The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-11
DR.. Wiley Decries Eating OF
the Cooling Dish By
the Young.
GERMS LURK IN IT,
DOCTOR ASSERTS
Local Health Department Has No
Plans for SEEING ANY Of
the DelicaCies.

Dr. Harvey W Wiley NJ D. Phi D.
etc. chief of the Bureau OF Chemistry
Of the Department of Agriculture and
head Of the Department for the Conser-
walton and Preservation of the Health
Of the American Citizen, has discovered
boracic acid in ne ice cream cone
When seen In his sanctum in the Bu-
reau OF Chemistry today Dr- Wiley
launched Immediately into a diatribe on
the evils Of eating ice cream durinE
ho- weather
Nothing" said he, settling himself
comfortably intO his big arm chair rs
more injurious 10 the youth of the coun-
Try than the pernIci0us habit Of eating
ice cream during the heated term
Germs Lurk N Ice Cream
TO begin with there are all sorts of
germs that are likely to be lurking IN
the cream from its being exposed only a
short time TO the action OF the SUI and
air and then It is liable to contain any
number OF harmful substances.
Ever since the court passed Its Cele-
brated ruling here some time ago con
corning ice cream and defining what It
VS.. the manufactures Of the cooling
substance have been legally permitted
TO put anything they like into it-pro-
vided that they freeze IL so that II may
pass for ice cream
This is my principal reason for Oh
jsctfnE 10 the sale or even the manu-
facture Of the cones OF them them
selves have no complaint 90 make
other than that they might contain
that most harmful Of all ingredientcr
toracfc acid / suppose that the ones
that we seized in New York had been
made with eszs preserved by the use
Of borax but be that as u may A-r-
have been found 20 be injurious anu
thew viii probably be cgnESc+tel
The case VIII be reported 90 inc
court and the manufacturers PEoSS
rured We are always on me -o3h1Ct
for any eases Of TINS KIND alo We
sIv-av-e szer them sooner or later
Wiley Becomes Mysterious.
On being asked whether ne was on
fbe trail of any OF The manufacturers
Of the harmful cone here in Washing
ton. the preserver OF the public health
adorted a wise air and answered with
a tinse Of mystery
An I. cannot tell YOU that 1t would
rot be good business ethics 10 give
away the secrets OF the ofhce In that
manner yo7- could hardly expect me
10 ell YOU all about my plans for selz-
In- a million cones IN a week or 50
vv7en T had information that the max
ers Of them we're gong 10 use bad esSS
in their manufacture, could you
WHY the mauvfactUrer would m
uedfareIv mend his manner or living
and become a reputable, instead OF an
undesirable citizen on, no. ceLlllp.
7e11 YOU that Il would I4L DC solO
po1fcv- Just remember "ldl ~
told YOU and look tor CeE--o.ll--5li'l5
With which cryptic uJleTaAl5 Eg
turned To- the mass or papers on -
desk with the air OF beng on tAE -t-lI
Of some more or the H9ii-'-=r NEe---
dealing bOTarIc acid
AT the District Building i was us
covered that the local health otIcerS
have no intention OF seems a-S -o--t S
and no complaint mas peeA L-a"s
AGAINST the method OF manufacture 9L
any Of the cone factories mere -Aii
cones made here I- IS stated are n
SDecred BIZ the officials Of the Hea--n
0eDartrant on being made. and the
public guarded IN this manner
Process Of Manufacture
The method of manufacture Of these
~ones is another example Of the in
movement and invention of new ma
elmer. for the manufacture Of new ar
ticles-
A stiff cake batter IS first prepared in
huge mixing tanks or basins and this
is fed into d series Of machines, each
Of which consists Of dozen circular
+bgCur-b an oven and baked there
though not thoroughly enough 10 make
them brittle
The little waters are then taken on
and nodded by hand into the familiar
cornuc0pia shape The last process Is
the only one in which they are touched
bv the hands Of the operators
They are then wrapped in tissue pa
rer. placed In their cases, and these IN
turn in crates Of a thousand cones and
shipped 10 ali parts OF The SuTTOundlng
eDuntry-
One concern alone i'm this city makes
- 900 Of these deGcacieS daily besides
which there are large number I'M
-,ortpd from other cities
Few OF them are allowed to get stale,
for the demand for them IS very great
during the sumner