Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-08
MILK EMBALMERS AT WORK
Dealers Detected Injecting 'Freezine" Into
Laoteal Fluid for Sale.
USE OF STUFF VIOLATION OF THE LAWS
State Dairy Commissioner Proposes to
Prosecute All Parties who Indulge
in the Practice-Hot Wave
Strikes Iowa.

DIES MONIES, June 7-(Special Tele.
gram -"Freezine" is a new embalmer fol
the stomach, and is being used by some o.
the milk dealers in western Iowa. but sc
careful are the manipulators of the article
that the state dairy commissioner has sc
far failed to discover the originators of the
scheme. 1t is claimed that the preparation
is good for infants. The use of freezine car
| easily be detected by chemical analysis
which has been made by the authorities al
Chicago. The use of the stuff is a violation
of the Iowa state laws, and the depart
ment will take great pleasure in prosecuting
the persons who furnish patrons with milk
or cream that is embalmed with this
preservative.
From a careful description of freezine ii
Is simply solution of formaldehyde gas
which is used to disinfect rooms and houses
where contagious diseases have been and the
stronger solutions are used in embaming
dead bodies. 1t will, however, answer one
of the purposes for which it is claimed
that of keeping the milk from sourng, but
will greatly injure those who take any of it
into their systems. State Dairy Com
missioner Norton this morning received a
letter from Milk Inspector Groneweg at
Council Bluffs, together with circular set
ting forth the claimed benefits of freezine
and Norton Immediately answered that:
1.-THE Iowa laws say that the addition of
any thing or substance to milk or cream is
an adulteration," and to keep on the look
out for anyone using freezine and to
inform the authorities as soon as found
The hot wave has struck Iowa. Tuesdays
readings are Cedar Rapids, 90; Centerville
81; Charles City, SO; Clinton, %; Fairfield
ST. Forest City, S2 Hampton, Sc; Iowa City
92; Maquoketa, 80; Marshaltown, 81; Ogden
S5 Osceola, Sc; Waterloo ST.
Secretary Kennedy of the State Board OF
Health says the smallpox epidemic in Jones
and adjoining counties has about passed
There are no new cases OF the disease and
those reported some time ago are nearly all
conyalescing.
II was stated some time ago that survey
was completed for a line from Blue Earth
Mimi, to Belle Plaine, Ia. The survey was
run by number of Grinnell students un-
der the direction of a general surveyor OF
the Northwestern road, The first intima-
tion the public had of such road was
when notice appeared in a small college
paper to that effect. Little credit was given
the story, but 1t seems there was a good
foundation for the college paper to base Its
report upon. Word has been received that
this line will be built this season. Yester
day a large graders camp appeared al
| Mason City and at once commenced work oi
grading the line. The road will be lat miles
in length and will be the means of saving
| the Northwestern over three hours in time
between the Twin Cities and Chicago by
way of Belle Plaine The construction
company states the road will be completed
and operated this year Belle Plaine is the
| junction where the double track of the
| Northwestern to Chicago commences. The
road will run through Grundy Center, Ma
son City, Lake Mills. and on to Blue Earth
| MINI. The, Northwestern also contemplates
building cutoff to the west so as to cut
down the distance between the Twin Cities
/ and Omaha. II is the intention to con-
| struct a cutoff from Burt, Ia, to Sac City
| and Denison. This will save the road two
hours in running time between these tive
| points
The indications are that there will be
falling off in Iowa of the taxable valuation
' OF property this year OF about $4,000, 900