The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-21

ly clean and the fluid was transferred to
making the extract was of the "refrig-
Grated" variety. At Jacksonville he hnd
inspected meat which. while of good np.
pearance. had "an unmistakable odor.
The cooks there said that much seasoning
was required to overcome the unpalatabie'
ness of the cooked meat.
The weather In Cuba and Porto hico
was always warm. DIR. DAILY. In answer
TO line of Interrogation. This, however,
did not mean that similar means should
be necessary to preserve beef In those
places at all seasons of the year. Beef
decomposed much more rapidly during
the rainy season than when the weather
The beard referred to in this inves-
tigation, no said, could only grow on
meat containing putrescent germs.
Many persons preferred to cat game
slightly decomposed or high" but such
persons almost invariably drank wine
or other spirits afterwards. such spir-
Its, the dontor said, would kill any germs
contained In the meat. 1t was another
question when it came to feeding soldiers
on meat in such a condition.
DIR. DAILY explained the process of treat
Ing beef chemically. The boracio acid or
saltcyic acid, he said, was sprlnkled upon
the meat In the shape OF powder and that
OIL. The meat was then hung In u room
where 1t was kept cold by means OF
ammonia or salts. This was one means
OF preserving meat, but there were other
methods. The substance placed upon the
surface OF the meat penetrated It's inner
tissues ana there chemical changes TOOK
place. DIR. DAILY also explained the
methods Of embalming human bodies.
Many persons had methods which they
claimed to be superior to all others, but
the common method was to use boracic
acid snlicylic anid or glycerine. In
making examinations OF beef, he was
possessed of knowledge which led him
To look for tro particular substances.
In regard TO his report on the question
OF the meat furnished the army. he was
asked whether IL had been forwarded
from army headquarters to any persons
Interested. he replied that in his opin-
ion the major general of the army was
the person most likely to be interested
DIR. DAILY was at Tampa about the 3Oth
Of May. His suspicious In regard to the
beef be said, were aroused about the
l7th of June. lie reported this fact in
August. DIR. Daily denied that his report
stated that the beef contained poison"
or destroyed vitality" of the soldiers.
He had said that it was detrimental to
health.
Dr. DENLY asked DIR. DAILY whether in
his opinion an officer al performed his
duty when, knowing that the beef sup
piled the army was detrimental to health,
had concealed that fact and had not re-
ported IL for many weeks. DIR. DAILY re-
piled that he had reported upon the facts
In regular way and after mature DELHI
GRAFTON. He could not, he said, "growl
about 1t to any one and every one he
met "
MIR. DENLY still follo,ssd up this line of
interrogatory AMI asked whether he
would have treated Il patient as he bad
treated the soldiers of the army.
'You are on trial nov, Doctor" con-
tinued Mr.. DENLY, ION trial before the
country"
10 this the witness protested vigorously
that he was not upon trial and the coun-
try would never put him on trial.
Dr. Connor questioned the witness In
regard to the decomposed boracic acid
out the fact that DIR. Daily used the term
in its chemical sense, but, he said, as n
matter of fact, the acid was readily COM
pounded with some other element in the
meat and its nature changed in this way.
During the course of the afternoon,
DIR. DAILY stated that it was mistake to
believe that freshly killed meat was
detrimental to health. Meat from an
animal just slaughtered was In no way
injurious, he said. Tomorrow morning
DIR. Daily Will meet DIR. Connor OF the
commission and DIR. Clarke of the geo.
logical survey, when an examination Will
be made of the powder which DIR. Daily
believes to exhibit characteristics OF
boracio and salicylic acid.