The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-10-21
BANANA MEAL.
said by Scientists TO Do Moro ~.
tr4t:ou5 Than wheat.
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mad -oF-14or F...,
Aulc!- - lts .ar-
q So.

Commerce j. not comm .ulg ,la.y o..
reap In" benefits of ta2.-s. truths ,yb-
are demonstrated 10y science. D..
cially when scientist point out ,a...
c,.p:i1ual value 81 SOM, food ssp.J..
merchant, avail th,.'u-riv,., OF a.,
portuuity 20 make III ,ncy by G,.,.j,,..
that particular article. Tho l,,....
has hitherto been al exception L., 10
rul-
Scientists long ago--aa lour a>,..
days of HGmboldt's cNB!pr.fia,
pointed ont that tn earth would -
du-c bananas faster than ar.- III
vegetable, and that bananas 49,.
richer il food constituent. th,,
other product Of the earth Y., ~
New York Advertiser saws r..
bananas. up u the present TIM. b,~,
formed no considerable part II o..
worlds food supply. II Is true ,l.,
Z ~ are eaten "a fruit. aad that Tho n.
nand for them i in .relsiu 2 va-,,1...
year, 50 that a trade Of some fir,,.-
siunS has come into being H. ,a-ry,-..
this fruit 10 market. Only a small fr,.
tion Of the banana crop OF the World
however, has been utilized.
Now this condition Of thing, i,t,,..
speedily changed The governments, ~,
the United States, England and G..-.
many have become interested in thu
suits Of a series Of eXperimr7t, mad.
by Francis J. Gels. of New YORK a VIII
known experimental chemist and form.
erly = member Of the produce, cscAan,.
A. a result of the correspJn lcnr. h..
tween Mr. Gels and the rrprcsrut,,iy.-
of these three governments, imp9rr.,r.
official action has been recently t.L.,
toward the utilization Of N. banar,
a. staple food product that viii p,.
questionahly be q formida bile conner.
tor in the market with corn and who,
The government Officials in tb.
islands Of Jamaica the other dag f,r.
warded 10 Mr.. Gels "a sample barrel ID,
banana meal, which he al one. for
wardcd 70 Edwin Willitt~ as.i,.ant
secretary of the department of avri.ul.
ture at Washington. And yhe yyy.-r
mcnt Of Germany is preparing q manu-.
fa.turc, according u tEr fIrruui. .sl-
mitted 10y Mr.. Geis, Il 5Peci-. nf ,-l.a~..
10 be made of dried bananas and IT,.
eaten with milk.
The barrel OF meal which +. now q,
. d.
dist-ibutei soon in small package %,
samples % such planter, a. u,.. ret,
rnanufa ctuTc the meal and a rir.ar.-
letter from the government .yill als....
sent out, giving such information a-.
available in regard 70 the proecs,. Tss,
action has resulted from Nr Gai. u.--
sistcnt cndeavors, and from the t~alv
remarkable transfer which hr rs-catry
made.
lie donated as a free gift % Ia. p.g.
Pile Of the United States thrg1ob th.
government officials at Washington a-
entire series of patents which have been
granted u hIm and winch cover th, On.
Hre Held OF operations in cultv..tipr
the banana and IN producing the as.@l
Ihir was not done through motive. :
philanthropy, hc - careful T. ,.zu.a.n
but for the reason that he ~ d-ai!pas 1:
entering the field a. d buyer of H..
meal rather than ~ producer 81 Vi.
and il Is u his interest L, get an c-,.--
mons supply into tAe market a. quick.
and el.Saply as he can.
There is not Al present hr Sav-. o.
single ton OF this meal ia the world
and want il by the million p5uu4,"
W one j. likely 10 quarrel ui.a rll.
motive OF such an act when IL b. r-mr.-
bereG that banana meal - well aa5..u
10 be a. nearly Perfect food - can u.
produced. II Is not a nr" pr1tul
Aztecs made il. Hithelta. hJ..rvrr. j.
has been considered impassiblr h mas.
II IN Il way 70 keep. As DrrisAab..
product 1t was of little value: but II is
now demonstrated that il -al U.
made 80 as - rank with wheat 5u-
or corn meal, and ~ mach smaller
cost than either A. il - lar superior
10 either in food value, the iI1po-tauee
Of the discovery j. hardly L. o.. e,ti-
mated. No limit can D.. fixed q III
crops that may he raised. and a., d
manufacture of the meal j. simple ~
inexpensive, the price Of bread mus: BE-
considerably reduced.
Another use, besides the making Of
bread u which -hc meal NAV bee aD-
piled, j. the brewing Of beer. and il &,
in this connection that Mr. Gr!, pro-
poses Il become 81 large buyer sun
other uses for the banana have been
discovered Cloth of superlltiyr tex
tErc - - bc made Of the iibcr 81 the
peel indcliblc ink and vinegar are 10
be produced from the juices OF the same
peel. and processes have been perfected
for the canning of the ripe fruit with
condensed milk.
These facts, together with the en-
couragement given by the governments
mentioned, has attracted the attention
Of some of the largest capitalists uf the
country, and preparations arr now il
progress for the establishment Of works
that Will call for the investment 81 mil
lions Of dollars. There seems To be DO
doubt that he next three months will
see the beP.-Ling II ncy, industries that
viii add tO the national wealth most
enormously