El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-06

sfnpIified spelling in his correspond
ence. 1t is realized that 1t VIII take
many years to win the people away
from the oldtime designation canned
goods" but the game IS believed to
be worth far more than the candle IT
involves
The Ptomaine Poison Fear.
The third item, and in many ways
come before the convention is a re-
port of the labOrs Of a publicity or
ganizattOn Of Gamers which Is work
ing to overcome the popular belief that
danger OF ptomaine poisoning lies in
the containers OF canned food This
publicity organization IS continually
on the lookout for newspaper articles
attributng cases Of ptomaine poison
ing to canned products. As soon as
one OF these articles appears, the pub
Hcity organization makes a thorough
investigation OF the circumstances con-
corning the alleged case OF ptomaine
poisoning, and then makes a report to
the paper which published the story
in the first instance 1t Is said that
more than a hundred cases Of ptOmaine
poisoning attributed to canned pro-
ducts have been investigated and that
IN not single one Of them has IL been
shown that canned foods were respOn-
sible
When the Investigation into a case
IS completed, the paper publishing the
story is notified OF the results OF the
investigation and is asked to make a
statement concerning It The princi-
pal result Of this crusade is said TO
De that newspapers are exercising
more care in placing the blame for
ptOmatne poisoning and that the ply
slcians attending sick people are more
careful in their diagnosis OF cases OF
sudden stOmachic illness. The Gamers
express the conviction that very few
cases OF ptOmaine poisoning can be laid
at the door Of canned products
Plan Advertising Campaign.
na
ttonal advertising campaign in favor OF
canned goods They point especially to
the success Of such a campaign carried
on by the pineapple industry OF Hawaii
A rev years ago the shipment Of canned
Pheapples from Hawaii into the United
/ states was almost a negligible bust
ness. Then followed q nationwide ad-
Verusing campaign, showing how good
gu NV S"eet hawaiian ptneapples
are, with the result that the business
advanced by leaps and bounds. The
Gamers who advocate such a CAMPAIGN
Tor all kinds Of canned foods. estimate
tnaJ a % percent increase in the de-
mana Tor these products would mean
1HUUO,OOO additional cases of tomatoes
1ofVOv'VOO cases OF corn and 800. GOO
cases OF peas It is calculated that
lnls would easily add 10 cents a dozen
70 the Gamers price OF canned goods
Here is where the Gamer and the con-
sumner part COMPANY
some light on the cost OF living prop
osltion in the United States is afforded
oy an editorial appearing in one of the
periodicals OF the canning indusrrv
The Canned Goods Trade" It asserts
mat II has often seen the Gamer get
% cents a dozen for tomatoes which
une 1Obber sold to the retailer for IS
cents a dozen and the retailer to the
consumer for S1-20 q dozen 1t will be
seen from this that from the cannery
10 the consumer the price OF canned
Ioods on that basis increased nearly
-
consumer has been educated to paw 10
cents can for canned foods and that
lne Gamers ought likewise to educate
tne Joobers to pay seven cents. or there
aoouts- Under present conditions corn
is the only canned product that Is reg
ularly retahed for 10 cents can Many
retailers are urging the Importance Of
booming the corn business. since il is
tne only one OF the heavy sellers among
dime.
Is Important Industry.
The canning Industry OF the United
states IS an important one The can
ners value Of the product IS placed at
{l50-0CO,O00- When one remembers that
the consumers price IS from 50 TO 100
percent higher than this. IL viii be seen
that canned foods enter largely into
the diet Of the people. It is estimated
that nearly 1000, 600, 600 pounds OF fresh
milk Is condensed annually in the
United states to supply the condensed
milk trade OF the country.
The problem of using coal tar dyes
In the canning process has been one
over which much controversy has RACED.
The United States bureau OF chemistry
has decided that there are seven dives
which may be used without harm to
the product Four out OF these seven
are for various shades OF red The
French government allows the Gamers
OF that country 10 use 21 kinds of anal
Inc dyes A French inventor has Just
perfected method Of keeping canned
vegetables green. He extracts the green
colOring matter from spinach. technic-
ally known as chlOrOphyu. Tt is first
dissolved in alkaline water Then the
vegetables are boiled in water contain
Ing a little hvdrochlOrfc acid to which
some Of the colOring matter Is added.
Green Is thus deposited and cooked into
the tissues OF the product to be canned
The food is then washed and put in
the cans.
Canned Food Made To Music.
Canned food made to music is one Of
the newest departures in the canning
world J. II. Hale. a Georgia peach
packer, has found music a great slim
ulation for his workers. and a cheap
Investment He therefore hires q lot
Of negro artists with vioIins. banfos.
bones, etc, and whenever the work i'm
the establishment begins to lag the
music strikes up and all the plantation
melodies Of the past and present are
rendered for the benefit OF the working
people, who find II a relief for that
tired feeling which comes after many
hours OF hard work
There is no need Of any Gamer put
ting out an inferior product today. The
National CAMPERS association has set
Its face firmly against the utilization
or inferior products by the cannerfes .
laboratory has been established for I
Gamers where. by paving fiat annual 4
Zee they can have all of their products /,
examined and tested so as to insure .
their freedom from ptomaines and their j
Waolesomcness even after long periods I
OF preservation in tin. How long pro-
ducts may be kept IN cans Is Illus
trated by an Incident which happened 4
at hldder. Nd. some time ago a
grocery store which had been in the
hands OF one family for more than a
generation. passed into other hands.
mere was found on the shelf q can OF
pI eues which was known 70 be 40 years
Old i was opened and the prunes
were round to be as well preserved
ana as wholesome as the day they were
The @Iron Cbink."
one Of the most Interesting branches
OF the canning trade is the salmon
canning Industry of the Pacific coast