy neat, The water - cIrred on IN -uhAen
slrut-. AMI There - hu tsint IN the air.
Ia tnr tniri story tnr track loads "f fat nre
Stated hv "a slide and then rolled t. choppinl
,,rouud ty mlcnincry until its fibre and ti-sue
urr la,i ha,e. ThrIiiir cells containing ui thus
torn open, tue lat drr,n- from the cutting ma
ehin.~ into metal ironsh- and sli,ie- int mrge
empty keule' 81 IN scadng water. The fol-
low iug piacard is posted ABOVE "ncn kettle:
ANY KNPLui kk allowing th. TENrfHATCRE OF
heiilc, aho,, ~ fahrrnh,lt VIII Zee Dls,hARGKD.
A. the broken lat drops into the empty kettles
thrown IN 70 -'iarate tn, Oh from the mem
hrh"-. aud tn mass gradually mrlls. Al mo
~Sthtb surr'i ~ IN" power ~ steam, the
iurltrd matter COLLECTS on the surface aud thu
fIiiir ami membrane 10 t'H lllffliIIl. \
Worsuan stands ~ On" sidr IL each i.rtl" aud
Todd nnmsni- p.dn!,- thermomotor into tao
n"V"r heated above l.n d'sr"rs. Thry Rrtio b.
kept ~ Hear i.- possible To- the animal heat oi
tn COW wt'n similar natural process is 20
Il ..yne stearinc and OIL hn,ins united At the sur
kig~'. AMI thn lh!' reniainsng At ih1 bottom ni
strained through silk into smaller k,,t,.l In inn
-scoud story. IL presents a beautiful yellow
s,l.r. and ,uicll- lihe newly churnei butter. Tue
= l.
OIL Tin lllnlu j. drawn or into r"milun tln-
ined uSNes. called coolers TH",r ar" rolled
ihiu large room. MAcfr IL" i'mt 'l;i lir.
u.Gili or l.S. dos not vary IRON ri.itS IN" de-
,r'r.. Her" the coolers AZ" LETT iurtnirty hours.
golden color. resembling ihr roe 81 n sh. II
.,is IFS color ], aus. saturated with ;hc oil.
rac coolers ar" rui. "a up 4" orrn iron processes.
lt.,r - 'W. AMI folded lu snail r"uisc nIrSlu-.
Ih,~ isin- "r placed ia mn ld}rfs On NE
drau.c lr.- ere upr,. ot u!3id tons t!rrI utre
IN H. Tnr pnb,r oil ln slowly sIn"H'i out.
ana "teaiiy drn@ from the prr>-O~ until
nohiue Is lrit ia ne nap.lns Int solid e,kr~ al
-irarihr, pure ~ sp'imNwit. lh'r" ass ar"
sold lo lard r'ilnrr-, raudl"makcr~. and Others.
Ia""prn iron ur '~>cs arr 1t mu b larger tli.l
common 'io'n"s presses; " II /, said inat rom
,ul 60 .Nip IuGhd~ 1T oil flow IRON "arh 40 u
-.ngl pressure. Tine Oh drip- into tin receive
'i-. and j. carr ct into a hug" TANK Mnrlt II l.
"dnrr drawn "n AZ! snip"rt l. lnrnig "r
from ~" presses Il r'srWhl. melted butter. hut
H. rnurciy iHsielras. Ih.- j. The pure oh "l
i.'t moro r!'h IN color Tic il'ar 81 tnr cuii-
NIX room i,.aturu "a witlloil anA sioarlnc and
. klteNrn Ut an Oid l"rN~ylNtplh nui'l farmer.
ihr n1"r Of the sr"nl st'r} Is heVrlrd 10
- IN ~" tchti - ihN7 rAr}lng oil al water
and mas M II 'as> = -'1ld.
Ihm "hnrn'Hs room - on ,hG second 'lopr OF Q
3 there rom the graz Linh hencatA tAf cooling
ruun II j. rwrlN'"! ~ huge kettles. from Mn,cll
sWt rwari lraNhnnd thrown int" tl' huln.
! a- Wanl"d. Tho churn- age .ritru nY As.i'ni
tNlIu'n, lul-hOrSr power. ElgliiN bounds NJ