The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-17
MAY INVADE HOMES
WITH PRESERVED GOOOS
Provided, However That Label
States Quantity Of EmbaIm-
Ing Acid Used


vasion Of American homes Is promised
for the summer Of 1909. II viii b,
a peaceful Invasion, unaccompanlef
BY alarms and yet the more deadly
because Of the insldioua character o.
upon the warfare which will be wage
upon the public health BY the action
OF Secretaries Wilson. Cortelym and
Straus taken on the eve Of the re-
ilrement OF the last administration
benzoate OF soda may be used to pre-
serve any sort OF food sold TO IN,
public without limitation on the guam
tity employed except that the same
must be stated on the labels, Thi.
decision has been followed by IN
creased activity on the part Of those
manufacturers OF the food stufis wht
find that nnder their present meth
ods the use Of benxoate Of soda Is es
sential 10 preserve their products, ane
even more interest Is being displayed
by the manuacturers Of other foodi
who have hitherto been preventet
from using preseryatlycs but who set
IN henzoate Of soda their posshl,
salvation.
Il IL doubtful If the sweeping char
acter Of the decision has been appre
cIatad By even small portion OF ths
public concerned II WINS Originally
proposed TO prohibit altogether ths
use of henzoate Of soda In foods Of
The gronnd that II was cbemica
nreservative the employment Of which
was deleterlous to health. Under
great pressure n modification WAS SC
cured allowing the temporary use O.
oneteuih OF one per cent IN food
where the preservaiive had formerly
boen used with the Wils0n'Straus
Cortelyou decision. however, the door
were thrown Wide open and az pres
enl The drug can be mixed with AM
and an Kinds OF foods and in am
amount 10 sull the manufacturer Th
latter ls limited only hy the amouu
The iraAp .wll stand Tor, and no on
has jet predicted what that limit VII
be.
Benaoale of soda is thus recognlzef
AZ tho only chemical preseryailvo thf
Use OF which Is authorized By lh
government IN unlimited qnanilile
Some OF the foods In which u has
been used are; Jellles jams and ptt
serves ketchup chili sauce an
picked lily," peach, apple, plum
and apricot butter cider and grapt
Juice. mince.meat and filling for al
kinds OF pies, canned soups and boul
lions and articles OF similar charac
ter. Under the recent decision, how
ever. other products can now be pre-
served by this particular chemical
Among them are the syrups and iruit
compounds served al soda water foun
tains. II II true tho regulations pro
Vide that each coptainer shall b.
plainly labeled TO show the presencf
and amount Of benzoate Of soda, bu
In The case Of soda water fountains
the containers are generally kept Il
The cellar while the syrups are drawn
from Tho fountain end the fruits are
served H'om howls. These need not
ana. Il Is unnecessary TO say VII
not show the presence or amount OF
hengoate OF soda The same Is true.
of bulk foods In the grocery stores
such as butter In the tub. cheese in
the case, milk IN the can. etc IN such
cases The consumer will have little
opportunity OF knowing whether or
not henz0ate Of soda Is used.
Nor are the meat packers overlook
Ing the permission 20 broadly given
10 use unlimited quantities Of this
chemical preservatIve IN their meat
PRODUCTS. such as "poiled' chicken,
turkey, ham and tongue, canned roast
reef corned beef or whole tongue /
md above an In their sansages- Since
hey were denrivd NJ bnracic acid
which gave the world the term "em-
,almed beer they have been at sea
,ut henzoate of soda has come to
heir rescue. In the cans chemically |
preserved meats must bear the label,
,ut what will the consumer know
bnul string OF sausage, green
ausage. or smoked sausage when
from the butchers count
RI
Even more than meats and other
PODS preserved with The eundomnef
oracle acid are lhose preserved with
he approved henxolc acid entitled 70
ear the prefix .emhalmedH for whlla |
orax and horaeIc acid are compar
lively modern discoveries. henzole
cid was employed IN embalmlng |
ONE 5000 years ago, and % rs Won
efful preserving qualities We owe
le EGYPTIAN mummes There WAS
difference. however IL this tha !
hile no ifa chemistry has alsrnvsfl
\ thai i. cSn be- prpdrnea fl n caai
II enc the urine og callla aud
pfsaa. from which ponfeee whp 1
hown ae "commereialr hensaIs scid
asW exclusively phle.nfa +