The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-17

The editor 90. Recreation recent y .
wrote % Dr. RO1sr. T. Norris OF New
York on the subject of the harmsuIn-se .
of cold storage game. Or. Morris. who
is man OF position in his profession.
and something OF e sportsman as wei. /
replied as follows:
New York. Dec. 10. 1885.
Dear Mr. Shields. Answering Your
query about the mwholesomeness 90 .
cold storage game. l would say that
when albuminous substances. like
meat. milk eggs or cheese. are sub
jected TO a temperature sufficiently low
to prevent the free development uf the
common bacteria OF putrefac;iou. they
seem TO be still open to attack by GER
tam saprophyte bacteria. the toNiues
of which are haTmIu.. Those tONiueS
in milk. ice cream and cheese often
prove violently poisonous and many
fatal cases are reported.
In meats. especially in cold storage
game. the toXines do not often uccu-
mulate in sufficient quantity to pro-
duce dangerous symptoms. but they
are apt To- cause pretty severe CASTRO
intestinal irritation, and | presume few
people who have eaten much cold stor-
age game have failed to suffer at least
from diarrhoea from its effects One
might eat good deal OF cold storage
game before coming upon any impOr-
tant quantity of toXines. but there Is
4 of, ff
that when ordering game at a restau
rant | make the waiter interview the
/ chief TO make sure that no cold Stor-
age game he sent to- fiji my order.
/ Cold storage game Is not served at any
decent restaurant because IL loses fia-
vor and juice to- such an extent that
good class OF people keep away from
any place where any such stun - scrV-
ed To patrons. y certain restaurant
near here is in disfavor with several
patrons whom | know because the
steward. apparently willing to- cCouo-
mize. tried to deceive patrons with cold
storage game Perhaps ne rendered a
bill for fresh game and pocketed the
difference in price. | do not know
about that. but I do know there was
an exodus of good game patrons. Res
taurateurs do not know why they los"
such customers. but the customers
know and they tell other people. Ev-
cry frs; class restaurant should state
on the menu that no cold storage game
is offered 10 tempt the palajcs aud IN
.,F
truly. ROBT. r. NORRIS. AN. MD.
\ keeper OF large restaurant ju
New YORK city says. If there bav"
been cases of poisoning / should thiuk
that they might ne traceable 20 the
fact that some dealers in game take
birds that they have allied To dispose 90
in time and freeze them after they
are pretty high. Ihis Is. OF course. a
dishonest and dangerous practice and
no square dealer will do il. but I
have known Of cases where 60 has been
done Cold storage veuison keeps Its
flavor pretty we'll. but no other kind
OF frozen game is worth eating ~ long
as there Is anything else 10 eat.
The y. Y. Tribune says regarding the
uses OF slliOylic acid and boraX:
\ study of adyeruss nents and trade
journals will also throw light ON the
commonuess Of chemical preservatives
The New York Herald" of Tuesday
gave some interesting specimens ~
such announcements. one containing
n picaure Of mules hauling b1raN from
..I,z 81 h.a Ha
tentiOn Of msltpacker> To boraN Jud
boracic acid in various forms and says.
The preserving OF meats demands mo
, dern methods" Another says that
proprietary preparation cannot he IL
tected and does not destroy the u1turJ
: flavor of the meat" and viii "SesI
4 steaks. chops. ribs. cuts 81 meats. ten
. derlOinS. pork luins quarters ut bee:
2 chopped beef. veal. mutton. poultry
etc. from one To three weeks tn jus
/, as fresh a condition as 10 the we1
l were frozen. Quotation is also mad
= from a pamphlet devoted 90 the expo
sitiou and defence of s1licy'je acid a
@ meat pressvyativa. Recipes ARE give,
for rubbing the meat dry with pow
der. for satura,ins &c in cold sp,ursu
and in hot solution. The pamphlets %.
so says: The treatment with s1,ioy'j
J, acid viii turn Jhe outside OF the mes
pale. but the interior will retain 6,
< natural blood color. This trade won.
reach unlimited dimensions DC 5u-s
Iu,e safety We're obtainable and u "a
meat could be warranted fresh and {
q for the market when reaching its ja
tination
a, John l.. Albvrger OF Buffalo. Ne
. York State. was the man who secure
the original patent for a process