East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-06

A world full of germs battling des.
perately for life!There are good germs
and bad germs-germs of all forms
and dispositions. Man, poor man, is
the unwilling battle ground, Were II
not for the beneflcient provision
that there are more good germs
than bad ones, the human battle
ground would have been annhilated
long ago and the wicked germs would
be signing for new worlds presumably
Mars, to conquer.
But ma mis- no more a battle ground
for the battle of the germs than is a
cabbage head or a potato, says Pro-
fessor Il. f. Pernot, bacterlologist at
the experiment station of the State
Agricultural college at Corvallis, who
Is In Portland on a visit. Professor
Pernot says he has worked so hard
in his laboratory learning the devious
ways OF germs that he has simply
had to run away from his work a few
days to rest his eyes. At the Imperial
last night he told some remarkable
facts about the minute creatures,
some Of which kill people while others
help to keep them alive.
my mission in life is to harness
these germs and make them war for
the betterment of humanity" declared
Professor Pernot. Then he went on to
tell how he plans to do 1t. Apples he
says, are to be treated until they will
remain fresh for years. Strawberries
raised in Oregon some day will be
shipped TO Russia or other distant
countries. and will be found as fresh
when they reach their destination as
when they were taken from the vines.
"l have learned how to blend the
bacteria which thrive in cheese to
make the cheese suit every palate"
said the professor. ~ have produced
the peculiar kind of cheese which the
Chinaman Is SO fond Of. | have found
a way to ship that cheese to China
without imparlng It's flavor.
Trains Germs In Butter.
Butter whose germs are taught to
grow in the way they should go will
never become strong. Cherry Juice
all fruit acids-may now be kept in
definitely without fermentation. on
a shelf in my pantry at home have
kept bottles of apple cider seven
years. and 1t Is as sweet today as when /
the Juice was first taken from the
apple"
Professor Pernot explained how he
was accomplishing these results. made
possible by laborious research and the /.
power of modern science. He d'scov- |
cred that all fermentation-al decom- |
position, In facts caused by the |
growth of germs. First there is a |
spore or egg, then the organtic germ, |
A heat Of 165 degrees Fahrenheit kills .
the germ, but does not destroy the .
sporc. This is the way Professor Per-
not treated some beans
First he heated the beans, which f.
had Just been taken from the vines,
to 165 degrees. Then he put them |
away for "a hours before he gave them
another heating. Before sealing them
up in cans. in which only water to
cover the beans had been placed. they
were heated third time. Some .
years later Mrs. Pernot opened the
cans. took therefrom the beans and
them for dinner. 1t was i'm
possible to tell them from fresh beans.
They had the same flavor. the same
and the professor felt that
achieved a triumph. He believed that
he had been able to turn a theory in
to commercial value. Canning ex
pense is hcnceforth lessened, the result
increased in value, and Oregon,
through Professor Pernot gets the
credit.
The germs that cause fermentation
and decomposition had been killed
that was all. The same process ap-
piled to other fruits and vegetables
had q like result.
VIII Save Oregon Fruit.
"Oregon Is to see the day when