Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-10-30
POISON IN CHEESE.
,, p-obab,e origin of the Poisonous Prin'
ciple In Dairy Products

~ cipI. In Dairy Products.
The causes OF poison cheese re-
mained a mystery, In scientific point
of Wow, until the Investigations OF
Prof. Vaughn, of Michigan estao-
lished the fact of the presence OF tyro-
toxicon in poison cheese. Since then,
numerous Investigations have served
TO confirm the results oil the pro-
fessor's experiments. Quite recently
Dairy Commissioners Ives, OF MIME
sofa. has investigated In his ofhciai
| capacity, case of poisoning by eating
choose. which has attracted good
| de,l of attention. The thorough anai-
vsis of the cheese by the State Chem
lat. Prof. C. w. Drew, showed 1t TO
contain tyrotoxicon. Otherwise the
cheese appeared to be OF excellent
quality and extraordinarily rich In iat'
An ANALYSIS OF four different samples
of whole milk cheese, by Prof. Drew,
showed the presence of fat as follows:
No. AZ had u. 46 per cent. of fat; No.
40 had SO. 46 per cent; NO oo had
80 IA per cent. and No. 81 had 32.44
per cent. OF TAT.
No. so was the sample OF poison
cheese and was very rich In lat, as
will be seen. This excess OF fat leads
to suspicion that portion OF IT
might be due to peculiar chemical
changes undergone through destruc-
tive fermentation. No signs OF adul-
iteration appeared. There was only
the presence of the usual quantity OF
annatto applied for colorlng.
But here let us remark that annatto,
ms obtained in market, is not always
the pure vegetable substance that some
suppose. 1t is not only adulterated in
/ some cases with lead and other ingre-
I dents, but is polluted with urine APP
piled TO make it keep and to brighten
the color. This accounts for the urin-
, Gus odor too often given off by basket
annatto. SO annatto is not always the
harmless and clean substance that has
long been popularity supposed and
taught
. But, in the case under consideration.
} as given us personally by Dairy Com
q missioner Ives and Prof. Drew, there
!; does not appear to be any thing I'M
usual in the coloring matter used. Sc
the poisonous character could not be
D reasonably attributed to this cause. In
all four samples analysed the fats were
found to be pure. But the presence Of
tyrotoxicon was unmistakable.
Now, whence the presence of this
poisonp 1t does not appear to have
!; been introduced. The inference il
that it was generated. 1t is wei
r known that decomposing albuminous
81 compounds act as ferment and {
= small portion introduced into the cir
culatory system of a human being be
r comes very violent poison, often, i
\, not always, producing death. Many
. surgeon has lost his life by the intro
IN duction, through slight abrasion o
a the skin, of minute portion of de
), composing albuminous tissue from
corpse.
In all probability, the poisonou
U; principle in cheese has the same Origin
U; from decomposing albuminous mat
ter. Through carelessness and un
:. cleanliness, decomposing matter find
+. its way into cheese, to there act as
10 ferment and develop tyrotoxico
throughout the entire mass. Hence
j.; is self-evident that too much care ca
=. not be taken in cheese factories t
keep every thing scrupulously clear
Every thing that touches the mil
"' should not only be carefully washed i
warm water, to which little sal-sod
ne or other alkah had been added, bu
ct afterwards thoroughly scalded in boi
ing water - water at PIP degree
Fahrenheit. If this were done in a
Ell cases, we do not believe we should S
ed. often hear of poison cheese, if we di
nd at ALL
yer In view of these now known fact
uncleanliness in cheese factory b,
comes criminal; but in view of some ,
our experiences, we shout not be SUI
All prised to find that the rms of de
tructive and poisono vs. fermentatio
ors are often introduced through the rel
md net tub, which in many cases we hay
nj found to smell more like carrie
lily than any thing fit to be introduce
cry into human food. For this reason W
ely call the special attention of officia
ITS having the matter in hand to the rel
'ut net tub, when they next have a ca.
zen OF poison cheese. 1t is fearful sour,
as OF otf-aayor and quickly decomposil
alt cheese, and why not of poison chees,
Tor Prairie Farmer.
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on A lady has little colored girl
for sort OF body servant, who is vel