The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-06-26
THE CANNED MEAT.
Full Text OF Mr.. Nadler's Chemical
Analysis Of the Beef Sold at George
Heorath's Market.

Frank Nader. Phi. G., has made res
turn to Health Commissioner Craig, of
his chemical analysis of the beef sold
from George Heorath's market on Satur>
day last, and which caused so much ILL.,
ness in the upper end of the city. The
following is verbatim copy of Mr..
Nadler's report. and will be found inter
esting:
Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, June IS, 1885.
G. g. Craig, NJ d, Commissioner of Health,
Rock Island, Ill.
SIR:-The sample of prepared meat
from the market Of George Heorath. Rock
Island, ILL.,, delivered to me by yourself
on the 23rd inst, and submitted TO me for
examination. found in apparently whole
some condition. Weight of entire mass.
two hundred and thirty. and twenty
seven one-hundreths (23727) grains.
The mass has been penetrated through
out by brine" (agneous solution of So
dunn chloride) and thoroughly boiled.
The reaction of chemical tests applied
indicate the absence of abnormal admix-
lures or sophistication, also the absence
of mineral or alkaloidal poisons.
A microscopical examination of the
fleshy portion, under a power of three
hundred and seventy-five (375) diameters
failed to detect any foreign matter or alb.
normal condition.
In the fatty tissues, under the micro
scope / failed to detect any abnormal
condition.
pronounce this sample of meat whole
some, properly treated and prepared
The sample of prepared meat delivered
to me by DR.. Geo, E. Barth, on the *24th
inst, and by him obtained from the fam
lily of Mr. Henry Hager, who represents
the same to be part of some purchased
at the market of Geo. Heorath, on the
evening of Saturday, June Goth, 1885,
| have upon your request subjected to an
examination.
found the mass in an advanced state
of decomposition. Color of fieshy parts
light brown, except in parts adjacent to
some heavy membraneons tissue, which
were of reddish (raw) color. and not as
thoroughly boiled as exterior of the mass.
This region found infested by minute
organism named "cysticerci. visible to
the naked eye, and about one twentieth
of an inch in length.
A chemical examination failed TO detect
the presence of organic or inorganic pois>
onous principle.
There can remain no doubt that the
symptoms which (are said) fol>
lowed the use of this meat were
caused by the action of that common, yet
apparently mysterious poison named al>
lantOtoxicon, /. e. sausage poison, lin
German wurst- gift which is developed in
the interior of canned corned beef, blood
buildings, hogs-head cheese, sausages,
etc, indeed in the masses of any highly
nitrogenized matter. but with the exclu>
sion of the oxygen of the air, it is not
perceptible TO the senses, although BAG
toria have tit is said) been detected in
such affected substances under the micro
scope. In the case of sausages. blood
buildings, head cheese and all that kind,
these bacteria are destroyed through
thorough boiling, until they break under
pressure. No other preventive is known
| please note the fact that it was foul
DAYS from the stated time of purchase
until the above sample came into my pos
session Yours respectfully,
FRANK NADLER,
Today there is nothing new concerning
the sickness in the east end of town oc'
casioned by the beef The patients arr
generally improving, with the exception
of the Patterson family several member:
of which are still very low, and the little
boy is seriously so As a rule though
the cases are now regarded as under con
troll.