New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21

ing, the sausage is stuffed. When completed 1t
is dipped In bath prepared by the chemist to
give 1t the proper color, another dip to give 1t
the smoky flavor, and the bologna wurst is
ready for the market
People who have maintained that the nose was
placed above the mouth that the sense of smell
might protect the mouth from taking in tainted
or unclean food, cannot find any glaring fault
with Beef Trust sausages, so far smell is con-
cerned-the chemist has taken care Of that But
the potato four2 Why quite a quarter of CEN
fury ago. in foreign countries that are civilized
it was made crime to use potato -four in the
adulteration OF human food And thousands Of
tons are imported to this country and used in the
manufacture Of all kinds of sausages-a penal
offence in every country save the United States
Of America The sole value of the potato as
food is the starch it contains, and this is re-
moved in the countries of the Old World. If there
be any ALCOHOL 1t is extracted, and the absolutely
valueless waste refuse is shipped to the
United States. The foreigner who comes to this
country knows the rigor of the law in his own
land, and feels safe In the use of foods at home
Here he finds what purports to be animal food
products resembling in external appearance the
kinds he has always eaten. but they are manu-
featured Of unclean meats, adulterated with no.
tato flour that is devoid of nourishment while
the smoky flavor is created by a chemical hath
There is nothing genuine about the sEusaees OK
cept the castings in which they are stuffed. and
even these may be the intestines Of an uucIean
animal
After having supplied the tenderloins the
dried beef, the corned beef In barrels and the
sausages, 1t would seem that there would be
little left Of the Gamer" hardly enough for
the crows and vultures; but there is The
thinner parts Of the meat are used for packing
in cans or tins. 1t is in the manufacture of this
product that the Gamer" received its name:
and if Of sufficient Importance to furnish q new
word to the English language, the manufacture
or canned or timed meats must be quite an adj
1unct to the packing house industry
The balance of the carcass is cut suitable for
picking and when picked is cooked the bones
removed, and the meats trimmed to fit the cans
and the cans sealed. These canned meats find
their way everywhere and are sold by grocers
as well as markets They have come into such
general use. especially among working peopIe
that the remark IS quite often heard "They live
off the grocery shelf" And II is to this class of
packing house products that so much of what
has become generally known as "ptomaine" is
generally traced Sometimes the meat is cooked
and canned as roast beef
If the meats that enter into this class Of prod
uctS were good and wholesome when prepared
for such purpose, still there would be an ele-
ment Of danger in their use as food BY reason OF
treated with chemicals to remove taints meats
that are unfit for use by being cut from old and
unclean animals, positively dangerous for
I as food. And 1T is owing to the Ignorance OF
the people that such products are purchased for
food.