Evening star., 1886-11-27

THE MYSTERY OF CREAM PUFFs.
| What Chemists Say Of the Poison De.
| velOped In Them.
| PROF. TAYLOR DISCOVERS NOTHING IN THE
coNFEcTIoN OTHER THAN rYRoxIcoN-rHE
POISON IN FLAvoRISG ExTRAcTs-rHE PROB
| LEM NOT YET SOLVED.
| AS a result of the many cases reported in the
past few years of poisoning developed In per-
sons after having eaten of ice cream and
cream puffs, the leading chemists and scientists
throughout the country have been incited to
critically examine the Ingredients employed in
| the manufacture of the cream and puffs In order
| to discover to what cause may be traced the
| poisonous effect.
Last week the attention Of the public of this
city was called to the cases of several persons
who had been taken sick after eating cream
puffs purchased a. a coniectioner's, and exhib-
tied symptoms of poisoning. A STAR reporter
| submitted to Prof. Taylor, of the Agricultural
department. some samples of puffs for anal sis,
which were baked at the same time as those
that caused the sickness of the individuals.
| discovered by chemists which would indicate
| that cream puffs contain poison other than
that found by DIR. Vaughan, of Michigan, to ex-
| ist IN Ice cream, as the ingredients employed
| In the manufacture OF ice cream and the Gus
tard of the cream puffs are almost similar.
PROF. TAYLoRs VIEWS.
He states further that "the theories which
have been advanced to explain the ice cream
poisoning have been many and various. By
some 1t las been attributed to the absorption of
| copper from the vessels in which the cream was
made; others have thought IT due to the de-
| composition OF the gaIatime which is now COM
| monty used TO give stiffness to the cream; while
. stiil others have thought it might be traced to
disease In the cows from which the milk was
| vcrsity of Michigan, who Investigated the
poisoning Of number OF persons by ice cream
| tyroxicOn, a poison induced by the decomposi-
ton OF milk. present in the ice cream which pro-
duced the sickness: Whether this poison is due
| TO germ or to chemical product does not yet
seem established, and 1t is but another proof of
| the possibilities OF milk either injected or de-
composed acting as q factor in disease, nor is it
| improbable that diarrhueal diseases SO common
among the infantiie population in the summer
months may be caused, or at least aggravated
by milk which contains tUrOrcon.'
Recent evidence obtained in one of the ice
cream cases in Michigan. known as the iIawton
case, confirms the views expressed by Dr.
Vaughan that it was due to tyroricon. 1t ap-
pears that the cream was frozen in an old
wooden building which had been previously
used as a meat market, and which had been
unoccupied for some time and was in Il most
unsnnltary condition, admirably adapted to
| pOllute the cream and render it poisonous
Again, to other causes than those just cited, is
attributed the poisonous effect.
| POISON IN FL.AVORING EXTRACTS.
DIR. T. A. Morrow, in the Medical Record
July "a, 1886, refers the poisonous effects to
! the havoring extract, and fiuds that in all the
| reported cases vanilla has been used for this
purpose. He has found number of refer
enceS 10 similar poisoning cases in French
and German literature, which toxic phenomena
nave been spoken OF as "vanillism." In Europe
for years the vanilla used in fiavoring ices and
pastries has been recognized as in some cases
some principle in the vanilla bean itself to
cardol which is an Oil used as q coating to pre-
vent the deterioration OF the bean or to the too
early gathering of the pods, is still matter OF
dispute.
Thus it can be seen that there is some poison
which is generated by the ingredients employed
t1on OF the problem is to-day lar distant. 1t is
10 be hoped, however, that the cause may be
soon determined on, that ice cream may not
cease to be feature in the monthly expense
Dill or the average young man, or that the con-
fectioners may not be Obliged to cease the man
ufacture OF an article when reaches the heart
Of man through his stomach"
A Henry George Pledge.
A New Haven dispatch says: The following
pledge OF honor is required OF every one joining
the Henry George progressive democratic
party:
Article XIII.-Obligation.
Section Every person admitted as men,
per OF this organizaIion shall he introduced TO
the president and requested to raise his right
hand while repeating this:
II [giving name] have read or have heard
cipIes upon which this progressive Democratic pat
party political organization has been founded.
l pledge my word OF honor that while
Or in any part Of the United States, to
abide by the decision OF the majority;
that will do faithful work on any com
mittee to which l may be appointed; that
promise, if possible, on election day to devote
at least four hours to the duty of manning the
polis that will use all legitimate means 10 Sc
cure votes Tor our own candidates: that will
report to the committee organ ization any
evidences OF treachery that may appear in our
ranks; that my personal cOnduc, will be such
as to add dignity to the political party which
TINS night join. / will attend all meetings of
and other causes over which have no control.
All these things pledge myself to do, in the
belief that by the successful establishment of
the principles represented by our party will
come the elevation OF all who labor. and the
downfall OF the corrupt political parties vino,
between them, now rule this country"
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A Pilgrim Song.
Our God is faithful. Time moves on to find us
still singing of the mercies let behind US:
still taking, as we sing, of some fresh store,
And looking stfully for those before
How can we doubt, will, memories to cheer u.s.
HOW can we sorrow. with His love so near us:
How can we faint, whiie He has strength to give,
And we by faith. His proffered grace receiver
Like as father, pitying. He leads us:
And daily with some heavenly morsel feeds US;
sees TO our ai!ings. bushes alarms,
And bears us. weary, In His loving arms.
CuriOsities of fAcclin,atizatiOn.
From Longmans Magazine.
Our failures in the acclimatiZation of yeee-
table lite have almost always been due to senti-
ment The useful plants and trees have, as a
rule, fourished admirably. For example, Mr..
j. A. Froude states in his "Oceana" that the
OATS barley, peas, beans and potatoes were pro-
duced in such luxuriance in Ballarat that he
could believe HerOdoius' account OF the crops
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