West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-09-08
COLD STORAGE CLASS
DR.. Wiley's Plan to Investigate
Chilled Food Diet.
TEST TO CONTINUE NINE MONTHS

Chickens, neef. Eish. Vegetables and
wiii Constitute Fare For squad OF
Twelve Young Men--Nine-year-oId
Turkey May he served.
The food experiments that have
been I'm process for the past two years
at the department OF agriculture win
soon pass into another stage OF tho
general inquiry. says the Washington
correspondent OF the Philadelphia
Public Ledger. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley,
the CHEZ chemist OF the department.
has concluded his determination OF the
effect on the human system of boracic
preservatlvcs in various foods and has
now arranged To take up study OF the
use OF cold storage foods.
The experiment is one that presents
possibly more difficulty than those
which have preceded t. Twelve young
men. most or them college graduates,
athletic, healthy and studlous. Will
form the class that is 10 sit at the
hygienlc table TO be maintained I'm the
chemical laboratory OF the department..
Each person takes an obligation To
obey or honor the rules laid down for
the experiment and not TO eat any
food but that provided In the expert
ment, and not TO drink water without
reporting the amount The agreement
also absolves the government from
any responsibility for sickness or other
evil consequences 20 follow as result
OF the experiment.
In a..
tives I'm food the borax was admins
tered I'm capsules, the quantity being
varied and increased TO suit the prem
ises OF the experiment from day TO
day. Thus the appetite was not I'm any
way disturbed at the time OF taking
the food. The amounts OF borax were
made to correspond TO the amounts
found by chemical analysis TO be con
tained in the foods under test. With
foods preserved I'm cold storage the
capsule Is out of the question The
appetite Will enter as most important
factor. governing the amount of food
taken into the system and thus in-
huencing the effect on the health.
AS far as possible artificial foods
will be eliminated. For instance, but
ter is supplied free from coloring mat
ter and from salt. Experts examine
the milk and cream used, and it must
contain no preservatives OF any kind.
Vegetables are those OF the season or
those kept in cold storage. Fruits
must be those OF the season or those
preserved without antlscptIcs. Cold
storage beef. chickens ducks. turkeys,
Droilers, eggs. fish, oysters, clans, fruit
and vegetables OF all kinds Will be on
the bill or fare
These articles VIII be kept I'm n cold
storage plant TO be provided at Wash.
ington, although arrangements have
been considered for cold storage OF
foods In New York and Philadelphia.
Foods from various parts of the coun.
try will be tested. Chicagos food I'm.
dustries Will be especially studied I'm
the course Of the test, and some deter.
minations made as to the character OF
cold storage products that have to be
kept I'm transit several days before
reaching the consumer.
A search Will be made for beef and
poultry that have been kept I'm cold
storage for an unprecedented length OF
time. There Is turkey I'm Washington
that has been on ice for nine years,
and DIR. Wiley Is negotiating for 1t
and will serve II 20 his class II it's pur.
chase does not make too large inroads
in his appropriation. The test IS going
to be hard one for the Subjects"
Their first meal will be a fine one. but
after that they will face mysteries
that would daunt the stoutest palate.
During the tests fresh foods will bo
served, and then the same foods will
be put away I'm cold storage and kept
for different periods before serving
again. For instance, q quarter OF
beef VIII furnish steaks at the begin
ming Of the month and then be kept
until thirty or sixty days or a year
later and then tried. Expert chemists
viii pass on every morsel Of food con
sumed by the class Dr. Geddings OF
the public health service Will be in
attendance on the class from day 10
day. Experts In blood examinations
viii be employed, and chemical analy-
sis VIII be applied 10 every phase OF
effect Of the foods used on the systems
OF the young men. This Involves an
interminable amount OF work which IL
OF the greatest importance IN the de
termination Of results
One OF the interesting features or the
tests VIII be the requirement from each
member OF the class that he should de.
scribe the taste Of the foods taken,
and lie will be urged TO eat heartily,
as an unsuspectlng consumer Of such
foods would IN the ordinary conditions
Of life