Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-14

on his speculation. After OlWniug tho
first box he hurried ont after the man
who bought the eight, box In the lot.
but could not find him.
The members Of the American Anti.
Tramp Society have u difficult task Oh
their hands n they are to succeed In
Kidding the country Of the tramp nul.
sance. The statistics Of those who have
made tramp life study show that ont
Of the whole number Of men who make
il a practice 10 wander from town to
town subsisting on charity great pro.
portion have adopted their vocation rs
u permanent calling. They have bc.
come as. thorough nOnnds us any gyp.
sizes. In other words. there has been
time and opportunity In the last two
or three decades for the country to rear
u tribe Of mon who form u distinct
class Orga nizatiOn and among whom
there are certain codes and rules Of con.
duet which Nrc rs firmly established
rs the rules governing the ordinary
amenities Of more civilized life. The
tramp WHO subslsts on cold hand.
outs" and rides on car trucks from city
TO city Inns n separate status from the
tramp who makes u speciality Of warm
dinners AMI confines himself largely to
the country and small towns. These
professional vagnlIOntls are tr,,inps by
choice and intention. Permanent work
and wages with food AMI shelter are
not what they want or will accept. The
,,.I,t..l, S..
IL nothing less than the eradication OF
m entire large army Of people who
work" at their own trade with an n.
slduity which bespeaks an intense lik.
Ing for II. The fact that this army IL
not compact makes II all the more tlifh.
cult to deal with. The anti.trimp 50.
cicty IL right In thinking that the only
remedy lies In u concerted action IN.
dertakcn In common throughout the
United States. or the various expert.
incnts tried In Europe some have been
reasonably successful, but there the
system Of police and military survcil.
lance renders any plan much easier.
Here the only remedy must liz one that
can bc put In practice throughout the
country. II Is not to In hoped. either.
that any satisfactory results nrc to In.
achieved without lOng-continue,l effort.
One dose Of compulsory work nmy
drive a tramp out Of II community. In,
II Ii not going To reform him. He must
liz made to understand from experience
that there ls no room for him and n"
chance for him anywhere unless i,e will
work.
II II reported contracts have been
made for the use Of stcrilixc,l air In tn.
transportation Of meats. fruits. etc.
and II II expected this will Obvlnte the
need for the employment Of leo In the
shipment Of perlshablc food products.
The new process will i,e operated on "a
limo Of fruit steamers plying from New
Orleans IL other ports. and II In also In.
tended ~ use II In the trade bet wa.cn
Australia AMI the British Isles Ir war.
rnntel by the success attained IN tho
other trials. Theoretically tho i,lea II
u good one. Its practical value must b.,
determined by comparative cost rs we'll
M 10y actual efficiency. The process OF
dccOnll'OsitlOn In meats II akin to fer.
mcntatiOn. and results from the multi.
pllcatiOn Of minute germs. These nre
contributed by tho atmosphere. which
In charged with microscopic entities
working for the dlsIntcgratlOn Of or.
gnn!c substances. The breaking lp OF
the more complex organic compounds
Into simpler ones largely depends upon
temperature and the presence OF suhl.
Client moisture. The first has been kept
down by artificial refrigeration to u
point below the inferior limit OF til.
range Of temperature within which do.
composition usually occurs. Tho silt.
Ing of meats has long been In use for
checking the process OF decomposition.
Recently the air Inns been excluded by
u cOntlng Of material impervlOus to 1t.
BOrnX In the latest OF these appliances,
and IL claimed to hG tho best. being mt
only effective In excluding the nir, hut
having only u mechanical action AMI
being easily removed. Large quaint.
ties Of meats coated with l,Oinx have
been shipped from the United States
to Europe In the last few years. and tn.
material has the same advantage OF
chcapncss. The stcrilized air process.
by which the unwelcOne germs are to
In excluded from the air surrounding
the food products, will have to compete
with this mode OF preservation Per-
hals II will be found superior for some
kinds Of food, and may be- relatively
cheap for Use In countries where b0rax
IL dear. The value OF the new process.
however will depend upon the com.
pleteness with which unsterilIxetl air
IL Kept out OF tho vessels, rs n small
portion Of 1t Is sufficient to vitiatc tho
contents.
The Chicago aud Alton Can Send win.
ter Tourists In Through Puiimun
sIeepiay Cars,
~ 10 California through
(&. n : :ss!i,; Sss S;;s n, s: 4:
Se,a%" scent %, Of oranges s%s gee.
ana roses; to HOt Springs, Ark. VIA the
and most comfortable route;
aid tn Texas vla the most direct ami
popular line. All points In the repul'-
liz Of Mexico are best reached via the
Chicago and Alton.
1t affords pleasure to Mr.. Robert Som
ervlllc, General Agent Passenger de-
partlnent. 1O1 Adams street. Marquette