Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-05
COLO STORAGE FOODS
DR.. Wiley Will Soon Resume
His Experiments.
TO SET A NEW TABLE
CONFIDENT OF HAVING FULL
SUPPLY OF VOLUNTEERS.
Benefit That It is Hoped Will Be OBJ
tanned From the Projected Course
OF Tests on Human System.

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ment clerks who are willing to risk their
stomachs as well as their digestions in the
interest Of the great cause of science will
begin operations again Immediately after
the volunteer clerks have had an opportu-
nifty to recover from the excitement Incl
dent to the forthcoming presidential cleo
ton.
DE- Wiley, chief of the bureau Of chem
istry of the Department Of Agriculture, who
plays the genial role of mime host" has
announced that on November 10 he will
start new table with an elaborate menu
made up OF elegant viands that have been
In cold storage for greater or less length
Of time.
Last Winters Experience.
Last winter half dozen or more govern
ment clerks sacrificed themselves on the al
Tar OF science in order that the genial
chemist might determine the effects upon
the human system of certain foods that had
oeeh treated with personalities such as
Dorax and formaldehyde The young men
lor many weary months had the long-suf-
ierihs undertaking Of eating according to
scnedule and under pledge to partake of
vLiy such tempting dishes were put forth
Ny tne bureau of chemistry chef after hav-
ing been secretly and in varying amounts
loaded with chemicals
AS the winter progressed more or less fun
was poked at DIR. Wiley's "poison su,1ad'
but they survived the ''joshing." The medi-
cated 1000 appeared to make the fat ones
grow thin and the thin ones grow fat and
eacn ahke was able to withstand the har-
rowing Wlntry blasts that blew lmost con
tinually during the long and drearv months
Ihree times each day, as if preparing for a
prize hght, each member of the souad was
.Melghed IN before being admitted to the
oinlng saloon almost simultaneously the
temperature of each was taken and varying
symptoms noted. Then the men were adj.
mitted to table on which was a bounte-
GUS meal, some parts of which had been
treated with preservatives in larger or
smaller amount, and some of which had
not. In consequence they tackled each
ailke with varying emotions. Coming from
the table performance similar to that I'M
dergone upon entering the dining room was
gone through with and the men were dis
missed until the next meal. This was the
proceeding for days and weeks and months
Objects Of the Tests
Now comes DR.. Wiley with another series
of experiments, another complimentary in
vitation for some OF Uncle Sans faithful
hirelings who are willing to undertake to
sacrifice themselves to the strange and mys-
tic ways of science. DR.. Wiley has conf
dence that when the first meal Of frozen
food is served his faithful subjects will be
ready for the tests that are to be made
1t is tie desire of the Department of
Agriculture to learn exactly what effect
cold storage has upon various foodstuffs,
and to this end beef, mutton and veal,
eggs, butter, lard and such products which
have been in cold storage from a period of
one week to two years will be served up in
the most tempting style known to an expert
chef who has been especially engaged to
prepare the meals
The experiments will not be undertaken
until after the election, because DR.. Wiley
says he does not want anything to divert
hn min dc of any of iS II 10 fr1r
this because of the usual effect of mind
over matter is at best a question of doubt
He will begin in the first week of his ex-
perimentS with table made up entirely of
fresh foods choice as the markets can
afford. He will gradually call upon his cold
storage supply and note the varying effects
OF the foods as they are served. 1t is not
the intention to serve up an entire menu of
cold storage food for it is realized that the
aims of the experiment could not be met in
this manner. One kind of cold storage pro-
duct will be served at time and Its effect
noted.
Value of the Tests.
These experiments Dr. Wiley feels will be
OF great benefit in determining the value
of the cold storage plants and will at the
same time show conclusively whether or
not beef that is thoroughly frozen and kept
SO for a period of a year or more is as good
and as nourishing as beef that has been
freshly slaughtered.
Eggs will be another of the important
articles for the test 1t is known that dur
ing the summer months eggs are bought
by the dealers in large quantities at a very
low price and placed In cold storage until
the middle of winter, when there is
scarcity of the product of the hennery and
the fruit of the hen has scared to lofty
heights. Whether these eggs are nutritious
and of the same value as fresh-laid eggs is
to be determined.
Those men who will allow Prof. Wiley to
"try 1t on the dog will be weighed in
early next Wednesday morning. Their gen.
eral physical condition will be noted. They
will be given meal tickets at Uncle Sans
expense and for several months will re-
ceive the sympathy of their friends and
neighbors, but those of them who have
made the promise to DR.. Wiley say they
feel perfectly assured that they will fare
better than their predecessors who had to
take food that had been treated with pre-
servatives, while the newcomers will be
certain at least that poison dope
has been injected into the juicy steaks. de-
licious chops, ham and and other like
viands that will be served to them and take
consolation in the fact that much of the
food they have been eating from day to
day has come from the various cold stor-