The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-01

see II they were In perfect sta' OF
health. None but the strong, healthy dogs
we're selected. The breed, age, food color,
and weight Of every dog was carefully
noted Each dog was then confined to a
stall and securely chained aud they al re-
ceived number, from to 10. com.
menced my experiments on the 9th of SEP,
TENDER, and finished Dec. 3. Ny assistant
was with the dogs from morning until
night, and never left the animals without
first securely boiling and locking the dog
house. No stranger was allowed to enter
the house unaccompanicd either by myself
or my assistant, and the dogs never received
mouthiul of food or anything else from
any one except from my assistant or myself
VIII now detail the result of my expert
ments:
Dog No. Breed of dog, coach Age,
year. Health, perfect. Food bread and
crackers Color, spotted black and white
Weight, 35 pounds.
ITO this dog, on the morning of the OH
OF September, was given eight biscuits at
$40 o'clock. The biscuit were made by
mysellgas follows: One quart hoursifted 20
teaspoons alum baking powder 9 cups wa
ter, tablespoon butter, % biscuits made
weighing 81 ounces; time of baking, 20
minutes.
AT II 30, just three hours and twenty
minutes, the dog was taken very sick, yom-
ting profusely; his vim and brightness Of
eye had departed, and he trembled consid.
crably in his limbs
Experiments were then made upon three
dogs with biscuits containing only 10
teaspoons of alum baking powder. Tn.
result indicated that some animals ar.
more liable to yield TO the effects of poison.
GUS substances than Others are. When on
the other hand, three other dogs were fed
with biscuits made with pure cream of tar.
tar baking powder no i'll effects were e..
perienccd. They ate and ate with an cyI.
dent relish, day after day and even whined
for more.
1t was next necessary 10 discover what
effect alum has on the solvent power of
the gastric Juice. In order to obtain some
pure gastric juice, a curious device was r..
sorted to. Dr. Mott sent several dogs 10
Prof. Arnold, Medical Department Of the
University Of New York, who inserted \
small metallic tube directly through the
skin and into the stomach OF each one or
them, when the dogs were in perfect
healthy condition. Prof Arnold sent 70
Dr.. Mott some gastric juice, which was pro
duced by tickling the lining of the stomach
Of the dogs with feather or glass ROD
which caused the gastric juice to flow out
Of the tube into receptacle placed under
meath the dog TO receive 1t.
DR. Mott aided by Prof. Schneider, then
began some experiments with the four sam
pies of gastric Juice, which he had received
from Prot Arnold, to discover the effect Of
the gastric juice in which alum had been
dissolved upon tibrine, white, very easily
digested substance having basis of cOag1I
lated blood The tibrine was imperfecty
digested, and the experiments were very
important, as showing that alum can check
the digestion Of so easily digestcd a sub
stance as tibnne. They indicate therefore
how dangerous il is to introduce these two
salts into our stomachs, if we do not wish
to excite indigestion and dyspepsia. Fur.
ther experiments showed that the digestive
power Of the gastric juice is entirely de.
stroyed by alum, so far as its power Of
dissolying the more indigestible substance,
like the boiled white of On egg, is con.
cerncd
DR.. Mott then determined to learn
whether alumina could be found in the
various organs of the body if dog was
fed with hydrate OF aumna He found
a considerable quantity of the stuff in the
blood, liver kidneys, and heart.
The Doctor goes on TO describe the dit.
tcrent symptoms exhibited by these dogs
as they passed through almost every phase
Of animal agony until they were left in q
complete state Of physical prostraton To-
those especially interested in the details Of
this subject the article in tie Scientific
American supplement will give most com.
pete information, and we will spare the
sympathetic reader the account of the suf-
fcrings of these dumb brutes,
DR.. Mott's conclusions after making these
experiments, are Of vital interest to every
one who either makes or eats bread, and
therefore concern ALL
These experiments" said he recently,
while speaking before the American Chem.
zeal Society clearly demonstrate that the
salts left in the biscuit when acream Of tar
tar baking power Is used are perfectly
harmless, but when an alum baking pow
der is used are very dangerous, for in every
case where dogs were fed on biscuits made
with such powders the dogs were made very
sick, causing them to vomt protuSely, lose
all energy, and show weakness in their
limbs"
1t is a clear and triumphant corroboration
Of the assertions Of the Royal Baking Pow
der Company, and entities them to the graft.
tude and support of the community they
are cndeayoring to protect, AS they claim,
and DR.. Mott has shown, bread made Of
alum is totally unfit for human or anims
food. 'Ts true in the bread of domestic
consumption there may not be as large
proportion of baking powders as was in the
bread used by DR.. Mott, and that accounts
tor the fact that the SYMPTOMS in the read
er are not 80 well defined as they were in
the experiments in question, How many
there are Of our immediate friends suffering
from this evil, scientific investigation will
alone reveal hut many lingering and suf-