The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-18

an Standardization HoaFd's
Dairyman, April IA, 1899. 1t is az fol
lows:
~"EMBALMING MILK-FREEZINE."
Running a close second to the borax
compounds as a milk preservative is
'f~reezine.' Letters which we receive
indicate that it is being widely adver-
tis3d throughout the country, and it's
use is pressed on the dairymsna at every
opportunity. The name is a stroke Ct
genius; it makes one think Of ice, re
~frigeration and cold, but the propertit 9
of the article hardly follow it's NAME.
"Freezine is manufactured from
wood alcohol; it's chemical name is
formic aldehyde.
1T is a gas, soluble in water to form
a 40 per cent. solution. 1t possesses
the property Of forming a compound
with gelatine and rendering it insolC-
BILE In the same way it kills the BAG
terra and spores by uniting with the
material of which they r composed
and thus preventing their growth. 1t
is a powerful poison to all animal and
vegetable life, When applied to the
skin IL DESTROYS it's life and causes it to
be thrown eff as dead matter. Even
IN dilute solutions it has this effect If
applied to a delicate skin. It is a
thorough and efficient destroyer of life
in all and every shape. Asmall amount
Of this chemical, when added to milk,
will keep it from souring for a number
of days, I'VE in warm weather. 1t
acts by killing the bacteria and thus
preventing the formation Of Tactic acid.
THE question is: How much of the
above chemical compound does a man
want to take into his stomach and how
much of the claims for the innocence
of this compound can be believed7
Can a substance be a powerful
poison outside of the body and an iG-
nocent compound in the stomach, when
it is used in suff 3ient quantities to de-
stroy a life principle, SO tenacious Of
life as bacteria CELL Can a compound
kill the skin on the hand when used
in dilute solutions, and cause it to peel
off as a dead layer, and yet have no
effect on the delicate mucous men
brane OF the stomach2 We doubt it;
and we also doubt thu testimonials OF
doctors and professors, who laud it as
a perft c3ly Innocent, iDnocuous poison;
one that wall kill the weeds and spare
the grain, sure death to bacteria, but
harmless 60 children"
The Etgin Dairy Report of May 90,
1899 has the following editorial item
REPRESENTATIVES IN FOOD PRODUCTS"
Tine testimony before the Senate
pure food investigating committee vas
conclusive That the use Of preservatives
In food products was positively ipjuE-
lous, thus confirming the reports of
the soldiers who were fed on ''em-
banned Deet.' Dairy produc g seem to
be used by a great many parties as a
medium to dispose of these compounds
'Embalmld butter, end 'embRlmed
mllk' should be let alone by every body
who has any regard for their stomach.
Prot + j. Lloyd, a prominent
dairy expert, OF England, makes the
following etatement in bis report to
the Blush Dairy Farmers Aset cia
ton: Some samples OF milk have
been sent me which had been sta ed TO
have caused severe sickness and purg-
ing. In ali these samples Hound formic.
aldehyd de (Frefzioe)'
"a few cases like the above are OF
more value in determining the action
OF D~resarvatives than manv pages of
testimony from witnesses, who look at
personalities through golden spec |
tacIoa from large advertising con.
Another charajcal compound that
has he9u on the market for sometime
ia ; P~rpsnrvativn" tut il not endorsed
BY o"v dairy or agricultural paper OF
star ding.
I a 'ote~ letter will refer to this
matter again.
f. W. MOsELEY.
Clinton, Tovo