El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-05
MAKE OYSTERS
HEAVY WITH ZINC
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juice Ons of the samples Of butter
marked Canadian Produce contained
27.5 percent OF water. the legal limit
being - percent.
Samples of oysters sent from the
west of England on suspicion that
they had caused copper poisoning
showed that all of the oysters con-
tanned both copper and zinc. The re-
port says that the presence of zinc in
oysters does not appear to have been
noticed previously and in those ex-
amined there was considerably more
zinc than copper. The heaviest oysters
contained the most copper and zinc,
leading the chemist to conclude that
the foreign substances had no dele
FERROUS effect on the growth Of the
oysters.
The report also uncovers the fact
that dealers improve the weight of
tea by placing sand in it and it shows
that many other food products are
hardly what their consumers expect
them to be.
To study Nile Cotton Crops.
The cultivation and handling of
cotton on the banks of the Nile are to
be studied by a delegation of 100 ex-
perts representing IL nations. They
are going to Egypt shortly Under the
auspices of the international Fedora
ton of Master Cotton Spinners and
will make a thorough inspection of the
ing factories and plantations in the
country.
In addition to visiting the expert
mental and other plantations, the dele
gates will hold conferences with the
department of agriculture at Alexan-
dria, the Khedivial Agricultural soci-
ETY. and the Alexandria Produce asso-
citation.
This visit is intended to be compile
mentary to the one made to Egypt
last winter by the British Cotton
Growing association, and in view of
the fact that the commission. sent 10
the United States by the Federation
in 1907 resulted in the introduction
of many improvements in the han
ding and storing of cotton, similar BEN
efits are expected to issue from the
visit to Egypt
The latest reports received here on
the cotton crop are of a very favorable
nature and an estimate of its extent
places 1t at 100000 cantars of 100
pounds each, whic his a record crop
for Egypt.
Review Two Great Armies.
Col. Hughes, Canadian minister of
militia, and the officers accompany
ing him, had a busy time viewing the
maneuTers of Two great armies within
the space of two weeks. Col. Hughes
and his staff reached Tours, France,
on September IL, and next day they
witnessed the clash of two opposing
armies Of 10000 men. They were
present at two severe battles and sew
eral minor engagements. In addition
to observing the work in the field they
spent much time in examining the
transport trains and the camp and
field equipment
They returned to England to witness
the launching of the battleship 'Auda-
cious, and then attended the British
army maneuvers at Cambridge
Around the World in Small Boat
A daring attempt to make a voyage
round the world in a rs foot sailing
boat has just been started from YokO-
hama by Capt. J. c. Ross, of Victoria,
b c. and two young Englishmen. Suf-
tictent food and water has been taken
on board to last the three men until
they reach the Fiji islands, the first
port of call From the islands they will
proceed to Australia and thence to the
coast Of southern Asia
They will then sail along the coast
to the Mediterranean and up the Span
1sh and French coasts to the south OF
England.
Leaving England they will steer
southerly course across the Atlantic for
Panama, where they expect to be one
of the first boats passing through the
completed canal Leaving the canal
they will cruise up the west coast of
North America to Victoria, B. c., from
which port they will commence the last
leg of their world encircling voyage
by crossing the Pacific to Yokohama