New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-18
OLEOMARGARINE DEFENDED.
WHAT THE MANUFACTURERS SAY.
no NITRIC ACID UsED-THE PRODUCT Of tn
WHOLE BETTER THAN BUTTER.

| The Senate Committee on Public Health re-
sumed its inquiry into the manufacture and sale Of in
! taon and adulterated dairy products at the Morton
uouse Yesterday Senator Low chairman; Senator Nell
son and A. b. Thornton, counsel 10 the committee we're
present r. NJ. seayer. manufacturer OF buterne ap-
peared as counsel the oeomagarne producors many
of whom we're I'm attendance. An opportunity was given
10 the oleomargarine manufacturers 20 dsproye the
statements made Saturday that the ingredients OF
oleomargar1ne were all unwholesome and Of them
dangerous 10 human life The first witness Nathan l.
Nathan of Nathan & Co.. manufacturers Of oleomar-
garne Mt No "a L est testified that Charles Moses
the witness who on Saturday that he lost his nails
and hair and greatly injured by working IN Nathan
d Co. factory worked for him for sixteen days only
and that he dscha ged then, because found that
he going TO pieces from terrible disease and that
would be dan gerous to keep him at work"
Senator TOw-Did you have him examined by ply
stefan Al did not advised him % 20 hospital.
Odd he admit your chargcsl Ale dill not; 10
was my OWE inference merely.
DR. MORRIS OK NITRIC ACID AID OTHER POIsONs.
Dr. George T. Morris OF No. 2jO West Eleyenth-st.,
member of the city Board Of Health tor four years said
have experimental with cotOnseed Oil Its relations
30 the properties Of the cotton root remote the bark
OF the root being cmmonagOgue, but not the oil Tho
OIL s Odorlcss and largely used I'm cooking 10 has been
used in cooking FOR many years by the Jews t0Oneed
oil is as good an article O food and good for the sOm
acn rs olive OIL Onc-hali ounce Of nitric acid in 200
gallons of water w0nld have no eject whatever Q me
human stomach there would be only One-hye- nUndrcdth
per cent to gallon OF water lt is by the affinity
water that this acid attacks the tissue Of tat and ~
would have effect on the lard. The use OF OleomT-
garnc would not increase the number OF kul-brths II no
other butter were used nero. never slG l.I oil
affected by the use OF nitric acid. persons tccth or
hair could be Affected 10y handling nitric acid.
To Senator IOw-TO breathe the FUMES OI nitric acn
would irrate the lungs and produce coughlng IL Is n2g
used a. a disinfcctant debiiitated system would
affect the teeth and hair but diluted nitric aen "0nld
not have used it as an aid to digestion; diluted "
would not affect the system dcletcfioi-y II WOulI Deed
much stronger solution 10 deodorle ana destroy .'sus
in lard than II used IN Oeomargarine factories HWOuld
then De very injurious 10 the human stomach
Or sufficient nitric 3cG were pu ,, nl.o 'nc ~d''
really dcOdorZa the lard ana destroy TISSUE Woud IL
Us not nitric acid poisoni At mineral and
deadly poison II would be dangerous to use lard Which
had been deodorled by It's use
Q-Nhat the effect Of this acid on the human stoni-
aci At would act tonic and increase the appe-
Q-Would you advise the taking Of arsenic Al
think small doses Of FowlerS solution every day would
rs not tbe Increase OF gastric iuice an effort Of ma
tuIe to throw of the poison A.-No Poison IN
diluted rouushing and is assinilated by he sys-
TEN and helpful the tissues. The system would not
throw poison on naturally any than II would throw
of food. do not know what change nitfe acid would
senator II could not he asuiatcd by the system
and undcrcocs change whatever In the stomach;
Have you anayzed oottonseed OIL OF seen anaiyzeS
Al have not II a, been used a. an artc, Of food Tor
fifteen ears tor cooking, ETC. ,,,
Q.-Do you know one person who uses it knowingly
Niiayc YOU ever seen It referred any standard
authority rntl within five years Al do not know
that have r
o.
tilh that amy p sloo-ca experiments nave ever 'eeh
made a. TO it- effects from iOu--c0ntlnNro u-'.
O.-Are not eminent medical authorltle7 lnpurng INTO
t ptopertlc, 81 c0ttonseed OIL and do t,y uol doubt
it- bong proper article Of food A.-N3t that know
Are YOU employed by the oeomaI garine interests
10 testify Il, you have Al am not
NITRIC ACID not USED N oLEONARGARINr.
