Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-05-13
From Tie Ne,c York Tribune.

Prof.. Mott, And IN the ScienfyIc hnericdn
Of February z . detailed account IL given.
The disclosures are * unpleasant and
startling. coming home. - they do. TO
every one, that We believe they should be
given the greatest publicity. Tho effort
DR.. Mott IL making 10 purify our articles
Of kitchen use should receive the support
Of every thinking man and woman. There
has been too much indifference on this
subjeot-an indifference that has resulted
In Americans earning the title Of 90 race
Of dyspeptics." Poison. year after year,
ID introduced into the stomach with .
criminal disregard to consequences that 10
appalling. II every purvsyor OF domestic
supplies will carefully consider the result
Of DR.. Motifs experiments, a. detailed In
the Scientific American, q Of the greatest.
II not the greatest, Of these evils will DO
corrected.
DR.. Mott says: "Tho introduction Of
alum In -four, for various purposes. has
been . trick Of the baker for the past 100
years. Fortunately for society. is intro.
duction 10 limited now 10 . few unscrupu.
lous bakers. In England. France and
Germany Il 10 an offenss punishable by
Hne and imprisonment 10 use alum In any
connection with articles Of food. II should
be % In America"
The Royal Baking Powder Company, OF
this city, . congratulated corporation,
celsbratsd for the absolute purity Of their
goods, some time ago commenced . vigor.
Gus warfare against many Of their com.
petitors who were indulging In hurtful
adulteration. Tho contest excited great
interest In scientific circles, In which
Prof. Angel, DR.. Mott and other leading
lights took . very prominent part. The
experiments Of DR.. Mott are Q result Of
this discussion, and 90 TO prove conclu.
sively that tho most dangerous adultcrs-
ton that . community has 10 guard against
Ia alum In baking powder. In his paper.
the Doctor says: "lt WA with difficulty I
found . suitable plaoe to conduct the sx-
perimens 10 that the animals would not
disturb the nsighborhood; but, through
the courtesy Of the Commissioners OF the
DOCK Department, I secured Q shed on
their premises, foot Of Sixteenth street
and East river. This she'd I had complete
ly remodeled into . suitable house. having
the dimensions Of about l6xl4xl2 feet.
Sixteen stalls were made inside, having
the Dimensions Of 3kxax2k feet. The
bottom Of each compartment was covered
with straw. making . pleasant bed for the
dogs. I then secured sixteen dogs from
the Pound, which were all carefully exam.
ined 70 SOC II they were In Q perfect state
OF health. None but the strong, healthy
dogs were selected. The breed, ago, food,
color. and weight Of every dog was care
fully noted. Each dog was then confined
TO . stall and securely chained, and they
all received . number, from ! to le. I
commenced my experiments on the 9th Of
September and finished December 8. My
assistant was with the dogs from morning
until night. and never left the animals
without tirst securely boiling and locking
the ~dog.house. No stranger was allowed
to enter the house unacoompsnied either
by myself or my assistant, and the dogs
never received Q mouthful Of food or any.
thing else from any M except from my
assistant or myself. ] will now detail the |
result Of my experiments:
"Dog No. l-Breed Of dog, coach; age, |
I year; health, perfect; food, bread and
crackers; color, spotted black and white.
weight, Is pounds.
ITO this dog on the morning Of the 9th
Of September, wa given eight biscuits at
$40 o'clock. The biscuits we're made by |
myself a. follows: One quart siftsd -four,
twenty teaspoons alum baking powder,
two cups water, ono tablespoon butter,
twenty-five biscuits made, weighing twenty.
seven ounces; time Of baking, twenty min.
utss.
"At 1850. Just three hours and twenty
minutes, the dog was taken very sick,
vomiting profusely; his vim and bright
ness OF eye had departed. and he trombled
considerably In his limbs."
Experiments were then made upon three
dogs with biscuits containing only ton
teaspoons Of alum baking powder. Tho
result indicated that some animals are
more liable TO yield to the effects Of poison.
Gus substances than others are. Wien, on
the other hand, three other dogs were fed
with biscuits made with pure cream Of tartar
baking powder, no Ill effects were expert
relish, day after day, and even whined for
It was next necessary 10 discover what
effect alum has on the solvent power Of
the gastric Juice. In order 10 obtain some
pure gastric juice. . curious device was
resorted TO. DR.. Mott sent several dogs TO
Prof. Arnold, Medical Department Of the
University Of New York, who inserted .
small metallic tube directly through tho
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 10 dow
out Of the tube into . receptacle placed
underneath the dog TO receive IL.
DR.. Mott, aided by Professor shedler.
then began some experiments with the
four samples Of gastric Juice, which he
had received from Prof. Arnold, 10 dis.
cover the effect Of the gastric Juice In
which alum had boon dissolved upon
Hbrine, . white, very easily digestd sub.
stance having . basis Of oosgulsted blood.
The fbrins was imperfectly digcsted. and
the experiments were very important, ~
showing that alum can check the digestion
OF % easily digested . substance - dbrins.
They indicate, therefore, how dangerous
10 10 10 introduce these two salts into our
stomachs, II w do not wish 10 excite indi.
gestion and dyspepsia. Further expert.
menh showed that the digestive power Of
tho gastric juice 10 entirely destroyed by
alum. 10 far - is power Of dissolving the
moro indigestibls substances, like the
boiled white Of an egg, 10 concerned.
DR.. Mott then determined TO learn
whether alumina could DO found In the
various organs Of the body II . dog was
fed with hydrats Of alumina. He found .
considerable quantity Of the stun In the
bleod. liver, kidneys and heart.
The Doctor goes on 10 describe the diff
isrent symptoms exhibited BY these dogs
a. they passed through almost every phase
Of animal agony until they were left In
complete ststs Of physical prostitution. TO
those especially interested In the details OF
this subject the article In the ScfeHfTc
Amsriean supplement will give most COM
plste information, and We Will spare inc
sympsthetio reader the account Of the suf-
feringp Of these dumb brutes.