The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-21

connection with food nor for ordinary
medicinal purposes, while salicylic
acid was most nauseous, loathsome
and disgusting, almost destructive of
digestion.
DR.. Daily said he should say the at
tempt to preserve the beef by chemi
calls was not a success. That had been
his experience on the transport Panama
in the beef carried by which ship he
was pretty sure chemicals were in
volved." That beef was very foul, he
said. Most of the beef which the Pana-
ma carried was refrigerated. They had
secured a ton of beef, and for this they
had at first had a ton and a half of ice,
later increased to 111a tons of ice. The
beef, however, had a decidedly peculiar
odor.
AT Ponce" he went on to say, II
observed the refrigerated beef taken
from the transports. 1t had peculiar
door. / observed the examination of
spoiled beef on one transport 1t was
done by a butcher down in the mold.
He thrust him arm in every direction
into the putrid meat, trying to. find
solid piece. This meat had the same
peculiar odor.'
He added that the transport Pana-
mas beef warranted his report that its
odor was like that of dead human
injected with preservatives. He also
depicted the strong odors aboard the
transport Chester. General Beaver ask
ed if the witness did not think this
examination purely superficial and
without any substantial knowledge.
mo, I would not like to say that"
witness replied. He believed the beef
on the Panama had come from the
transport Manitoba. On the Panama,
coming over from Ponce, he had made
some tea or soup from the refrigerated
beef, the same that had been con
demned, had filtered it and sealed it
Theoretically in can, and when ne
reached his home at Pittsburg, had am
alyzed it. From this he got a light
brown residum. This, he said, disclos-
ed the characteristics of borax and
salicylic acid. DR.. Daily urged that he
be permitted to demonstrate the test
DR.. Conner objected, insisting that lie
leave the powder the witness brought
as the residuum of the 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, but COM
promise was effected by deciding that
DR.. Daily be present with the official
chemist and it was arranged to have
Professor Clarke of the geological sur
vey here examine the powder.
At the afternoon session DR.. Daily I'M
nation 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. DR..
Daily said he had never discussed with
any officer the subject of bad beef. In
stead of commenting on such matters
he had rather attempted to allay dis
content with the meat. While at
Chickamauga he had found meat which
IN haE tn1 q ind
Gated in his report.
At Jacksonville he had inspected
meat which, while of good appearance,
had IAN unmistakable odor.' The cooks
there said that much seasoning was re-
quired to overcome the unpalatableness
of the cook in the meat. In regard TO
his report on the question of the meat
furnished the army, DR.. DAILY was
asked whether it had been forwarded
from army headquarters to any person
Interested. He replied that in his opin
ion the major general Of the army was
the person most likely to be interested.
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. Mr.. DENLY asked DR.. DAILY
whether, in his opinion, an officer had
performed his duty when, knowing that
mental to health, he had concealed that
fact and had not reported for many
weeks.
DR.. Daily replied that he had reported
upon the facts in regular way and
after mature elaboration. He could
not, he said, .'howl about it to every
one he met"
Mr.. DENLY. still following up this line
of interrogatory, asked whether he
would have treated patient as he had
treated the soldiers of the army.
You are on trial now, DOCTOR" con-
tinued Mr.. Denby-"on trial before the
country"
To this the witness protested vigor-
ously that he was not on trial and that
the country would never put him on
trial
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 morn
ing DR.. Daily will meet DR.. Conner of
the commission and DR.. Clarke of the
geological survey, when an examina-
ton will be made of the powder which
DR.. Daily believes to exhibit character
let of nd sol oiI