New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-27
BENZ0ATE ENDORSED
WARM FIGHT At DENVER.
Term "Hedieated Garbage" Used
RemScR Board Sustained, 81 to ~.

Denver Aug. 26-President Roosevelt's Rensen
Referee Board 81 Consulting Scientific Experts
was indorsd 10y the convention Of the Association
OF state and National Food and Dairy Depart
,nents to-day. After a night. in which the
term ''medcated garbage used, the associa-
zion approved Of the use Of benzoate OF soda as
food preservative.
The resolution adopted by a vote OF 81 20 a. fol-
lows: THAT this association indorses the report
~ the referee board Of consulting scientific
perts appointed by Secretary Of Agriculture VIII
son al the direction OF President Roosevelt upon
The use Of benzoate OF soda in food products"
The delegation from the United States Depart
,nent OF Agriculture voted Aye" Secretary VIII
son was attentive spectator, but not
delegate
committee headed by Or. Floyd W. Robin
son Of Lansing. Mich. which had been appointed
10 investigate" the Remsen board had reported
previously adversely 10 the boards findings. de-
claring henzoste promoted the practice Of con-
oealing unsanitary methods" and calling upon
President Taft to institute another investigation
on broader lines"
The debate began following addresses by DR.. Ira
Remsen of Baltimore, Dr. Russell H. Chittenden,
81 New Haven; Dr. John II. Long. OF Evanston.
IN, and DIT Christian IT. Herter. OF New York.
who. members Of the referee board, told how
thsir experiments had been made upon eighteen
healthy young men at Chicago New York and
New Haven. which brought them 10 the conclusion
that the chemical. when administered in small
quantities in the daily det. was harmless.
DT. Charles A. L. Reed Of Cincinnati. took
stand in opposition.
The recommendation 10 the government that
henzoate Of soda might properly he used he said.
puts the government in The position Of licensing
nedicated stuff m only for the sewer. The expert
rnents carried by the hoard. / have reason 10
know were LEFT in a large measure 10 subordi-
nstes The subjects were healthy young athletes
and. as matter Of fact. while the various squads
81 Chicago. New York and New Haven were taking
the beuzoate thew being stuffed with all kinds
~ food. from heavy syrups and roasts down 20
ssusages and pickles. The report attributes no ah
normaliry 20 henzoate while the experiments were
going on but ] IND. reviewing the report, that
there were abnorInalities In the Chicago squad
End several O. the Young men we're depressed. on
the New Haven squad IND that stomach troubles
of one young man were attributed 10 cold weather
and hard work. Il is rather noteworthy that cold
weather and hard work should have had these ef-
fects rather than the chemical
Dr. Remsen. in replying. said: I construe these
remarks as accusations of Incompetence and de-
fective laboratory methods part. which in
g. good hunor we certainly deny.
The association adopted resolutions urging that
more drastic laws relative 10 labelling oleomarga-
rne he passed by Congress: that Congress be asked
70 reduce TIRE tsx on colored oleornarEarine.
and that the association eliminate any discussion
~ what whskey IS pending a settlement -
thet question al Washington
II discussing the chemistry Of bleached four Dr..
" Wiley, chief chemist Of the Department 81
Agriculture confined himself 20 the tecsnieal side
~ the subject, giving opinion the effects 81
the use Of bleached -four. Exposure 70 sunlight O.
cir. constituting what is known aging, pro
duoed q certain whitening IN -four, he said By
chemical means this change of tint could be pro-
duced Immediately and new -four made 20 look
ike old one.
The atmosphere itself produces in q few months
practically the same color produced by the
blesc hing process said Dr Wiley. But in ad-
drion 10 the bleaching OF the -four. other changes
90 which. IN the minds q great many con
improve its quality. Therefore, there IS q
general impression probably founded upon fact.
that old -four, least certain -four ground from
cd wheat Is superior 70 new -four, -four made
frcm freshly grown wheat "
Inc association viii adjourn to-morrc-. after
NJ election Of officers. George L. Flanders II Al
hsny e considered the probable next president 70
succeed J. G Emerv II Wisconsin