Telegram-herald., 1889-05-02

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Il modest room on fOurteesth >ep
yorL city there l. displayed upon large
dining table permanent lunch OF meats,
ez2s, oysters, fruits and vegetables that
may well cause Thomas Edison 10 look 10
his laurels. Tie perishable articles thus
exposed have been la their respective
places from two 10 eiZht weeks ana 10 ali
aDpeArAnces areas sound aud wholesome
today a. they were when iirst taken from
the market or the Kitchen. The gentle
man ia charge OF the room declares that
they will remain ia that sound condition
for an indefinite period. In other words.
decay will never set In. or that it has been
permanently arrested.
However this may be. il Is certain that
a remarkable discovery has been made,
which promises 70 rey0lutionlze the pro
vision business. AT the present time ~ Is
impossible 10 ship eggs 10 Southern points.
milk 10 any place more than two days
journey distance, and some OF the most &c
lieiOus game must be eaten IN the vicinity
where IL j. killed The most skiiifnl re-
frigerator produced serves only 10 pre-
serTe meat and vegetables for brief
period. and leaves them when taken from
the freezing chambers in such a condition
that they must be cooked al once or
spoiled. IL a time shall come when the
farmer may send his eggs or milk or other
produce 10 Brazil or the Antipodes, and
Chesapeake reed birds sent 10 London aud
Paris. the value OF such commodities will
be tremendously enhanced and every cor
ner OF the world will be benefited by the
change.
A Chicago man named William II. Dau-
iels claims that be has found prepare
tion which will do just this for the pro-
ducer Of foods Having in mind the in
definite preservation Of human bodies In
the shape of mummies. he has called his
production the Egyptian Food Pre-
servative." This is IA patented article and
consists OF powder made up Of five or six
ingredients, among which are sulphur
and cinnamon. This powder whenignited
shoulders slowly and gives off a dense,
heavy smoke that sinks at once TO the bot
tom of the room. The process of applying
it 10 any subject 10 simple. IL il be
steak. or gallon OF oysters, or a roast. or
any other substance whatever, il Is placed
in the bottom compartment of an ordinary
refrigerator which has been made air-tight
by lining it with rubber The powder is
placed upon perforated shelf ia the up
per part of the box and ignited The box
is then closed and not opened until the
powder is burnt out. This may -ake half
an hour and it only ceases to shoulder
when the oxygen contained in the box has
been exhausted. After that the subject
OF the process is found 10 be unimpsired in
appearance and quality, with one excep-
tion TO be noted later, and rendered per-
manently sound and wholesome. In the
case OF meat or vegetables, il does not
matter whether they have been cooked or
not before being subjected TO the process
The result is the same. Even milk, when
thus treated, will stand indefinitely with.
out souring and without losing any of its
nourishing qualities. Eggs that have been
treated are found to have lost simply the
vital element, that is, If plgced under a
hen they will not hatch. A number OF
eggs that had been thus treated and placed
under a hen were left witt her for twenty
one day. after which they were taken
away and cooked and found to be entirely
wholesome.
Physicians who have examined the pow
der certify that IL contains no element
which can make food treated by it injGri
Gus TO the human body Mr.. Daniels and
his associates theorize that the fumes of
this powder destroy the bacteria of decay
in any substance.
II this is true and a number OF expert
ments conducted by the inventor and
others seem to demonstrate it beyond
doubt, the uses to which the compound
may be put are multifarious. Persons
economically inclined need not exercise
their imaginations to find ways in which
10 save themselves from loss through the
decay of animate and inanimate ID
stances. The impoverished dude who feels
bound to present his lady friends with
costly flowers may be enabled TO buy up E
laroe quantity when the price is low and
subject them to this treatment, and thus
have permanent stock on hand that can
be kept indefinitely and drawn upon as
occasion may demand.
Ii is said that one pound OF the com
pound will cure ton of meat. 1t has
been applied TO every sort of substance
including the human body. There is at
present in the Morgue at Bellvue Hospital
New York. n cadaver that was treated three
weeks ago. Ii is in a perfect state OF
preservation and the.e are on record cases
in other cities where cSdaver has beer
kept for a much longer period without any
apparent change except a gradual wither
ing process. due TO the evaporation of the
moisture near the surface. A striking il.
.dstration of the use of the discovery was
given recently in England. Several dozens
of game and quantity OF vegetables had
been prepared in Chicago. They wert
taken across the ocean in an ordinary
trunk and some weeks later were served
up to a party OF interested Eng .ishmen IL
London This was done without bringing
the articles in question In contact with ice.
While in the room where the process is
now displayed had the privilege Of eat
ing a sl.ce of mutton that had been boiled
in one OF the leading hotels OF tais city
five weel;s previously. and an egg that had
been bo. led seven weeks before So far ns
flavor went. both were indistinguishabls
from similar articles cooked within one
day. II il certainly a remarkable diScov-
ery and. II the theory that decay proceeds
from the presence OF bacteria in the tissues
is true, IL is susceptible OF being placed to
much wider use than even lts inventor i'm.
sgined.
A New York gentleman who was suffer.
Ing from consumption in an extreme
stage having heard OF the compound and
its uses few weeks ago, asked permission
10 inhale the fumes OF the powder with a
view to arresting the progress Of the dis.
ease that was surely killing him The
gentlemen in cbargs hesifateI % grant
it, but "a be wos very earnest
and took upon himself all rexpon-
sibihty Tor consequences, consent
was at last granted He treated himself
regularly for some dsys. with the result.
a. he himself declares. Of believing him
self from nis sfimeut 20 = remarkable de-
gree. lie claims - be entirely cured.