The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-12-08
DEATH FROM pREsERvATIvEs
Lancaster (Pa.) Erdniner.

It is sad and instructive piece of news that
comes from Washington in regard to Dr.
Wiley poison squad Robert Vance Freeman.
one of its members. who seems to have been
highly regarded by the other members and by
everyone who knew him. died recently and
his death is attributed to the preservatives that
be swallowed when he was DR.. Wiley's free
boarder. DR.. Wiley stoutly denies, as he
might we'll be expected to do, that the young
man died from this cause. but everything else
favors the theory. The diet prostrared him
before bis time was up and he had to be re-
leased from his engagement. He was never
well after that time and during his illness be
was visited constantly by DR.. Wiley and the
other members of the squad, showing thatthe
all supposed his illness to be the result of his
poisonous diet. Soon after his retirement from
the poison squad young Freeman developed
tuberculosis, and it was this disease that car
ried him of, but this also is confirmation of
the theory that bis i'll health and death resulted
from the preservatives that be had swallowed.
There had never been any other case of tuber-
culosis in bis family and he had contracted no
cold which might have led to il. On the
other hand, tuberculosis is generally the result
of poor nutrition and that is exactly what pre-
servatives are calculated to produce.
The chief sufferer, perhaps, is the Young
mans disconsolate mother, who is now no
little vexed that her son signed an instrument
on entering the squad releasing the Govern
ment from all claims for damages in case bis
health should suffer. Moreover, neither she
nor anyone else know what preservatives nor
what quantities of them DR.. Wiley mixed with
the food. The rumOr was started that only
boric acid was used. because that is the least
injurious of all the preservatives, but there is
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ents were mixed with the food. Young Free
man is the only member of the squad who
lost his life but it is said that many others
suffered q serious impairment of their heaizh
and are regrettiDg not only the physical results
of the experiment, but their agreement not to
seek damages in consequence of IL These
events in Washington ought to beA warning
| to the whole country. No person who lives
| largely on canned articles need expect long
life He will ruin his stomach ssnd that loss
will entail on him some other disease, which
will be mentioned in the physician scertificate
for burial permit, but it will De the canned
food that killed him all the same.
One dish OF tomatoes or peaches that have
been doctored with salicylic aid will hurt no
one. though if he is observant he will notice a
retardation of digestion, but when person
eats various kinds of preserved meats, vegeta-
bles and fruits and eats then every day he is
sure to undermine his digestion and his general
health. Young Freeman's case should be a
warning to the whole country.
PropertyTransfersin baltimore County.
Deeds, etc., received for .ecord in the Office of
! the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore
/ County:
| Alfred ]. Shriver, trustee to J. M. Walstrum.
Bellese Davis to John L. Beck 49,
| solomon Herman and wife TO w. ]. Garrett.
J. L. Ness and wife to James Crumel.
q. u: Dorsey to @. A. Dorsey and wife. =
Sarah e. Lamley and husband to Henry Smith
w. j. Garrett to Solomon Herman and wife.
| Caroline NJ. Foster to Edward j. Hermann.
Frank L. Knell to Manhattan Land Corporation
John I. Don0hue to Thomas Peters, Jr.
William c. Scherer to William II. Moore.
| G. .. Wilson and wife to Ella L. Neudecker.
II. L. Moran and wife to w. ]. Moran and wife.
VIM. Ferguson and wife to P. W. Truehart and
G. f. weidner and wife to John Lortz and wife
| j. T. DonOhue to e. E. Plowman and wife. y
/ w. G. Riddle and wife to ]. +. Younger and wife
| Philip ID. Lyons to Massimo Pisani.
Thos. E. ]. German and wife to H. G. Wilson and
| G.. r. Willis. attorney, to VIM G. Scherer.
| Viola D. Siegeline ct al. to G. H. Lauenstein.
+. I. Paine, Jr., and wife to George Benson.
| g. F. Peregoy and wife to N. HI. Showacre
Ida B. Davidson and husband to F. w Asher and
wife.
Francis W. Asher to VIM. H. Dell.
| Halethorpe Land and Improvement Co. to Geo
Schroeder and wife.
i o. P. Roberts ct al. to ]. A Dimick and wife.
| j. L. DOnOnue TO Ol1ver u. BenhOm and wife.
| Charles Schaffer and wife ct al. to Joseph Stei
| gerwald.
| Same to William Schluderberg.
| Joseph Steigerwald to Chas. and Geo. Schlaffer.
A. G. Wolf to Anthony s. Madary and wife,
Joshua T. Cockey and wife and Comfort NJ. w
Offutt and husband to Sherwood Distilling Co
John A. Graham to Louis Metzman and wife.
| Ulysses j. La Motto to Letitia A. La Motto.
Harry e. Blair ct al. to Thos. O. Blair release.
! p. Il. OwiDgs and wife to VIM A. Ridgely.
| ]. H. Thompson and wife to A. d. Clemens.
Roland Park Co. to r. W. Marchant, Jr.
| Clara P. Ehlen ct al to Leonard A. Prehlmann.
| Fl w. Hook and wife f0 Eunrna r. .Tohnson