The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-21
MAJOR DAILY ATE
EMBALME BEEF
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DR.. DAILY urged that he be. permitted
to demonstrate the test. DR.. Connor OBJ
iected, insisting that he leave the pow
der, the witness brought as the residuum
of this beef, with the commission, to be
examined by a Government chemist.
Witness pleaded not to have the mat
ter taken out of his hands and compro-
mise was effected by deciding that DR..
DAILY be present with the official chemist
and it was arranged to have Prof.
Clarke, of the Geological Survey here,
examine the powder tomorrow morning.
At the afternoon session DIR. DAILY I'M
derwent a rather severe cross examina-
ton, especially on the subject of the
date on which he had reported as to his
suspicious in regard to the beef and why
he had not reported sooner.
DIR. DAILY said he had never discussed
with any officer the subject of bad beef.
Instead of commenting on such matters
he had rather attempted to allay discon-
tent with the meat. While at Chicka-
manga he had found meat which APP
peared to have been treated as indicated
in his report. If the Government was
supplied with chemically prepared beef,
he was asked, did he not think that the
Government had been fraudulently dealt
with.
Mr. DAILY replied that in his judgment
when such beef had been supplied by
contractors it had not been with fraudu-
lent intent The persons supplying the
beef probably considered the prepare
tons used no more harmful than salt
He had not arrived at the conclusions
he did until after tests. Instead of
weakening his position each test made
him less willing to recant any statement
he had made.
DIR. DAILY was questioned closely in re-
gard to the examination of an extract
of beef which he said he had made and
which. he said, resulted in a disclosure of
the characteristics of borax and sail
cylic acid. He stated that the kettle from
which the extract was taken was per-
fectly clean. and the fluid was transfer
red TO a perfectly clean glass bottle
The beef used in making the extract was
of the refrigerated" variety.
At Jacksonville he had inspected meat
which, while of good appearance, had
IAN unmistakable od0r." The cooks
there said that much seasoning was re-
CURED TO overcome the unpleasantness
of the cooked meat.
The beard referred to in this inves-
tigation, DIR. DAILY said, could only grow
upon meat containing putrescent germs.
DIR. DAILY explained the process of
treating beef chemically. The boracic
acid or salicylic acid, he said, was sprink-
led upon the meat in the shape of pow
der and that which would not adhere was
brushed off, The meat was then hung
IN, who II hx-
means of ammonia or salts. This was
one means of preserving meat, but there
were other methods. The substance
penetrated its inner tissues and there
chemical changes took place.
DR. DAILY also explained the methods
of embalming human bodies. Many
persons had methods which they claim
common method was to use boracic acid,
salicylic acid or glycerine.
Dr. DAILY was at Tampa about the 30th
of May. His suspicious in regard to the
beef, he said, were aroused about the
18th of June He reported this fact in
August. DIR. DAILY denied that his re-
port stated that the beef contained
poison" or destroyed vitality" of the
soldiers. He had said that it was det-
rimental TO health.
During the course of the afternoon DR.
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 DR.. DAILY will
meet DR. Conner of the commission and
DR.. Clarke of the Geographical Survey,
when an examination will be made of the
powder which DR.. DAILY believes to Nex-
hibit characteristics of borax and salicy-
lie acid.