The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-23

recalled. gave a detailed list at the war;
Gus chemicals used In the different de-
paxtments OF that establishment. He said
that In the refrigerated beef department
no chemicals Of any kind are used and
that he never knew OF saiicyiic acid being
used In the manufacturing department
None were used II the packing houses
except oorax ard boracsc acid, which were
used In packing some goods for the for
esgu markets.
The witness stated that the refrigerator
beef sent TO the army was shipped In the
usual way and that no chemicals were
used on IL
In reply 10 Col. Davis. tho witness said
he had seen what Is called ''Preservaiine."
and had analysed IL. II contained borax
and WAS used for preserving vegstables
milk, cheese. butter. etc.
Men WeulA Net Eat T.
John Bserma. . private In Company E.
Flint Illinois volunteers. uffsrwHrd assign
ed TO . provisional battalion Of engineers
for duty III Porto Rico. testified next. In
Nil caees. he aaii the men In HIS battalion
refused 10 eat the canned roast besf unless
sbsoiuseiy driven to H. They said It was
against II and they were attacked with
vomiting after eating It. In Porto Rico
the men very Seldom ats tho canned beef
while their money lasted The surgeon told
the men that the refrigerated beef was I'M
at to eat and that he could not do any
thing with his medicines a. long as they
were compelled to eat IT,: he Also con-
demned the canned beef.
Meat Specialist Testiaes.
W. Clark Marshall sasd he had been q
specialist In meat provisions since iS4s. al
though he had not been In any Of the es
tahaishments In seven or eight years.
Please explain the nature and character
OF your experience with reference to can
ned meats. more particularly canned roast
beef. - called" MD Maj. Lee.
Il have investigated and expsgimsnted In
the matter since 1S4S. The process OF can
ming meat today rohs tho meat OF ell It's
nutrition. leaving nothing but nber. tat and
seiatine In the can. ! consider It entirely
unit for human food. The government
chemist describes II as q mass Of insolub:e
matter. Canned c0rned beef"
Col. Davis--I object to any testimony
from this witness which doee not relate
strictly TO the objects Of the inquiry
Aiaj I>ee--I believe that at times the
questions have gone outside the inuuIgy. I
wish the witness, Of course. to keep within
bounds.
In reply TO Maj. Lee. the w,tness said
that nc knew why're O'Maliey's slaughter
house used to be located He also knew
OF herd OF thirty or forty condemned cat
tie being driven there for slaughter. He
saw some of these cattle next day in a
city market He knew OF the carcasses
being afferward taken to a canning es-
adjustment. lie would not give the name
OF The concern, unless the firm denied it.
The cattle had pneumonia. This
OCCURRED eighteen months before DR. De-
voc took charge of the bureau Of animal
Industry In the Stock yards.
How long will canned roast beef keep
III properly canned II will keep for
twenty years
The witness stated that the present pro-
cess robbed the meat of its nutrition and
the steriiizing feature OF II generated
gas which tainted the meat.
rs fresh heef, prior 10 or during ship
ments, directly or indirectly treated with
any ehcmseaisf'
"A man would be = fool II he did not
treat II chemically under ordinary refrix-
Grafton. because meat going from here to
LONDON could not be sent there under the
ordinary temperature OF an ice house
without having on its arrival q deposit Of
atmospheric germs, and the meat would
be unstable In London"
Witness did NOT think there was any
harm In so treating beef IL II were done
tnseiiigentiy
The Last Wftnesses.
Capt X. r. Wainwright, of tho FRS,
United states cavalry, said that In Cuba
there was no complaint by his men abou.
the so-called canned roast beef. 1t WAS
generally eaten by them, There was gen
tral dissatisfaction, however. with IL on
account OF It's mnpalatshleness.
The last witness examined In Chicago
was Lewis III. Wilson, who served with
the Seventh company volunteer signal
corps In Porto Rico. He stated that on
OCCASIONS the men complained OF the can
ned roast beef as nauseating. unpaia,abie
and entirely unfit 10 eat. No more than
10 per cent. or that issued 10 his company
WAS consumed.
The members at the court LETT for the
East tonight, and viii meet In New York