Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-10

poison liaio to injure the health of
human beings This notice then pro.
cesds to prohibit, under penalties, the
keeping or sailing of meat that ia pre-
served with boracic acid. Abiding TO
tins order, Consul John A. Barnes, at
Cologne, written TO the State Depart
ment at Washington, undcr date Of
January 10th:
In Germany pork is cured by what is
known as the wet process" 1.-THE dry
process in use in America being un.
known ana requires the following in
gradients in the preparation, to wit:
Thirty per cent of boracic acid, 30 per
cent of nitrate of potash, aud 80 per
cent OF common salt.
In view of the composition Of this
preparation, il appears that the court
OF correction permits the use of a
limited quantity of boracic acid by the
people OF this country IN the curing OF
their meats, wbIlo il condemns and
forbids the use OF the same article in
the meats coming from America. In
other words, boracic acid in American
meats il poison, while in German
products. it il, We must infer, palatable
and healthful. 1t seems well nigh inn
possible TO overcome the deep seated
prejudice OF the German people against
American meat products, and only the
greatest care in preparation and the
most careful selection will insure sue.
cess, aud, it is to he hoped, finally
secure 10 this country the proper recog-
milton Of the superior quality and
healthful properties OF tine PORK pro-
ducts Of America.
Consul Barnes advice Ia good. but
there are other considerations involved.
The trade restrictions Of our tariff law
are at fault, and Germany's attitude IL
one of retaliation. But retaliation in
trade aud commerce is bad thing I;
reciprocity is what 10 needed. And
with reciprocity in trade there is no
doubt that theIesult would be mutually
beneficial to both countries
The Lewes Pilot strongly urges a
change in the form of government in
Sussex county. "An examination of
tho auditors report" it says, "iur.
nistus testimony in favor of aholishing
the cumbersome Levy Court system and
reducing the number Of commissioners
to five. At tixsd salary Of $3.50 for
each of five com missioners there would
be no increase in the expense to the
county as compared with the per diem
of members under the present gyHtem.
would lie manifest under proper bust,
mesa management to the public advan.
tage. The Delawar Democrat which
thinks before it speaks, and is coneer
vative and not partisan, advocates q
change in our levy Court system OF
the grounds of economy and good gov.
eminent. The change to be beneficial
must be reformation all along the
line." Nearly all the papers of SUSSEX
county favor the proposed change. ant
it is urged in the interest of good gov
eminent, and not from partisan cou
siderations. The Legislature SHOULD
not hesitate to grant the desired enact
mont
, Congressman johnson of North Da
kota effectually answered tho jingoes il
the House who are clamoring for tn,
construction OF string of Notification
! along the entire line between this coun
/ try and Canada: lilo said; III you ar
going to build line of forts from tn
. Atlantic to tho Pacific. well aud good
, but want to call your attention t
! the fact that the Canadians, and tn
, British hack of them, have never erectc
single fort along that boundary line
i You could not do anything so un
4 friendly, you could not do anything y
4 intensely calculated to ALLEVIATE tn
n affections and destroy the good feelin
now existing between these two grea
kindred peoples, US to build forts o
4, that line. How foolish it would bt
n TO say nothing Of its wastefulness, {
! build these Notifications as protectio
!. against danger of foreign assault {
V invasion which really docs not exis
q Prof. W. B. Rottomley of London,
/ his lecture on Microbes Friendl
II and Otherwise, shows that, take
" altogether, microbes are more friend
Z TO the human system than otherwise
They are to be found everywhere-i
M tine air, in food, 10 books and on coin
4. A halfpenny was found by une pr,
of fessor to be giving shelter to stranl
a, collection, including several dangerol
ID varieties, while the specimens on a j
If Scottish banknote were so numeror
~ that he gave up counting, 1t was est
nj mated that in health a human beil
of took in by respiration 80, 900 gerr
% per day, or 100, ooO 600 year. Bacter
"a. were the scavengers of nature, and we
be absolutely necessary for the round
bo life" In conclusion the lecturer de
cribed tho "vicious'' varieties. whi
az he said only numbered about fort
n There will be general relief at Learnt
10 that microbes are not such dangero
ri things as had been supposed,
10. Very properly. and in forcit
Wv manner, the Deawarean protests again
- the act OF the State Senate in considt
on ing executive nominations in secl
ne session. But just because it is I
~ custom ut the United States Senate
= pursue this course. our State Sent
isS evidently considers it proper to do ill
''' wise. The executive sessions of t
III. q