Middletown transcript., 1888-11-08
SOME THINGS ABour LARD.
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object of widespread and violent pre-
judice, and its introduction was
strenuously resisted. Tomatoes met
with a similar antipathy. To popula-
rize the use of an American product,
particularly when its introduction will
diminish the sale of rival products,
may require some time, but the acute
perception and the sound common
sense Of the American people will be-
fore long find the superior article
and give it the stamp Of their approval.
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
The Chicago Tribune of Feb. 10,
1888, says: 1t is only question OF
when cotton-seed oil will supersede all
other fats and oils for cooking purposes.
Physicians agree that nine-tenths OF
American dyspepsia is due to the use
Of lard in pastry and in cooking. Ply
sicians likewise agree that the use OF
vegetable cotton-seed oil as substi-
tute for lard will remedy this diff
Guilty"
The Ne,o York World of July 0th,
says "The fuss which some dealers
in lard in England are making over
the fact that American lard contain
ing cotson-seed oil is imported there is
rather funny. The presumption is
that there is little or no American
lard imported into England which
does not contain cotton-seed oil. 1t
is furthur true that the American lard
containing cotton-seed oil is decidedly
a better article of food than the lard
made from hog products, pure and
impure, direct. American manufac-
turers make no secret of the use OF cot
ton-seed oil in their product. They
are not ashamed of it, and there is no
reason why they should be. 1t is used
here very generally. The only people
who have here objected to it are those
whose grease business is affected and
the Congressional demagogues they
influence"
The Medical Classics, New York,
Dec, 1887, says "When, for in
stance, it becomes understood that the |
addition of cotton-seed oil to lard is
step in the direction Of wholesome and
nutritious food and costing the Gus
toner much less than the natural pro-
duct, great step forward will have
been taken.'
The Washington, d. c., Post,
March LIST, 1888, says: Chemical
analysis shows this new lard to be
wholesome. Experience proves that it
is good. Consumers like it. No one
but the rival manufacturer complains.
It is cheaper and most persons believe
it to be better than pure hogs
grease"
The american Agriculturist, May,
1882, says: ''When thoroughly refn-
ed, cotton-seed oil is not easily dis
tinguished from the finest olive oil
and venture the assertion that nine
tenths of the Olive oil sold in the ..
S., is made from cotton seed. The
partially refined oil having a portion of
its stearine and margarine retained is 8
very rapidly supplanting lard in its /
uses for culinary purposes. It can be h
used in the preparation of any dish in
which lard has been hitherto used, and
for some purposes, such as frying fish, :
chicken, etc., is far superior to lard"
Remarks of HON. EDWARD ATKIN-
SON, Feb. 22d, 1888: Congress is
now called upon to pass an act under
the pretense of collecting revenue for
the alleged purpose of preventing the
adulteration of lard with cotton-seed
oil. think it would be judicious for
the representatives of the cotton in
dustry to ask by what authority the
wholesome, nutritious and excellent
vegetable oil of the cotton seed is thus
stigmatized. If there is any adultera-
tion in noxious sense it seems to me
that the provision Of law should be to
prevent the adulteration of cotton seed
oil by the mixture of lard derived from
the fat of swine.n
1t is curious to reflect upon the i'm
portance and value which the cotton
seed has attained within recent years.
First regarded as nuisance and burn
ed or thrown out as valueless next
found to be valuable fertilizer /; then
utilized as food for animals later
found to contain a valuable oil, usable
in many ways, SO that it has become
not only the foundation of great in
dustry, but promises to be the means =
OF abolishing American dyspepsia and
OF giving to the world pure and 4
wholesome substitute for deleterious
animal fats.
In 1879 only one-seventh Of the
available cotton seed of the United
states was actually milled for oil
while during the last year, with far
larger crop, it is estimated that more
than two-thirds Of the available seed G
has been thoroughly utilized. New H
methods of treatment have lately been n n
devised by which the oil is SO refined :
That it may be placed upon the j.
market as a palatable, pure and !"
wholesome product, forming the
basis OF an industry which
promises to attain gigantic propor- i.
tions. To-day it is said that the Il
United States produces four-ffths of
the worlds supply of cotton. II NAV
be that, in the near future. if win 81
furnish the world with wholesome n
for hog fat in such ouanti-
Tics that the manufacture of cotton oil
will rank as one of the most important :
American industries.