The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-05

amount af formaidrhydc O. cause
death would probably be declined.
az. ID taken. rejected tVuniitedl at
auce. Now, nr WinaloW takes it fur
aranted that turmalhchYdr Ia milk
cannot cause death because ilt
Harrington says So, hut would
like Ia call his attention to-a hosk U
his own library. called Reference
Handbook of Medical Science laa2.
I'm pagu sts the deetor viii und. M
part. the following In England.
the drinking 81 two ounces of a 4
por cent solution of fufnaldchydr
resulted la death from heart failure
- hours later. The autopsy showed
corrosive action on the ncaupha9u-
aud stomach NuW. a Doctors Harr
rinaton and WinslVw believe that q
will mot have the same effect when
taken he milk. their names Viii un-
aouhtadly SO down into history as
SOME 90 the most fearless expert.
mentera known 90 the medical pro.
fession. ar they viii prove their as
sertion bY drinking two ounces OF
milk containing the above stated
percentage ~ folmaidehydc, and ~.
port az the next meeting 81 the ktnk
Gounty Medical society.
In regard 10 the experiment with
a kitten which | led Zoe about three
weeks. not SIX days. as Or Winstow
stated with fermaidrhyde milk. and
"a hlch I Was Obliged 10 Nh Co stop
its suffuFlaEs Nll state that tho
doctor couCraied in his article nefug
-.--...s.. r -, assariT faffs. fltF- hr did
not mention statement which Dc
made 10 the writer, When the bottle
containing the stomach 81 the kitten
Was submitted g. him. that he was
not competent 20 pass an opinion
unless the stomach ar a healthy kit
ten VAS also submitted Tor compare
son, aud. second. that decomposition
had set Ia. which changed the nn-
pearance of the stomach consider.
ably. The delay WAS caused by
long ssar0h Tor a dactur willing and
capable Of analysing the stomach
and 10 verify my chemical teal. Thr
fact that Or WinalnW vas NOT corn
rctrut 10 perform the Analysis 9Th
cat comparison. and did AothinE,
y hatasasNpF. "a ascertain the @1udi
lion OF the Kittens stomach. exeepi
O. place e before the King CouutN
Mrtiieal Society. proves his CONS
meut upan the appearance - tnr
stomach u be completely out 81 or
The statement u the doctsF. that
such eases should be viewed with great
suspicion Until absolutely verified.
again proves that be does NOT kuvp in
very close touch with has library and
considers t. apparently. only ~ an
ornament 20 his office On the Same
paEe. tn the above uamfd izpok. the
dagsar wiIl find In part ths followins
Fisher la 1871. rcuartrd o. che chi
mental study uf the a. tidn % formal
dehyda on animals poaasc b. stun'
aeh produred vomiting. HuhuoFunl
trupsrature. fapld wrsk puia- and
dsath. sometimes Tbs death Ran sud-
den"
seemingly ur Wlnainw feft in-
ciinvd 90 efitielse alrnual every step
I have takau during the recent sEita-
ton for a pure milk surpiy. and eau1-
rlruts on the test ! have used aH ono
similar q an old reliable ous rhia
baiux the cass. shy VAS thH aduitara-
slau q milk with formaldehYde not
stopped ioHK aaaF NhF VAS the city
milk Inspector handicapped N his
wurk b. reports ~ aisYaea from dif-
fsrent chemists preusuuelnx samples
OF mix absolutely pure. which h9 knf ~
from reliable Information were em-
bsiuied. and the chemists reports pre-
vented a prosecution % ths guilty par
tIrsf
presume the people ~ Seattle cared
very little shat test Z waa using and
we're satlafsed 50 kHaw that the guilty
/ uiikmeu Received their Punishment,
and their bahfas w.ers past tha daHs r
81 being emhia u1rf uiiva
BEFORE entering iato any criticism.
br Wlnalaw ahaHid bear thrre things
Ia mind
Flrst-To srxus facts Ia every ard al
cases.
serund-To arnmint himself with
I books wiviaK Hight On suelera which
( hs wishes 30 arzue thereby aFoidius
tna danger ~ eontFadietinN bic asrf
F Nards a. ~ dla when peanouaeinN gfls
Z substitutes used 81 milk pfsaefYHtisea
I poisonous fn ere Instance. ami furtheg
/ on stating thar nn deaths are knows
"a the medical profession By the uAe a
Y Tornado hyde. thereby giving encctfr'
I aNement Ia the milk emhaimrra Or
I spite q the fact that large sums arr
spent yearly IS the authorities "a Nup.
press The crying cvtl
Last. beat not least. Or Wlnsi0s-
should not criiicise puhicly unlesa
facts Justify q fair criticism
Yours respectfully.
I q l. TA<XHeu