The Irish standard., 1895-07-06
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Frank M srai iii, the borax beiieYee1
that he has solved the pro q 3pTeserV-s
Ing fresh fruit so that be put on the !.
eastern market il sas satisf actory
For some time he has been ex perilnenfins
with borax and finds the fngr dtents ot Leaf
salt adapted for preclnding vegetable de-
composition. M Il 81 s;s }f3 n S5ss Il
I The discovery i'll the result Of Z. sugges-
ton made one day to- Mr.. Smith Vnlie
lunching with q friend. ne sen tlemen
were discussing the success ti1atSs had aa. at
tended the experiment Of bora xifisS lrsen
meat, when Mr.. Smith was asked why he
had never tried preserving fruit in the same
way: He said that IT had nevsr occurred to
50 n u UGH thought bat IS soon as he re-
turned to his home In East Oakland he
ssysrs penas e Sas a n 99n
the cellar, and aIongside of &c he put q
large glass dish filed with the same Kind Of
fruit Then he awaited deye.spmsents.a me t,,
cherries In the dish were beginning TO turn
In three days they were 80 decompoSed that
# was necessary 70 throw them away ~ II
not to disturb the packed cherries FER three
weeks. At the termination Of that time the
box was opened and the fruit vas found , as
placed there. $5gsgS 55s3: IS;
+ Mr.. Smith was amazed, and he was -
experiment on a larger scale He had
quantity of cherries packed In barrel Of
horax and sent to Chicago BY slew freight.
that the fruit had arrived In perfect condi-
ton and was bringing SURPRISINGLY hsgh
prices Since then number Of barrels Of
cherries have been packe In .borax ana 9fs
'1 As fast d the aifrerent Varieties Of fruit
ripen gl be aae s,a by Franz
Vernon Heights. Oakland. The experiments
will be made on an extensive scale. As the
a q hs q dssat sssss Rros S
packed and sent to the east and Europe;
Whenever an experiment E pronophced
fit Of growers and commission nen who
may wish. to preserve their stock
There is no patent on q. this :; dsseo4ery;
regard it Of the utmost value in the work.
ing our Of the problem Of domestic ecoAo..
my. The same borax can be used over ana
necessary domestic waste that will bs
avoided by preserving. fruit In this way.
Private families as well as hotels and req
expense in which they can constantly keep
an assortment Of fresh fruit. The expert
ment Is as yet in its infancy, and am loath
We have made 1t is reasona BILE to believe The
system of borax preserving will PLAY q, I'M
hsre p p N e e. .
way as the waste question: end that Il the
ability it affords to prodsice fruits out lof
their natural season. Cherries in the au-
tunn and figs at Christmas. How wcplQ
that be? There is money in furnishing
fruits out OF season for any one who wants
have not yet considered the possibility OF
going into the business myself, but 4 am
confident it would be a lucrative one L have
not yet gone that far with my plans, but
may put up a warehouse for. that PURPOSE
near the borax refinery in Alameda. The
cost of shipping fruit by slow freight Is
SMALL and don't see why farmers should
not pack their own crops and cell from theiy
own places.
"f have not yet experimented with ber-
ries but am inclined to think they would
not be a success. They are SO aoft and The
/ eyperinlented with vegetables, although
believe they would stand the borax and
keep perfectly. The possibilities Of this
method of preserving are marvellous. After
this season we will know pretty thoroughly
what there is in It,. Oregon, Nevada and
CALIFORNIA abound in borax.. ana why
Shouldn't people VINO have small deposits Of
this salt on their places use it for preserv.
ing their crops?''-san Francisco Examiner