The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-13

does Il appear that he q the time ord6ro1
any Of tho officers under HE cummAa6 q,
ptooc 10 the pst,otn. ia ALLEGATION wAlons u
true, concernsd the health Of 27b,000 SOL
diers. IL appears from the report Of VI.
LAZY, when he handed to General Mics
Uctopcr II last, that he then speclGcsiiy
stated that the rcfrigerated beef furnibhcd
to the troops Was apparently chemically
treated" II does not appear that when
this charge wos made. October -, II hAv-
ing already been made 10 HIM In August,
1875. that General Miles communicated to
Tho president or to tho secretary Of wac
or to the comnissary general the belief
Or suspicion entertained by him that re-
frieela.ed beef dangerous to health Was
Issued every day To the troops, failure to
do which was dereiiclion OF duty. II Is
true that on september 20 he had directed
that an order snoulu be issued asking TOR
reports relative to meats Issued, bus the
text specially mentions canned beef and It
was the reports received In answer e this
that were printed In abstract by the gen-
eral al tho time oil his appearance bsfoie
the commission and since.
In his report DR.. DAILY does not make the
all important statement that no had al
ready chemically analysed any meat, al
though he suggests that such analysis
should be made. He does state that In the
several Inspections made by him at Tampa,
Jacksonville Chickamauga ana Porto Rico
he found the fresh beef to be apparently
preserved with secret chemicals He said
Thar at Ponce the beef he examined was
also OF the same character, being apparont-
~ preserved by injected chemicals.
Fur months, as II appears, DIR. DAILY con-
cealcd tho commission of ~ crime Affecting
those under his charge, whom, as an ofh-
Ger and a physician, he was bound To pro-
tect
The report then, after quoting from the
regulations OF the Agricultural department,
prescribing tho manner In when IN
spoctions are made tand no packing house
| IN the country Ia allowed to do BUSINESS
without governmental inspecticn)r after
detailing tho processes by our ofncials
and showing the practicul tmpossibilify
| of putting impure meat upon the marNoI,
goes ON to say. The commission has
not confined itself TO merely verbal or
written proof. Immediately upon hearing
| the testimony az DR.. Daily. ON the 2utn OF
January. kilograms wore aont 10 all issu-
! Ing comnlissaries In Cuba, Porto Rico and
(, at various home camps occupied by troops.
| thar samples OF reirigornted beer pa az
| once taken and placed In Jars, securely
4 sealed and forwarded TO the commission.
| These samples were to be OF one pound
| Weipht from tia outside and one Pound
weight from the inside of q quartet in
response to this request many samples
/ have been received and later sent 10 the
| chemists Of the agricultural and interior
1 departments far cafeful chemical exauin-
alton. The resClt of aii analysis has been
| reported 10 us In twsnty-nino cases, and,
rs Will be seen by the repnrts appenasa,
| in no specimen examined has either bo-
| racic or galicylic acid or other deieterious
| chemicals been found.
Elm view Of the facts above set forth,
| the commission Is OF che opinion that no
refrigerated beef furnished by contract
| ors and issued To the troops during inc
war with Spain was subjected TO or treated
| In any way with cbeinlcAis by the phuh-
! ing companies.
4 Canned Mettts--ln considering quess
| lions concerning canned meets II Is not
the duty OF the cufninission TO Inquire
/ into the character. kind Or condition OF al
| the canned meats that may be IN use IN
/ this country. our specific duty is to give
| an opinjon as tusthe quality OF those ilir-
| nisbeu the soldiers during the recent war
4 with Spain. There has been neither a le-
cation nor proof before US that boracic
4 or saiicyiic acid, Or any other acid, hae
/ been ubed In the canned meats turnishea
| to the troops. but such meats have, never
i theiess, been greatly criticised and they
| have for that rcase u been tested by us
| and have been analysed under Our dtrec-
| tion. and we have taken D great deal Of
testimony as TO tho mode of their prepa-
\ ration The canned meat Is ordinarily
| taken from the forequarters OF beeves. !.
| The agricultural departments ofhciai
| report upon the methods employed py Inc
| packing houses, .as required under the IN
/ snecfion regulations, Is Incorporated.
| The commissions report shows that
number OF officers testified that the
canned beef was unpalatoble- IL Is also
elected that In IA tropical country. where
| IL s subjected to intense heat. the meats
presented repulsiye appearance AT hrst.
/ hat Ne
| ally an inferior article Is found but the
| records of The army prove that canned
| beef has been used for many years. and
| on October 10, 1897 the following o.iicial
| statement was issued:
Mr.. W. Clarke Marshall, Produce Elk
change, Chicago:
| War Department, Adjutant Generals Or
| Ace Washington. October 10, 1S97-Sir:
| have the honor to acknowledge the re-
| ceipt of your communication of the l.NI
| ultIno to the secretary OF war, giving IN
! formation regarding the proper 1000 70
1 be taken to the sufferers IN Alaska, anc
also for the subsistence OF troops there
| ana uscrlbing the sickness In that LOCALITY
To the use of salt meats, and IN reply
| thereto the secretary Of war desires m
to call attention TO the f1llowlne remarks
| OF the medical department OF the arm
[, I'm which the major general commanding
| the army concurs.
| Canned meats put up by reputable niiu'
are wholesome and have the full nutrltivt
| value Of the meat contents and In the ab'
scnce Of fresh meat are to be preferred e
any OF the three substitutes suggested BY
| the writer.
Meat when sailed loses portion OF III
albuminoids and extractives, but what re-
mains is valuable as food and has no speci'
&c influence In the production OF seuryy
| with hard bread, bacon, pea meal ana an
occasional isste If fresh beef IN It's alb
senoe canned meat a dietary NJ a sntisfac-
| tory force value can be provided To THESE
| there should be added for the prevention
OF ecurvy occasional potatoes, onions o.
canred vegetables or IN their unavoidabie
absence. dessirated vegetables and DRIED
fruits, Very respectfully,
Assistant Adituant General,
l. Mailed October 10, 1898
| All the above IN quotation Is the indorse-
ment upon the letter OF Mr.. Marshall
| signed by c. 8. Mart. deputy surgeon ger
oral United States army. Tho Endorsement
| OF :he major general commanding u II
the following words.
| washington. February 10. ls97.-Tnt
rnairr general commanding concuis N tnt
rcnarEs Of tho deputy surgeon generaf'
fourth indorernent
/! (Signcd.) q. y. Hilmore,
Assistant Adiutnnt General.
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