Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-18

COURT MEMBERS SAMPLE IT
rbc, would Have Bcen Glad 20 Have
HAD such Pood when Fight.
ing Indians.

Washington. April i1.-After dcvot-
,ns the forenoon TO a practical exam
inotlon OF the beef supplied to the
army In cans. the Wade court OF In
aulry recalled Prof. Atwaior at
o'clock and he held the witness stand
DURING the greater part OF the after
noon.
lie expressed tue opinion that pound
for pound. the canned meat beef was
Of greater nutritivc value than fresh
beef. but suggested that unmixcd with
vegetables IT would not prove 10 ac-
ccptablc ~ ration.
Col. Weston ~ the conm,ssary de-
partmcnt, was only recalled during the
afternoon and examined win refer.
cncc to the supplies furnished
troops In the field OF Santiago.
The court spent this morning IN.
Hpecting miscellaneous collection OF
CANNED roast beef which had been ac'
cumulnted at the Washington barracks
from various points In Cuba and Porto
Rico. The $50 cans Inspected repre-
scented nearly all % the various binnds
In use during the island campaigns.
Among other brands was the white
Tabled rid can, about which there has
been much conflicting testimony. All
opened were found to BE- good.
Members OF the court sampled a
number OF cans and said. unofiiclally.
that they had frequently seen the time
when they would have been Glad 10
get anything as good while on at In-
dian campaign In the West. or the
go cans ak were found to be defect
i've from either rust. nail holes or rough
handling. They were opened and found
spoiled. Only one "Hwcllcd' can was
found.
The court resumed its sitting at 2
o'clock with Prof. Atwatcr on the
stand. Replying to question from
chemical analysis does not reveal the
presence OF any material which might
be Objectionable.
Veal. with a little fat added. might
not be dintnR rlshcd from beef. or for
that matter. mutton, pork. horse flesh.
or dog flesh might be 40 cooked as to
not b. distinguished from beef. lie
said the principal articles extracted
and lost In parbaillng beef for Gaming
were the meat bases and the mineral
salt. but that the meat bases were not
tissue builders. and therefore not oA-
rcntlnl. Tho NATURAL salts were more
important. but these were also secured
In vegetables.
lie expressed the opinion that the
canned roast beef which had been sup
piled 10 him for analysis contained.
pound for pound, a greater amount Of
nutrition than the fresh beef. sun. n
meat was 10 be the sole article OF diet.
fresh. dried or corncd beef would
probably be preferable. This. he said.
was not Intended to dlHpnrngc tho
canned roast beef as n constituent Of
a mixed diet.
Col. ]. y, Weston was also recalled.
lie said that prior Ia the beginning ~
the war he had recommended the pur-
chase OF canned roaHt beef for the
army. but that he contemplated that
vegetables and condiments would be-
used with the beef. lie had thought IL
might be well 10 put u potato and mn
onion In cach can. He had been COM
PEELED TO throw over 10000 pounds of
vegetables away.
Tomatoes were landed soon after the
army landed at Santiago. and potn %
toes not much later. There was al
ways more food on shore than could
be Forwarded. ana for this reason II
the army had been much further In
land. u would have been compelled 10
fan back. The examination OF Col.
Weston was not concluded when the
court adjourned for the day.