The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-05-03
(From the New York star1

| "A Process for Preserving Milk, Wines
Fruit Juices, ETC., for an Indefinite
Period.
(From the New York star.)
Learning of new and wonderful in.
ventlon for the preservation of fruit
juices, milk and other perishable liquids,
O representative of the Star called upon
Mr.. w. b. Murdoch, the genial presi.
dent of the American Exhaust and Car
Donating Company, ut their elegant and
spacious salesrooms, No. 10 Warren
street, this city. After short interview
with Mr.. Murdock in his magnifcently
appointed private Office, the reporter
was invited to inspect the building and
the workings of this extremely wonder
full machine.
This interesting method by which
milk, cider, beer, fruit juices, wines and
other food products can be preserved in
their normal condition without subject
ing them to steaming or cooking
process, at once absoabed the reporters
attention. The problem has occupied
the attention of scientific men for many
years, and numberless experiments have
been made without attaining the desired
results, but the American Exhaust and
Carbonating Company have at last Sc
cured the valuable patents which accom-
piish this most desirable object. The
simplicity and effectiveness of their de-
vice astonlshes every one. The process
has been brought to such state of per-
fectlon that child can operate the ma
chine with ease. It is well-known fact
that the oxygen of the air is the most
essential element for the support of life,
whether animal or vegetable, and when
this element has been removed from any
lnclosure life of every nature and kind
becomes extinct. If the oxygen con-
tained in the various liquids to be pre-
served is removed by some mechanical
process and replaced with carbolic acid
gas or some other antiseptic gas, the
fluids preserved in this manner will keep
perfectly sweet and preserve their nor
NAL condition for an indefinite time.
The principle on which the company
bring about this result is to first create
a vacuum In the keg, barrel or bottle by
an exhaust pump, which draws the air
from the vessel. Having filled the vcs-
sci With the liquid to be preserved, the
air is exhausted from the liquid, and
charged with the carbonic gas. The
principle and method are 30 simple that
the machine which creates the vacuum,
and charges it with the carbon gas, and
then corks or seals the bottle, is worked
by single lever. One of the greatest
features of this process is that ali liquids
can be put up in syphons, and the trou-
BILE Of pulling the corks away with,
thereby enabling the consumer to use
any quantity of the contents and keep
the remainder perfectly intact for future
use.
The value of this invention to ocean
steamers and yachting paIties is incalcu-
liable. Fresh milk can be carried from
New York to Europe and remain in as
sweet condition as the day it left the
farm dairy. The carbonating process
not on y applies to liquids, but the COM
pany Is now perfecting its invention
30 that fruits and vegetables may be
successfully preserved in the same man
ner.
The offices of the American Exhaust
and Carbonating Company are located
at No.lO Warren street, and they invite
the attention of the public to their daily
experiments and tests. In the basement
of the building that they occupy are
syphons and bottles of fruit,
syrups, fresh milk, all kinds of beers.
new ales, Concord grape juice, foreign
and domestic wines, and sweet cider
bottles over six months ago. All these
liquids are exposed toivarying degrees of
at one time the thermometer
registers 50 or 90 degrees, and again
during the winter it is as low as zero.
In spite of these severe tests the liquids
remain as fresh and sweet as when
bottled.
Ino apparatus will be sold to local
companies which will be organized
throughout the United States, and they
will lease the plants and charge O royalty
on the goods put up. Parties in Florida
and other sections of the country now
desire to introduce this wonderful pro-
cess and arc arranging TO do so ut an
carly date, their object being to treat
orange, lomon and other fruit iuices.
A number Of well-known gentlemcI of
this city are interested in The enterr Use,
among them being the president of the
company, MIR. W. B. Murdock; Mr..
Locke w. Wins hester, vice-president
National Express Company; Hon. Rastus
>. Kansom, Surrogate: Mr.. j. f.
freeman, treasurer Standard Oil
Company; Mr.. John H. Rolston, cashier
Bank State of New York: Mr.. Caleb b.
hnevals, vice-preeident Woodlawn
Cemetery Company, and Mr.. James w.
Smith, president Consolidated Gas
Company, all well-knowp citizens and
business men. These gentlemen control
an enterprise which seemingly has no
limited to extent or field it will cover or
business to be done.
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