The Republican journal., 1881-04-14
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American Food Products.

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sumed such proportions of late that any
thing likely to affect the foreign market
for these articles must result in serious
loss to producers and to the business in
terests of the country. The recent scare
in England concerning the existence Of
| Trichinosis in American pork, Originat-
ing from a report of Mr.. Crump, act
ing British Consul in Philadelphia, has
caused investigations to be made on both
J sides of the Atlantic, which have resulted
fayorably for our producers and shippers
An investigation by the American Agri-
cultural Association has proved that there
was no occasion whatever for the scare.
In bis report Mr.. Crump speaks of Hog
Cholera, not Irchinosis, as the prevalent
disease That the former exists, and has
existed to an extent most injurious to
producers, Is not denied, but it has not
affected the pork product for the reason
that animals dying from this or any other
disease are not and cannot be marketed
for food. From cholera the farmer and
the farmer only is the sufferer. 1t mostly
affects the young pig.
Trchinosis exists, but to very limit
ed extent. 1t is believed never to iniure
the hog, and scientific experts unite in
the statement that it never can enter
the human system except through insult
ticiently cooked meat, in which it should
| happen to exist. These are the simple
facts with regard to it, As to the danger
from the use Of American pork products
| either by home or foreign consumers,
almost total absence of Trichinoss see
ond. through protection by cooking.
These facts are confirmed by European
Investigations. Secretary Blaine has re-
ceiyed from f. H. Mason, nited States
ant letter relative to the excitement
about importation Of pork from America.
Consul Mason, after an exhaustive inves-
| tigation OF the circumstances that led TO
the excitement in France and Switzer-
land, reaches the following conclusions
First That the cstensible occasion for this agi
taion of this subject and the decree of lnterdic-
ton by the French government was al outbreak
of trlchinosis in IA family which at first sup
| posed to have eaten American pork but it is now
officially conceded that the trouble was caused by
| the file sh a newly killed homo hrpI yyhiph
was eaten in state. In some instances of
| recent occurrence salt pork OF alleged American
origin found infested with trlchin;r has been
/ proven To have come from Germany, where, as is
well known, the lrchinoss originated many years
ago.
Second That there is no instance record of
any person in Europe being injured in health by
eating hams or pork imported IN salted condition
from the United States the only danger from
trichinu being through the eating of hogs flesh in
fresh state, recently slaughtered and mpeIectly
cooked.
Third. That from the lst Of November. 1880 until
the 18th Of January. 1881 1.-TWO and half months)
36,5l 600 pounds of lard and l37 'S1 500 pounds
of hogs flesh have been exported from the United
States to Great Britain, where the official inspec
ton OF such imports is most rigid and that IN all
this vast quantity no instances OF insecurity or in
tection have been discovered.
Fourth That almost all authenticated instances
of injury to human health by trichlnt have occur
ed in Germany, where fresh pork is sometimes
eaten uncooked, and that no such danger has been
incurred from eating salted and seasoned meats
Fifth That during period OF two years the
principal importer OF American meats III the con
sular districts OF Basle has bad all such goods
which imported by him carefully inspected
by an official designated for that purpose by the
city government. and that at the end of that time
this inspection Was voluntarily discontinued, be
ing considered by the civil authorities 70 longer
necessary.
Sixth. That the government of Belgium has
formerly declined 10 adopt the lnterdiction against
American meats. for the reason, as stated that no
Just ground for such action has been discovered in
Belgium.
Suine or lard butter and Anti-Hutf
cheese were also referred to by Mr..
Crump, whose aim was simply to protect
his people from impure and unhealthy
food, and who cannot fairly be censured
| for his zeal in this direction. His efforts
are certainly in the interest of the farmer
and the honest manufacturer. OF the two
articles above mentioned the American
Agricultural Association reports that "the
| former is a fraud and sWindle that de-
serves the severest condemnation, but it
cannot be dangerous to health, as lard
| can only be rendered at a temperature
| that will kill animalculr. Oleomargarne
is as iniquitOus- a compound as suine.
Against the manufacture and sale of both
these should be prohibitory laws, because
Of the injury they have done to producers
and consumers of natural butter. They
have been curse to the country and its
farmers. Anti Huff cheese is an article
of cheese made from milk, from which all
the cream has been taken, and i'll place
OF which small percentage of lard is in
corporated. Sold under its proper name
it need cause no prejudice against Amer
lean cheese. Only two small factories are
yet in existence, and none in the West, as
Mr.. Crump has been led to believe. 1t is
proper to observe that none of these
adulteratOns are chargeable to the farm
er. He is interested in preserving the
character and reputation of his products.
The adulterations have been introduced
and are manufactured solely by speculat-
ors, who are regardless Of the country's
prosperity, when it conflicts with their
interests"
The Public Health Committee of the
New York Legislature has recently con-
cluded an investigation somewhat similar
in its character to that of the American
Agricultural Association. The result of
three days session, in which the testi-
mony of experts on both sides of the
dairy -adulteration question was taken,
adulterated dairy goods is destroying the
trade in legitimate goods, both at home
and abroad In the words of one witness
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