The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-13
Ptomaine Poisoning;
It's Danger and How to
Absolutely Prevent 1t

should Sc taken out. Once taken I
home, the fish should again Be I
thoroughly rinsed before being cook +
ed or served.
pensacolians should &c doubly care I
ful about crabs The meats should be
fresh and should be kept in b drain
cd container. One rule is never % eat
and cleft over" crab meat. When
cooked, the meat should b. eaten as
quickly thereafter as possible.
Poultry is another item, next 70
fish, in which pt0maines develop
quickly. In fact, il Is said certain
ways in which poultry is cooked may
develop this danger over night. In
the buying Of young chickens, health
writer's say, care should be taken that
there Be no diseoloration at the head
on vent The eye should be bright,
the mouth should look fresh and there
should be no 0d0r. Whenever a dealer
sees anyone taking these precautions,
and Is q competent judge Of good or
bad poultry, it is usually the very
/ general case that no stale article viii
be offered. In the preparation Of the
/ chicken, health authorities further
aver, il should be singed, washed and
1 dried and the head and feet removed.
/ DO not keep chicken over two days.
/ IN chicken broth, care should be taken
/ that, If kept for any time, i IL not
sour when time for serving. In fact,
il the broth gives forth the slightest
froth, the very safest thing % do is
20 throw il away without hesitation.
/ There is a lot Of trouble in store il
/ ID Ia used when such indication Of un-
/ wholesomeness appears. Chicken
sandwiches should not be kept over
the day they are made.
Beef is about the most popular food
/ product. and housewives should Be
doubly cautioned In It's purchase. Do
I not bus vet. flahbv beef. Veal that
is soft and sticky and has a red tinge
| should be let alone, according 70 COM
I pctent authorities. III the fact has
dull lead cllor, drop and dod~e To-
Likewise If pork Is soft 81 yellowish
leave it strictly alone. You viii be
better OF b. the caution.
4 With all that has been said Of milk,
10 is a source Of danger bat 20 a de-
Cidedly dresser debree. II the ordi-
nary precautions are taken in its
cooling and handling, L IS practically
harmless. lee cream, however, which
has been kept a long time may con-
tain ptomaines, and there e the added
possibility and danger Of metallic
poisoning
In the assortment for the family
table there are a few rules 70 be fol-
lowed, which viii climate In great
measure the contracting Of the sum-
. mer disease. In the matter Of canned
goods. never buy them II cans are
swelled OF pulled out. This ~ =
glance indicates decomposition and
the formation Of gases on the inside,
n II only the part az the contents
! of a can are used. pour out the re-
mainder into a parcelan dish, glass
% jar etc, but in no tin vessel, and put
away in the ice box.
: 10 not keep food in an agate dish
J from which the enamel has been chip
ped. IL exposes the food thus con.
tanned 70 the metal beneath.
. keeq the ice box clean and sweet
! Il pays N many ways % observe this
caution.
/, Keep the ice box clean and sweet
) not mix yesterdays milk with today's
3 And NEVER EAT ICE CREAM 81
) DRINK MILK after EATING CRABS
! or LOBSTERS.
) The above rules Of health are ex.
I cellently set forth IN a recent issue
B of the Philadelphia North American
+ Mrs Anna B. Scott being the origi
nator 0f the most Of them. "A great
b many are particularly applicable 4
r local conditions, and they are pre-.
E sented for what they are worth.