The morning call., 1892-08-08

The salmon-preserving business has en-
tered upon new stage of prosperity by the
perfecting of process altogether better for
the market than canning. In spite OF the
utmost care in packing boiled salmon into
tins. much of the product when the tins are
opened has a peculiar mustiness which is
very remote In palatable qualities from
positively fresh salmon caught and cooked
In the ordinary way. One of the prOprietors
of the Vulcan Iron Works OF San Francisco
has brought into use process of freezing
salmon, presumably whole. but perhaps
equally applicable to pieces Of the fish,
upon which, after being kept in the con-
sealed state for couple OF weeks. the
salmon is finally deposited in Theoretically
seated cases. Fish, meat and game may be
treated by the freezing process with per-
feet confidence that putrefaction will not
set In and that the contents OF any case
Will be quite fresh when opened. Even the
last OF the Siberian mammoths when dug
out OF the ice on a river bank was in such
fresh condition that the dogs ate the flesh.
Ii may have been embedded in the Ice of
that region over thousand years.
The report that five persons have died in
he ntueky from the effects OF eating cab
bage which had been cooked with a veno-
nous snake in the soup may be received
with incredulity. There may have been
poison in the pot, but 1t is scarcely likely
to have come from the snake. Ii is the gen.
eral conclusion that snake poison, swal-
lowed internally. and not coming in contact
with abraded surfaces, so as to enter the
blood directly, is not dangerous, even in the
case OF the dreaded cobra of India. The
Coroner should make an independent inyes-
tlgaiion OF this cabbage soup and not lay the
blame otfhanG upon the snake.
The State militia, including the San
Francisco nat
Santa Cruz, and merry and invigorating
time these 5000 or 1000 citizen soldiers will
have, whatever the profit may be from the
military point Of view. week of drill
can hardly be expected to set man up In
tactics, new or old, but as far as camping
goes it Is healthy. bracing work, and the
men will return 10 town all the better for
their outing, provided they take enough Of
sleep, the opportunity Tor which seems to
be doubtful, owing TO the freedom allowed
for enjoyment Few of the men could spare
more than week from their ordinary EN-
pigments unless they were literally re-
Enumerated by tile State, a generous course
which has not yet been adopted. All that
the miiitiaman receives is clothing, ratiOns
and expenses, but II need not be concluded
that this is all he wants. Upon inquiry
any one may find out that there are gTiey-
ances IN the ranks.
a GuaJemalan colonel. who is on visit to
this eoast, has expressed his establishment
at tie good treatment which Uncle Sans
soldiers receive in food, pay ami quarters.
De is Of opinion there are no soldiers so
we'll treated in Europe. and therein he is
unquestionably right. Not Germany, France
OF England treats its soldiers in any branch
of the service one-third as well as & regu-
lar soldiers Of the United States are treated.
The die in the United States has the liber-
atty III quantity and variety that a man can
fight on. The clothing is neat without
beng oppressively tight and uselessly orna-
mental, and the ay Is positively prlncely
compared with the few coppeTs dOled out to
soldiers IL Europe. An English soldier has
rarely more than pence or 6 pence out of
the nominal shilling allowed him. He is
not sufficiently provided with clothing and
Is undeTled, so that any spare cash he has
goes in the purchase Of extra bread and
vegetables. The evils of the system have
often been POINTED out, but the officers are
not in touch with their men and nothing is
done from fear OF offending the taxpayer.
Il Frenchman has 4 cent per day and Ger
man is not much better off. and the food ii,
toth countries is such that United States
private would turn UP his nose dt II. The
Guatemalan colonel probably does not fare
as well on service himself as 90 the Preside
soldiers.
The Germans have named an ironciad
| after Woeyth, az which the second battle
was won by the Germans in 1870 after cross
ing The French frontier. II is not name
of very good omen. Wejssenburg would
have been preferable, for that was battle
| won by good tactics and strategy, all
! planned ahead. whereas Woerth came as
| near as possible being lost by the precipi-
/ tate, independent action Of generals who
we're under no control by the staff Of the
| Crown Prince. 1t was more a soldiers
battle than the work Of eoOly evolved
strategy As matters progressed up almost
to The close Of the fighting the French might
| easily have won, but they did not know
enough TO take the rgh, action. To name
| ironclads after victories on French soil is
! ia poor taste. The arrival of such vessel
| in French port would not be regarded as
| compliment. Were the French SO minded
| they could name some hundreds of war
| vessels after places in every country in
| Europe except England. The great NapO-
| leon made every country quake.