The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-11-05
BLEACHED FLOUR
KILLS RABBITS
PROF. E. r. LADD SHOWS THAT
PROCESS OF BLEACHING FLOUR
LEAVES A POISON IN The
FLOUR THAT is FATAL TO AMI
NAL LIFE.

That an alcohol made from bleached
strong enough to kill rabbits. and did
kill number of them that were used
in series OF experiments was the
startling testimony that was given by
Prof. e. F. Ladd in the district court
today. On the other hand, that 1t was
not the alcohol that killed but was a
poison left In the flour by the bleach
ing process was also proved by Pro-
fessor Ladd when he made public q
series of experiments made with al
cohol from unbleached -four. This all
cohoI, taken from exactly the same
amount of -four as the alcohol taken
from the bleached -four that killed the
rabbits; made in exactly the same way,
administered to three rabbits and al
though it was administered on three
different days, 1t had no effects what
ever on the rabbits.
Professor Ladd did not make these
experiments himself, as he did not
want it said that he had fixed up some
sort Of dope, but he left 1t to Professor
Smith of the North Dakota A. c., and
DR.. Van Es assisted with the expert
ments and made post mortem examina-
tions on the rabbits that died.
The alcohol used was In each in
stance taken from about the same
amount of -four as is used in a quarter
of loaf of bread, and on the stand
this morning Prof. Ladd told Just
how this flour was obtained and where
obtained-how the alcohol was made
and gave tables showing the results
OF his experiments. He also made a
number of other experiments made on
rabbits from other solutions from
bleached and unbleached -four.
| After Professor Ladd had showed
the results of these experiments
DR.. Van Els was placed on the stand
and gave his testimony corroborating
the testimony of Professor Ladd and
giving the post mortem examinations
made on the rabbits.
Three fiours were used in the expert
ments. One-called in the tables Civ
in this article-over-bleac was Sc
cured from a local -four mill. It had
been bleached at the mill and was
bleached again at the A G. chemistry
until 1t was considerably over bleach
ed. The second -four used was a flour
bought in the open market in Fargo.
1t was a bleached -four made in this
state. The third -four used was un-
bleached -four bought in the open
market. @'.'
Following is the table that was given
] by Professor Ladd as part of his tes-
timony in court today, showing the
results of these experiments:
Experiments From 5leacHled Flour.
Series No. 1.-Alcoholic extracts
from over bleached -four. Amount of
extract 100 C. C. Each rabbit marked
with string In ear.
Rabbit No. Large grey rabbit;
amount C. c., 10. Collapsed in fifty
minutes, died in one hour.
Rabbit No. 2-Amount c. c.. 1912
Violent convulsions, dead in fifteen
minutes
Rabbit No. 3--Amount c. c., 1912
Collapse in fifty minutes, dead In three
hours,
Series No. 2.--Alcoholic -four made
from commercially bleached -four ad-
ministered. (Thls -four was bought in
open market.)
Rabbit No. Amount c. c., 10. Col
lapse in thirty minutes, dead in three
and one-half hours.
Rabbit No. Amount C. c., 10. Col
lapse III IHiTIy minutes Qeau IN three
and one-half hours. >
Rabbit No. 3-Amount C. c., 10. Col
lapse in forty minutes, recovered and
seemed well at o'clock a. m. mex
morning. Few hours after this a Sec
ond administration was given; immed-
late collapse and dead in fifteen min.
utes.
Experiments From Unbleached Flour
Series No. 3-Alcoholic extract made
from unbleached flour; amount of ex-
tract 100 c. c.
Rabbit No. 1, amount c. c., 10; rab.
bit No. 2, amount c. c., 10; rabbit No
8, large grey rabbit, amount c. G., is
In each case the rabbits showed some
discomfort for two or three hours, bu
seemed all right again in five hours.
The experiments on series No. o.
rabbits was made on Sept. 16 at 11:4I
a. M, and the same series of rabbit.
was given second administration on
Sept. 1T at 11:15 a. m, and still thirC
administration on Sept 16 at IL a. m.
and they did not seem to be affected
in any way after either administration
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