The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-06-11
BosAx FOUND
NOT HAmnFUL

concerning ne effect e hcrnx or
the human sysisw, he 6saa thm.
bOrsx, used IN respseissls su.asi
ties, Is nos injurious % heaiih. sae
that As psed bY Amsriezn Paskers
in the Preserszfion of ,isssss Il Is en-
tirely harmless. Any otjsc,5oa,
says DR.. Wiley. BY GermsrY o.
other foreign e0uatnes 70 Anerie.u
food products On iss groana 4sst
bOrax has been used IN their PrsPs-
ration is q baseless and foolish o.
lection.
In view OF The public agitation
concerning the use Of borsx -
meat preseryatise during ths Spas
ish-AmsncAn war, when there was
great elsmor against w-hzt was
called .'enbslmsd beef, snd par.
ticulariY in view Of The rsguiz;ioas
Of European governments exclrdsag
meat which had been treated with
borsx. congress authorized the Sec
rstary Of agriculture 10 ''investiga.e
the character Of food Presefya,ives,
coloring matters, and other sub
stances added to foods, to determine
their relation to digestion and 10
health, and to establish principles
which should guide their uses. .
Equipped with this authority, DR..
Wiley established a kitchen and
dining room in the basemen, Of the
bureau Of CHEMISTRY al Washing-
ton, and hired cooks and walters.
He engaged dozen young men to
take their meals at this goFrenmeut
boarding house. These young men
were clerks in the department and
were glad TO submit themselves to
experimentation iu return for free
board.
Although the Official report VIII
not be published until July OF
August, il is now known that the
experiments, so far as boTax is cen
eerne5, are complete. Half the
boarders were fed for time with
meat treated with boTacie acid and
half on untTes,ed meat. Then the
menu was shifted and the boTa,ed
meat went to those who had not had
il. The effects were closely watch
Cd and recorded, and will appear in
detail ia the tull report. The ex
pertinent shows that borax IS net
unwholesome when taken IN reason
able quantities. A test Of the ef-
fec, Of sslieylie seid Is now being
made and when finished other pre-
sefyanye ageais will be tired.
A removal Of the stigma from
borax will be . good shiug TOT ,hs
packers, aud through them to al
siockraisers. who are equally inter
es,ed in having the largest pOssibis
meat consumption. Ne, Il mast b
admitted that to say meat has beer
treated with boraeie acid has has
s5uud. There Is something IN q
aame, after ali, and - -, ebsaf
Gals are used in food Is 10 kagges
lpoisoniug. I, IS only whea We he
/ come familiar with a chemical coas.
pound that il loses iis tsrtors. Dur
llag ihc SPaaish var there was /
maR who was greatly iassnse3 8
the use ol BoraSie AID on shc sol
I diers' meat The idea oi usiu.
chemicals to destroy she boys wh,
weut ou, to 6gh,l be exclaimed
.. The fellows wto used tins hogaei0
ac'd ought 10 so to isil. ''Aoal,
any other chemical be as bad IS 30
racie teide'' he Was asked. slr
all bad. was she answer, ,'Woul,
zoe eondsmn sodium shlosi3e'' va
aexg asked. '-One kina of ehemi
I cal Is as bad as anoihef was ihl
reply Il Vas then explained Ihs
sodium ehleSias Is eomoa salt. az,
the soldiers dstender retired 10 eoo
oa. Thsre IS scarcely ans doab,
when sah Wss fisi rsed. Il q Ia.
been initodeeed a. sodiam slogds
that shs iood puns,s q tia, a.
would have protected sigogoasl
against iss use PsgAsps, ia sins
Ws viii gss over a siaaag pssiadis
against lhe spbsianss known ss q
rasis aci1