The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-04-10

ANY srRAK A PoRTERHoUsE.
Science Genes 10 the ala 81 ne
Butcher.
Mira H9tty Green sapa That hash
has caused more divorces than inRdsl-
", and it Is not necessary TO quote
any authority on the woes cccasioned
by the tough beeisteak. u Is some
thing with which everyone is more or
less familiar and against which every
one has protested.
In the last few years there has been
q tendency toward the scientific study
Of foods, because, II is insisted, what
we eat becomes a part Of ourselves,
and that aimee we take on the chArao-
eristics Of our nourishment X is our
duty to build ourselves up Of the very
best material possible. This may be
erowding theory too far, but X is true
that the food question Affects every
body and is more worthy Of careful
study than many Of the topics Of pres
ept day controversies.
What is more, il is coming to be re-
garded in that light. We may smile
at the v~egetarians, but vegetariansi in
crease; We may turn a deaf ear TO the
snti-cooking advocates, but they gain
converts just the same, and though we
may stick TO highly-sessoned, dainty
dishes and lay up gout and dyspepsia
for ourselves there are still those who
are trying the virtue Of fruit diet.
OF interest to all classes, reformers
and epieures alike, is an idea that has
recently bean advanced by Mr.. VIII
liam t. Bryan, an electrician Of Gin
cinnati. He has for years been man
ufaeturing batteries and appliances
for physicians and in his studies has
also inquired into electrical therapeu-
tics-,he system Of disease treatment
by electricity. In this he is regarded
as an authority, and some Of his ar
ticles on "electrolysis" have awakened
considerable interest among ply
sieians and surgeons in the middle
west. He is not a vegetarian or the
devotee Of any radical food theory.
but shares with mankind in general
an aversion for tough, unpalatablI
meats. Such 8 thing, he says, is un.
necessary, and in support Of his ide'
he brings forward a method whereby
he insists the evil may be ersdicated
He says, according to the New Yorl
Herald, that Ingersoll was right in hi
declaration that the "porterhouse'
was the only part of the beef That jus
titled its slaughter, and so he deter
mines to make all the beef the full
equal Of the ''porterhouse.' Alont
this line he has made q number Of ex
periments that have been surprisingl,
successful.
Usually his method in outline hs
been as follows: Selecting a very or
binary piece Of meat he cuts il in two
and submits one-half Of it to q treat
msnt by "eleetrolysis"--that is, he in
ducts into it q current Of electricit,
that permeates every atom and disin
iegrates the Connective tissues
the scientific name for that quality 0
a tough steak which produces so mucl
indigestion and profanity. Whenth
process has continued sufficient tim
the two pieces are cooked in precisel,
the same manner and their merit
compared.
Whether the "untreated" piec
turns out to be good, bad or indifFer
emit, the other is always a toothsom
morsel, fit for an epicurs or an invalid
The electricity, it is claimed, leave
no faint and does not lessen the NJ
t~ritive quality Of the meat. In fac.
it tends to destroy impurity. II Isl sal
that this process may be applied
any meats or vegetables.