Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-22

DIFFERS FROM MAJOR DAILY
Prof. W. r. Clarke, Chemist 'Qf the
United States Geological Survey,
DOESN'T REACH THE SAME CON-
ILLUSIONS AS DID GEN. MILES'S
DOCTOR ERGARDING THE DOOR
AND TASTE THAT WOULD BE
PRODUCED BY BORIC AND SALI-
CYLIC ACIDS USED TO PRE-
SERVE AIEATS-THERE IS NO
PERCEPTIBLE TASTE AND No
EFFECT WOULD BE NOTICEABLE.
Washington, January 21.-Prof. w.
F. Clarke. chemist OF the United States
geological survey, to-day reported 10
the war investigating commission thai
his test of the powder furnished by
Surgean Daily as being the residuum
from the boiling down OF portion OF
the condemned beef on the Panama.
disclosed the presence of both, boric
and salieylic acids. He could not say
where the powder came from; said that
boric acid was unobjectionable. and
that neither had an offensive odor.
Prof. Clarke took the witness stand
and was closely examined. lie said
the powder was of brownish oolor,
while pure borax is white. but did nQt
explain the difference. s-l
Would it not be probable" he W
asked, that meat kept for tin
varying from one to twelve weeks
cold storage, covered by cheese clot
would be affected by the substances
the cloth7'
Il should think so" was the reply
Gen. Beaver read from a repoe
the beef on the Panama. saying som
of it tasted like deeomposed bori
acid"
Now he said, III there is not an
perceptible taste in boric acid. woul'
its use in any quantity in meat Impair
any such taste?"
Il should say not" answered the wi
ness.
Then we have disposed of
commented Gen. Beaver. q
Asked as to the effect on ~
using beef injected with the Dor
la
harmless, but that the use
cylic acid would be Different
prohibited by most Europe
tries. The use of the boric
meat furnished troopa-in hi
i OF aie.pf vsry-srec Is
u easeaS view, but the saiicylia
would be objectionable. The effe
the preservatives, he said, was to
the meat keep longer. II the
were kept "a hours after leav
refrigerator, the chemicals IN
tard putriacation.
IF the boric acid were used
meat would 1t impart, as has been
fed to, taste SO bitter, nauseous
unpalatable as to make it unfit In
use?" witness was asked, and he re-
piled:
mo, sir"
Paymaster Thomas II. Hicks. U. s. !
N, assistant storekeeper at the New
York navy yard, was witness. He
testified that the timed roast beef was
satisfactory in the navy, was palatable
and good, and thai he saw no reason
why it sould not be good emerge
ration for the army, as It was regt
ration in the navy. Asked what pi
portion of the radons& the navy ID
timed roast beef forms he said aboul
one-seventh.
He went on to say he n >Rtk&
material difference in thet TIM
beef taken to a tropical ciithate.
can Of the beef, II a holh should ~
trate it, would decay and dive out an on
fensive odor. but 1t would not hurt thsN
other cans. A can, he safd, Mould last
some hours after openedl He admitted
that there Is a good deal lof beff that is
not palatabie. Much Of the beg used at
his yard had come from Libby, LcNeili "a
Libby which was generally satisfactory.
but last June he had occasion 10 reject
some they furnished becatse dry and un-
palatable He demongtra FL the method
OF opening the cans and the two cans
bought In open market - random we're
opened and their contents tasted BY tbs
members Of the commission Each mem-
Der declared 1t had good favor an1
taste.
BHIEF HONEYMOON.