The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-10
RESULTS OF VIvIsECTION.
INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS.
Prof Mott show. Now People AreTakinE
Poison In Their Daily Food-A Pro
linc Source OF Dyspepsia scientifically
Demonstrated.


From the New YORK Tribune.
A series Of highly interesting experiments
with dogs has been lately made by Prof.
Mott, and in the Scientific American OF Febru-
AIRY detailed account Is given. The dis
closures are 70 unpleasant and startling. COM
ing home. as they do, to every one, that we
believe they should be given the greatest
publicity. The effort DR.. Mott Is making 10
purify our articles OF kitchen use should re:
ceive the support OF every thinking man and
woman. There has been too much inditier-
ence on this subject-an indifference that hiss
resulted in Americans earning the title OF "a
race Of dyspepticS." Poison, year after year,
Is introduced into the stomach with crim-
inal disregard TO consequences that Is ap-
palling. II every purveyor OF domestic sup
plies will carefully consider the result OF Dr..
Motifs experiments, as detailed in the Seen.
tife american, one OF the greatest, II not the
greatest OF thess evils will be corrected.
DR.. Mott says: THE introduction OF alum
in flour, for various purposes, has been trick
OF the baker for the past 100 years. Fortu-
nately for society, It's Introduction Is limited
now 10 few INSCRIPTIONS bakers. In Eng
land France and Germany II Is an otfense
alum In any connection with articles OF food.
II should be so In America"
The Royal Baking Powder Company, OF this
city, a long-established corporation, celebrated
for the absolute purity Of their goods, some
time ago commenced q vigorous warfare
against many OF their competitors who were
INDUCING In hurtiul adulteratiOn. The con.
test excited great interest in scientific circles
in which Prof. Angell DR.. Mott, and other
leading lights took prominent part The
experiments OF DR.. Mott are a result Of this
| 20 ais hat
the most dangerous adultention that conf
munity has 10 guard against Is alum in baking
powder. In his paper, the Doctor says: at
was with difficulty ! found a suitable place TO
conduct the experiments so that the animals
would not disturb the neighborhOOd; but,
through the courtesy OF the Commissioners Of
the Dock Department. Isecured a shed on their
premises, foot Of Sixteenth street and East
River. This shed had completely remod.
eled into suitable house, having the dimen-
sions OF about 16xl4xi2 feet. Sixteen stalls
were made inside, having the dimensions Of
3Kx2x2k feet. The bottom Of each com.
pleasant bed for the dogs. ! then secured 10
dogs from the Pound, which wee all carefully
examined 10 see II they were In a perfect
state OF health. None but the strong, healthy
dogs were selected. The breed, age, food, col
or, and weight OF every dog were
carefully noted. Each dog was then
confined TO stall aud securely
chained, and they all received number,
from to 10. commenced my experiments
on the 9Th Of September, and finished Decem-
Der g. My assistant was with the dogs from
morning until night and never left the ami
mas without first securely boiling and lock.
ing the dog-hOuse. No stranger was allowed
| to enter the house unaccompanied either by
myself or my assistant and the dogs never
received mouthful OF food or anything else
from any one except from my assistant or
myself. l will now detail the result OF my
experiments.
year. Health, perfect Food, bread and
crackers. Color, spotted black and white.
Weight, IS pounds,
10 this dog, on the morning Of the 9th OF
September, was given eight biscuits at $40
o'clock. The biscuits were msdo by myself
as follows: One quart ciited flour, 20 tea
spoons alum baking powder, 2 cups water, /
tablespoon butter, % biscuits made, weighing
"a ounces; time Of baking, 20 minutes.
'At 1880, just three hours and twenty
minutes, the dog was taken very sick, vomit-
ing profusely; his vim and brightness OF eye
had departed, and he trembled considerably
In his limbs"
Experiments were then made upon three
dogs with biscuits containing only 10 tea
spoons of alum baking powder. The result
indicated that some animals are more liable
To yield to the effects Of poisonous substances
than others are. When, on the other hand,
three other dogs were fed with biscuits made
with pure cream OF tartar baking powder, no
Ill effects were experienced. They ate and ate
with an evident relish, day after day, and
even whined for more.
It was next necessary to discover what 81,
feet alum has on the solvent power of the
gastric juice. In order TO obtain some pure
gastric Juice, q curious device was resorted
10. DR.. Mott sent several dogs to Prof. Ar,
Aold, Medical Department OF the University
Of New York, who inserted small metallic
tube directly through the skin and into the
stomach Of each one OF them, when the dogs
were in perfectly healthy condition. Prof.
Arnold sent TO DR.. Mott some gastric JUICE,
which was produced 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 tub, into a receptacle placed un-
derneath the dog to receive II.
DR.. Mott, aided by Prof. Schedler, then be-
gan some experiments with tue four samples
Of gastric juice, which he had received from
Prof. Arnold 10 discover the effect OF the gas
trio Juice In which alum had been dissolved
upon hbrine, white, very easily digested
substance having basis Of coagulated blood.
The fibrine was imperlectly digested, and
the experiments were very important, as
showing that alum can check the digestion OF
so easily digested substance as fibrine. They
indicate therefore, how dangerous II Is to in
troduce these two sails into our stomachs, II
we do not wish to excite indigestion and dys.
pepsia. Further experiments showed that
the digestive power Of the gastric Juice Is en-
tirely destroyed by alum, SO far as It's power
of dlssolving the more indigeStihlp substances,
like the boiled white Of an egg, Is concerned.
DR.. Mott then determined 70 learn whether
alamina could be found in the various organs
OF the body II dog was fed with hydraie Of
alumina. He found considerable quantity
OF the stuff in the blood liver kidneys and
heart.
The Doctor goes on TO describe the different
symptoms exhibited by these dogs as they
passed through almost every phase OF animal
agony until they were left in complete state
OF phyaicai proStration. To those especially
interested in the details OF this subject the
article In the Scientific american supplement-
will give most complete information, and we
will spare the sympathetic reader the account
Of the sufIerings OF these dumb bruteS.
DR.. Motifs conclusions, after making these
experiments, are Of vital interest 10 every
one VINO either makes o. eats bread, and
therefore, cancSrn all.
These experiments" said he recently,
while speaking before the American Chemical
Society, CLEARLY demonstrate that the salts
left In the biscuit when cream OF tartar bak-
Ing powder u used, ere perfectly harmless,
hut when an alum baking powder 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 Vomit prOtusely. lose all energy, aud chow
weakness in their limbs"
1t lisa clear and triumphant corroboation |
OF the assertions OF the Royal Baking Powder |
Company, and entities them to the gratitude |
and support OF the community they are en-
deayorigg to protect, As they claim, aud Dr.. |
Mott has shown, bread made OF alum Is TO.
tally unfit for human or animal food. IT'S |