Dr. Garrel Co.,ne OF No. - East one hundred-and-
aeuty-eiehtb-st, the owner of patent process for
manufacturing oeomarauc testified that he never used
nitric acid il Dol, process tor making oeonargaI.uc, and
lad never heard of its being used by anybody.
Senator observation-disclosures Henry Lanierty sWoie
tAot Boz u-ci D. Ia nahA- oleoma!-sIhe. Ll0 h' lle
r bat tnat De was mistaken. lie would not say 80 to
day. Ae cannot ptoulee Ms vouchers 10 NOV .'' ~
manufacturer, DO not use IT,
Q-Wnati the cooTing matter which Is luJ INTO oco-
MARGARINE! Ave cut anuotto down WITH ot1sh or
>Jda-.aae---au reduce t. A4Md form ana l-eA lAA
'i. 80 w. .,..i. me C,tt1u,sed ni. is
NOT injurious. Oc3u.Ir-lIue j. used generally IA tue
L1cls ana restaurants and boaIdiu-ouses In tAis c'
senator Lov-Name one hotel restaurant that uses
Ill. Al would rather uot.
Q.-Cm Joa name o1e Al cannot
Q-IIagt lop ever had any OF the Ingredient, Of oiao-
MAJ -3Ilue analysed A.-No, sE
Dr. john T. Na-e deputy res ,ter OF record, for the
Board OF Health, stued that according to t-e record or
vial statistic, tic uumlerOf -u-birAs had decreased
down 10 the yrar l-79 bt that since that time the mum
joel, had greatly, increased. lie hal never heard that 90
so oeolar-iri-e the cause OF the increase lie
could not make Trustworthy estimate Of the number OF
ST.. births Or OF .Aclr cause.
A NAN WIIOsE FAMILY THRIVE OF 1T.
Frank Settler foreman IN the oieomarearine manu-
factory Of r. N seaycr Of No. - Whehal-st., sad
that he had been manufacturing tli. product for tye
years and that mo- chemical, any kind used We
-yphon our r., from the tissues" said he and "a.
great keep ont poor and diseased lard OIL or other
substances, for pound u diseased Lard would spoil
ton IL mixed with it,"
Q-I, there anything about Tie work which would in
iurr he hand, ~ boot, A.-The salt. of which use
a great deal VIII make leather very brittle and it VIII
Do you u-e this product for food Al do, and
my wife ana children. and we aii thrive on II.
he making of il has beea OF great benefit To the dairy III
all over the country for IL has stimulated te
to outrm oeomarSarine IN competition In point ot
cleanliness an oeomarearne factory Is much TO be pre-
.Q.-Do you use coloring matter in your product
Odd you know # to be against the lawl Al
did not II is done by everybody and is just the same
cOorng used in al the crcamcreS in this state.
Q-Would lrohibitory Law stop the evil : Moth
lug stop oeomargarine from being sold. The moro
sw IN Ohio increased It's sale tenold immediately aud
you would get the same result here
HOW MICH oLEoMARGARINE Is USED.
y Waterbury. wholesale and retail dealer at No rs
Warreu-s for the past live years said that he would
recommend law to force oleomargarine 70 be sold for
what it is and have it plainly branded Artificial
Butter" lie continued:
Ten million pounds u oleomarsarine have been sold
and consumed III TIN. city annually for the last I'VE wears
about eight pounds 10 each inmbltanL kno" mo
article "a bc pure and healthy and VIII give 10 "hy
charitable object the chairman OF TINS c1nmHiee MY
suggest $500 authenticated case Ieoi t.u 70 to
Board n Health OF INJURY 10 any one ~ tIls Guy ~ p
usc of oeonargarne within the last -FOUR yeals. D io'
lnovy of auv acids being used In making 0l'oIi
sell the article largely 10 private I'uI'' lD' l 80
ti,n a LARGO number OF names or persons WHO U9 IL
. III not 40 so sell 70 boarding houses, Saloons
re- ~, yoi know OF one family which buys ana uses
- i{rct knoyls what IL Isl Al do not know That
could swear 10 II. ,,,
,,t b ,unlovcd sXty-hYc In his factory ana mat
ain of Them ate the product h,bitua'b and no e' ''''
had bep discovered fom either eating OF handlh- It,
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