The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-22
TRY IT ON The DOC
DR.. Crumbine Makes Embalmed
Beef Experiments.
CANNES Do Not Thrive on
DOctored Meats.
PLEA FOR PURE FOOD.
Board Of Health Telegraphs
Kansas Delegation.
Ask That Members Support
Pending Measure.
Plea FOR PURE FOOD.

tives which was read this morning TO
the meeting of the Kansas municipal
health officers at the state house.
DR.. Crumbine's paper so impressed
the doctors assembled that before the
meeting adjourned at noon, the follow
ing telegram was ordered sent to Con
gresham Charles Curtis at Washing
ton;
Notify the Kansas delegation that
the state board OF health and the coun-
ty and municipal health officers now
in session urge their votes and support
for the pure food bill now before the
house of representatives"
This message was signed by the fol-
William F. Fee, Meade: s. johnson.
Oska1oosa; Sam E. Reynolds, Clay
Center; J. z. Holiday, Coldwater; w.
r. Breeding, Marysville; L. D. Mable,
Kansas City, Kan; Lewis J. Graves,
Atwood; H. NJ. Bentley, Sterling; w.
F. Flack, Longton; Z. P. Mills, OIathe;
J. B. Carver, Fort Scott; c. H. Lerrigo,
Topeka; J. B. Carlile, Leon; J. A. Crabe,
w. Reed, Holton; r. Nj. Bennett. Mound
Valley; A. B. Scott, Jetmore; G. E.
Locke. Helton; S. ]. Crumbine, Tope-
kas
The pure food bill is up for debate in
the house of representatives today, and
the action of the Kansas doctors is
therefore very timely. 1t is believed
that the Kansas delegation is generally
favorable to the bill
In speaking Of his experiments with
the three dogs, Dr. Crumbine says that
he had constructed in his barn pens for
three dogs, one of which was fed meat
and milk '.embalmed'' with benzoate of
soda, one which ate food preserved with
boric acid, and third allowed it's food
in it's normal condition. The third dog
These dogs were all about the same
age, namely, about five months old,
perfectly healthy so far as I was able
to determine, were nourished, and lively
and playful as dogs of that age in the
growing period naturally would be.
No. /, which called Ben, an abbre-
Walton of benzoate, might be described
as common cur dog between five and
six months old, yellow and white spot
ted, male, healthy, in good flesh, weight
on May 81 the day upon which the ex-
periments began 537s pounds.
''Borax, SO called from the preserva-
tive used, was a part Shepherd, age
about five months, female, black and
white spotted, not so well nourished as
the other two dogs, nor so large in bone,
weight on May 8, 231k pounds, was
healthy, lively and playful.
''Shep, the control, was a dog borrow
ed from a neighbor, that had been par
ticuIarIy well kept and was in excellent
| flesh, supposed to be almost full blood
ed Shepherd, white and yellow spotted,
age about five months, female, healthy
and lively, well nourished, weight Ssh
pounds.
'.All three of the dogs were fed one
half pound of fresh lean meat, accur-
ately weighed, each morning, at noon
one pint of fresh milk, and at night
another half pound of fresh lean meat
The meat was not tainted meat or
scraps, but fresh meats such as we
would use on the table ourselves, and
/ devoid of any bone so that each dog
/ the milk being measured each dog got
| the exact amount OF milk. In add1-
ton to this during the latter weeks of
! the experiment one pound of corn
noon hour.
During the day the dogs had the
4 liberty of one pen, and at night were
/ turned into a larger pen which occu-
pied the entire rear end of our lots,
so that it cannot be urged that they
were held in special confinement.
! Abundance of fresh water was kept in
the pen at all times, and no other food
was permitted to be given them. Fre-
! Quent exercises was permitted by turn
/ ing them out in the lot for race and
play. After the first day there was
no chafing at being confined in the
pen. They seemed to be satisfied and
It cannot be urged that the fact of con-
/ f1nement was a factor IN any symptoms
/ that might arise. Moreover, the control
dog was subject to the same restric-
tions as those who were fed the pre-
servatives.
The first day No. is meat was ben
coated in the proportion of one-half of
( per cent. On May 4, thinking that
this might not be the minimum which
those who advocate the use of benzoate
use as a preservative, I reduced the
amount to one-fourth of 1 per cent.
The milk on the other hand, was BEN
zoated to the amount of one-tenth of
per cent. I might add that at no
time during the experiments was any
| test made as to the maximum amount
that the dogs would be able to stand,
iformly used each day of the expert
ment, except as hereinafter stated.
BEN Becomes Cross.
During the first week there was
nothing noticeable in the conduct or
appearance of either OF the dogs. They
continued to be lively and playful,
ready for their meals and apparently
enjoying themselves to the fullest ex-
tent of their happy dog life. On May
| IL it was first noticed that Ben, the
| dog getting the benzoate of soda, SEEM
/ ed to become cross with the other dogs,
4 growing and fighting at feeding time.
| On May 1 3 this condition seemed to
/ become worse. with a less inclination
I to play frequently biting one of the
| other dogs when they came about him
offering to play, and particularly when
feeding time came Frequently he
would sit in one corner Of the pen and
set up two or three unearthly howls,
which to my mind might be inter-
preted that he was not feeling well.
His appetite. however, seemed to con-
tinue good, at least he had the ordi-
nary eagerness to take food that most
/ dogs display at all times. On May %
he weighed 56A pounds. On June /
the benzoate was increased to one-half
of one per cent, or, expressed in grains,
he began to take Se.4 grains of ben
zoate of soda daily. His cross and
| grabbed condition continued through
! out the experiment With a growing less
inclination to play. and the frequent
1 howlinR. On Lune- IL his Weight Ma.