The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-23
BORACIC
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rr1gerdt0r peer appeared on the ldD4o N
the form OF steak. That was the first 1
had seen. Upon tasting 1t I remarked
that it had a peculiar tastte. which l
had never noticed before in beef. I ate
very heartily of It. That night I had
diarrhoea, which developed shortly after
wards into dysentery and 1 was unable 10
ascribe the disease to any other cause"
What led you TO ascribe the popularity
to preservatives?''
1.-The fact that the meat was different
from any that I had ever tasted and that
It made me sick"
w. A. Robinson, travelling representa-
five of the chemical firm of Charles Prizer
& Co, New York, testified that he FORM
erly had solicited orders and sold chemi-
Gals to the packing trade. The witness
said it was within his knowledge that MS
firm sells to packing houses large quanti-
| ties of boracic acid and other chemicals,
| but that so far as he knew such chem
| icals were never applied to fresh beef;
| they were used for export pork.
Horace c. Gardner. of Swift & Co.. re-
| called gave a detailed list of the various
chemicals used in the different depart
ments OF that esta bEshment He said that
in the refrigerated beef department no
chemicals of any kind are used and that
he never knew of salicyltc acid being USED
on the premises for any purpose.
Albert G. Manns the chemist OF Ar
mour & Co, testified that a large number
OF chemicals were used in the manufac-
turing department but none in the pack
ing house except borax and boracic acid.
II in, ID
for the foreign markets. The witness
stated that the refrigerator beef sent 10
the army was shipped in the usual way
and that no chemicals were used on It.
In reply to Colonel Davis the witness said
| he had seen what is called ''preeervatine"
and had analyzed it. Its main ingredient
was borax and it was used for preserv-
ing vegetables. milk, cheese, butter. etc.
John BERN, private in company z.
First Illinois volunteers, afterwards as
signed 10 a provisional battalion of en-
gineers for duty in Porto Rico. testified
next. In all cases, he said, the men in
his battalion refused to eat the canned
roast beef unless absolutely driven to It.
They said IL was unpaIatable. their stom-
achs rebelled against it and they were at
tackled with vomiting after eating II. In
Porto Rico the men very seldom ate the
| canned beef while their money lasted. The
surgeon told the men that the refrigerator
beef was unfit TO eat and that he could
not do anything with his medicines as
long as they were compelled TO eat It;
| ne also condemned the canned beef.
Clark Marshall said he had been a spe-
cisHst in meat provisions since 1s48. al
though ne had not been in any OF the es-
adjustments in seven or eight years.
Please explain the nature and charac-
| ter of your experience with reference to
canned meats, more particularly canned
roast beef. so-called." said Major Lee.
"I have investigated and experimental IN
the matter since 1854 The process OF can
ming meat today robs the meat Of all its
nutrition. leaving nothing but fibre. fat
and gelstine in the cans. I consider It
entirely unit for human food The gov
eminent chemist describes It as a mass
Of insoluble matter. In the packing houses
this matter of insoluble matter would
! come under the head OF tankage and
would be used as a fertilizer There are
| thousands OF experiments in all colleges.
known to all scientists. to show that ami
mails fed with 1t will starve to death.
Canned corned beef
| Colonel Davis-I object 70 any testimony
1 from this witness which does not relate
strictly to the objects Of the inquiry.
/ Major Lee-I eblieve that at times the
| quest tons OF the recorder have gone out
/ side the subjects OF the inquiry. 1 wish
the witness, OF course, to keep within
| bounds
| In reply to Major Lee the witness said
| that he knew where O'Malley's slaughter
/ house used 70 be located. He also knew
/ Of a herd thirty or forty condemned
| cattle being driven there FOR slaughter.
{ He saw some OF the cattle the next day
/ in a city market. He knew OF the car
cases going afterwards 70 canning g.
/ ta0lshment. He would not give the name
I Of the concern unless the firm denied q.
( The cattle mad pleuro-pneumonia rs
occurred eighteen months before Dr.. De-
/ voc took charge OF the bureau OF ANNA. In
dustry az the stock yards.
How long viii canned roast beef keep
! IF properly canned II vii keep for p
| years
The witness stated that the present Pr
( cess ROBBED the meat OF i nutrition ard
( the steriHzing feature q il generated
/ gas which tainted the mest.
rs fresh beef prior 70 Or during ship
rneut directly O. Indirectly treated with
I any chemicals
/ n man wcuu,d Be 2 fol ~ he Ga not
! treat IL chemically under orsInady refri-
E zeratio1 because meat going from here
/ 70 Lon6oa couIud uoa be sent there under
/ the ordinary temperatures q A. zee house
Z without having Of rs arrival deposits q
I atmospheric germs ard TIE Eseot woud
T Re uunsalsble II London"
/ Wines id not think th~-s vas any
I harm 81 - treating besf Z; we're done
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T Unired States cavalry. said thst 70 Cubs
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