Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
WONDERFUL IF TRUE.
a uxAaKssLx INVENTION 70 xEvc-
rvYrorazE The PROVISION Busi-
MISS.
Yhs Arrest Of pecay-Yggs May b Kept
Indsnnitcly and Meat Cooked In new
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modeat room on Fourteenth street,
In New York, there is displayed upon
large dininr-table q permanent lunch OF
meats. eggs, oysters, fruits, and vegetables
that NAV well cause Thomas Edison TO
look 10 his laureIs. The perishable artf-
eles thus exposed have been IN their re-
spcrtive places from two to eight weeks,
and 10 all appearances areas sound ana
wholesome to-day as they were when
first taken from the market or the
kitchen. Tho gentleman in charge OF
the room declares that they Will remain
in 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, it is certain that
n nemarkshle discovery has been made,
vh;ch promises to revolutioniZe the pro-
v,s,on business. At the present time 1t
II impossible TO ship eggs to southern
points. milk TO any place more than two
dsvs' Journey distance, and some OF the
most delicious game must be eaten IN
the vicinity where IL is killed. The most
skilful refrigerator produced serves only
40 preserve meat and vegetables for
brief period, and leaves them when
taken from the freezing chambers III
such condition that they must be COOK
ed at once or spoiled. III tune snail
come when the farmer may send his
eggs or milk or other produce to Brazil
or the Antspodes, and Chesapeake reed
birds sent TO London and Paris. the
vsiue of such commodities will be tre-
nendously enhanced and every, corner
NJ the world will be benefited by the
change.
THE GREAT INVENTOR
Chicago man named William ii.
Daniels claims that,hs has found a pre-
narration which will do just this for the
prodncer OF foods 1t Is . patented
article. and consists of powder made
mn of Tvs or six ingredients. among
which are sulphur and cinnamon. This
powdsr when ignited shoulders slowly
and glyes OFF dense, heavy smoke that
sinks at once to tho bottom OF the room.
The process OF applying it to any sub
iect is simple. III itbe steak or q gal
lon of oysters, or q roast, or any
other substance whatever, 1t ID placed
in tho bottom compartment OF an ord1-
nary refrigerator winch has been made
alright by lining il with rubber. The
powder is placed upon perforated she'll
IN the under part of the box and ignited.
The box is then closed and not opened
until the powder is burned out. ms
NAV take half m hour and 1t only ceases
to shoulder when the oxygen contained
in the box has been exhausted. After
that the subject of ths process Is found
70 be unimpaired in appearance and
quality, with ono exceptson to be noted
later. and rendered permanently sound
and wholesome. In the case OF meat or
vegetables. it 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 It's
nouriShing qualities. Eggs that have
been Treated are found to have lost SIM
ply the vital element-that Is, II placed
under a hen they viii not hatch. A
number OF eggs that had been thus
treated and placed under hen were lett
with her for twenty-one days, after
which they were taken away and cooked
and found to be entirely wholesome.
CONTAINS NOTHING HURTFUL.
Physicians who have examined the
powder certify that it contains no ele-
Inent which can make food treated by II
injurious to the human body. Mr..
Daniels and his associates theOrize that
the fumes OF this powder destroy the
bacteria of decay in any substance.
If this is t.ue-and a number OF ex-
periments conducted by the inventor
and others seem to demonstrate it be-
vond doubt-the uses to which the COM
pound may be put are multlfarious.
Persons economically inclined need not
exercise their imaginstions to lind ways
in which 70 save themselves from loss
through the decay of animate and mani
mate substances. The Impoverished
dude who feels bound to present his lady
friends with costly flowers may be ena-
bled TO buy up a large quantity when
the price Is low and subject them to this
treatment, and thus have permanent
stock on hand that can be kept lndefi-
nitely and drawn upon as occasion may
demand. The possibilities OF provision
ing expeditions to different parts of the
world. or even for q week OF camping IL
a wilderness, are at once apparent
ONE POUND CURES A TON.
II is said that one pound of the com
pound will cure a ton OF meat. 1t has
been applied TO every sort of substance
including the human body. There is al
present in the Morgue at Bellevue Hospi
FOL in this city cadaver that was treat
ed three weeks ago. 1t IS IN perfect
state OF preservation and there are OIL
record cases in other cities where cada
YER has been kept for o much longer
period without any apparent change ex
cept gradual whitening process, due K
the evaporation of the moisture near Tho
surface. A striking illustration OF the
use of the discovery was gwen recent
ly in England. Several dozens o
game and quantity of vegetables ha(
been prepared in Chicago. They wer'
taken across the ocean in an ordinary
trunk and some weeks later were served
ND TO party of interested EnglishmeI
in London. This was done withou
bringing the articles in question IN con
tact with ice.
While In the room where the process
is now Displayed l had the privilege o
eating slice of mutton that had beer
boiled in enc of the leading hotels o
this city FIVE weeks previously, and al
egg that had been boiled seven week
before. So far as favor went; botl
were indistipguishable from similar artl
cles cooked within one day. 1t Is Ger
tainly remarkable discovery. and,
the theory that decay proceeds from tn
presence OF bacteria in the tissues
true, it is susceptible Of being placed L
much wider use than even its invento
imagined.
MAY CURE CONSUMPTION.
A gentleman in this city who was sui
fering from consumption In an extrem
stage having heard OF the compound an
its uses, few weeks ago asked permii
sion 10 inhale the fumes OF the powde