The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-07-30
Explanatory

Evidently the Journals scribe. I'm
reporting the poisoning at Mendon,
got mixed in the statements of the
physicians who were consulted as to
the cause of the poisoning: the ma
jority's report seems to have been
originated in the reporters garnet.
The ladies at Mendon are indignant
over the statement that the freezer
was unclean, they stating that 1t was
"a new one, and they had taken en-
This is quite the opposite TO the
Journals statement We quote the
| Drs Parkinson and Cutler:
"We wish to say that The journal
Scribe never consulted us in regard
to the cause of the poisoning at Mem
don The editor Of the journal was
| in our Office on the 9th inst and we
then gave our views as to the cause of
poisoning and he stated that he would
inform the journal Scribe" as to GU
views, so that the people could have Il
/ proper understanding of the cause, as
given below. We never once express
cd ourselves that it was due to un-
cleanliness or any such cause, but
from "Ptomain poisoning caused by
the action Of germ called "tyrotoXi-
con of Vaughan. For our authority
! for such an assertion we quote Tan
ner on Poisons' page -, Among the
articles of food especially liable to
give rise to poisonous action are arti-
Giles made from eggs and milk. DR..
Vaughan Of Ann Arbor has shown
that in many cases there is formed in
these articles substance which he
named "tyrotoxicon." The poisonous
action of cream puils, ice cream, and
cheese Is In some cases due TO the
action of this agent" Netherlands
Pathogenic Bacterology, says, 'lU is
supposed that in the case of ice cream
poisoning, and cheese poisoning, that
sometimes occur "tyrotoXicon" a poi
son produced by the putrilaction Of
the proteids in milk before it
is frozen, or made into cheese is the
bacterial origin, OF the ptomain poi
soning. And that safeguard would
be to freeze the milk only when per-
fectly fresh and avoid adding the
sugar and tiavoring until ready fol
use". The definition of Il ptomain Is
: 'any one Of the active septic, OF. toxic
, substances resulting from processes Of
of decomposition and dlsintegratiOr
of albuminous materials. Pto mains
have been found in foods, as in canned
, meats, oysters, cheese, milk, ic'
cream, ETC., etc. (Gou!ds Medica
Dictionary ... .....,
DRs. PARKINSON.
, EDITOR REPUBLICAN,: Relative u
the statements which have appeared
/ concerning the poisoning at Mendon
] wish to vindicate myself by present
ing my personal views as to the cause
of the trouble.
: 1t does not agree with my views o.
= any of my expressions that it resulted
5 from careleSsness or uncleanlincss.
2 Regarding causes, have admitted
I in reply 10 inquiries three possible
sources: The first, and what seems
: least likely, is through the flavoring
i. Second, that Of the metal being dis
+ solved from the freezer Third, ant
I what seems TO me the most likely, il
: that of ptomaine poisoning. Analka
loidal substance called tyrotoxicon i
= produced in milk by bacterial germ
, This organism NAV be conveyed to til,
= milk in ways too numerous TO men
:, tion, after cleaning of freezer anC
I, scalding of milk; hence Infection o
y milk may arise in spite of all ordinar.
methods of cleanliness. The impOr
4. lance of this feature should be born
4 i'm mind for infection of milk may oc
:, cur just as infection of other foods, o
q wounds, etc.
FRANK II. CUTLER, NJ. ID.