Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-05
TO UTAH ORCHARDlsTs.


gienic Standpoint"
In my last writing 1 promised next
to write about "5praying with copper
compound from hygionlo stand.
point" but as would like, lcioro
treating this subject, to consult with
our local board Of health ~ II their
opinion I'm regard 10 tue samu, o. 1
only have outside authorities to quote
from, and some Of my roadors might
think NY proofs 50 far away, but when
IL comes from authority dguj from our
hUmU, aud from no les than tho health
mmisaluuer in Salt Lake Cliy, Dr..
DAipy, II ought 10 bu proof enough,
otherwise 1t viii be- easy 70 contradict
To- IL many different instances it has
been (tcpor,Sd2) that fruit sprh yed
with poisoned mixture has been injur-
ing people in this Territory sincs lhu
law created by our last Legislature
came into effect, but never has any
proof boon brought forward TO show
positively It 10 dangerous to spray
with poisoned mixture. Now before
going any further On the subject, 1
would like 20 say! There 10 In Utah
society known ~ tho Utah State Board
VI Horticulture ana Of al itg momUoFs
the greatest majority arc men 80 pos.
session VI large orchards In different
places In the Territory, ami 1 take it
Tor granted, II there 10 any danger Tor
spraying with mixture diluted with
poison, they would MOI recommend nor
themselves use such mixture, aud not
longer ago than Saturday, December
20, dld We meet, aud resolved the
methods In spraying used last year by
the Salt Lake county society, 20 10
used again this year tsovutal VI those
sprays contained p0isOns 10 a certain
uxtenL)
The opinion Of the health connie.
sioner In this city Ia that spraying
with copper compound will have no III
elect upon frui. for eating purposes, "
mixed according 10 law, the view
tnkun by other authorities, such ~ the
New York board VI health, the u. g.
agricultural department aud others,
henrs him out IN hls assertions, anu
give positive proof OF what benefit
spraying with tho right kind OF NIX.
tuto and In tho right time will bfins
you. AZ tho horticultural meeting
mentioned above one OF the speakers
said, he knew man IA his locality,
VINO IN order % comply with the law
IN regard 10 sproylug anu not to have
his family, his stock or chickens killed
from mixture 10 DO used Tor spraying |
with poison, he TOOK, when his |
vile was through with washing, the !
soap suds LETT anu sprayed his trees |
win same, now / for my part would /
rather eat an hpple sprayed with Dor. |
ueAuN mixture IN which London luT. |
PIE OF Paris green was mixed accord. |
ing 10 law aA | would eat an apple |
sprayed with soap sudslwhuTe such IN. |
Bfeuiontd ~ manure from the stables, |
wagon gteas anu dirt In general maze |
up the compound, but tastes are differ.
'hI In thls world OF ours. lBut back u
my subject.
USE OF COPPER COMPOUNDS FROM A
lilulENlU sTANDPUINE
Ever since lhe copper oompounds
lame into gonsral use Ra iungiuidos Inc
question as % theiI eilectG, hygionica.-
considered, has received more or lea
attention. Wilh the exception Of tue
View NOrH city board OF health no
iDsiiiyc stand on this question has
zen taken 30 us Many vague anu
placements, however, have
rom Time 10 timU appeared IN the hUI.
lCu,tuIgl anu ugrcuitufaI uapsrs.
everyone familiar with tho GiiuAIiuu
now why these Jum0rs, iUr tucn they
an only De- considered, arc feuL, They
To not aimed particularly ~ tho prhc.
ice OF sltsy!ug, but arc simply uti1Es
"a lhu parts Oh aUIiloh competitors ~
nipple Tue legitimate tradu NJ more
nttgeuo and wIlg.awake rivals.
Dc Daily takes the ground that hult
prayed WIth Ine copper CcmpUuul8,
IA aecofdauCo with ths directions Of tho
epaIInens VI agriculture, aru harm.
ass.
No better proof u this is to he found
han that shown by the experience Of
his county. For several years tho
uppef compounds have bsen used by
updTods hud thousands OF ruiz
towers IN every part OF the United
.'ntoH yet lulll that time not "a single
authenticated case IT poisoning, 90
ny knowledge, has been brought TO
.ghL IL Is true u few individuals have
lalmeu th1tthOy were made hck by
alinB rpraygl fruit, but m all uou
ates careful Investigations havn re-.
ealeu that elaine OF this kind were
usolutely without foundation.
In 1850 the question was discussed
eilre the Belgium Royal Academy
{ Medicine Tor several months, the
Meet being tolohtain some authOriIa.
I've data as 10 the effect OF copper con.
aimed IN French canned vegetables
"a the public health. While II was
nally deci.ei that the copper COM
1unus In foods were harmful, no
ireot stand as to the poisonous ma.
lre OF the substance was taken.
These who antaR0niEed tho view