The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-03-09
Recent fiafulinn~ Poisoning Gases
Near iioise Lends club Leader 90
Explain Prcvcniises


a dlgesf ~ precautionary methods
Ia canning vegetables l. given 10 rho
praaa ~ a. O'Rellly. club leader Of
the county farm Bureau.
IN his statement. Mr O'Reiiiy says,
Two accounts 81 Boiuilnus poison
Ing have occurred recently near Bot
- one In which an entire family
Mas killed. and the other IN which o
little eirl lost her life This poison
lng was eaased from the eating OF
canned Trcens and corn The Farm
fufeau wishes 10 call the attention
% the peopie % few rules that new
~ should b. overlooked In the cam.
inR 81 foods and the eating Of them
II these rules are carefully followed
land Il PAYS there j. very little dan
ger. n ans az all. from eating foods
canned a. home
80 DO not under any e0naidefa
ton can any vegetables. fruits. %
meats that u NOT Ia first class con
dliion--that Is DO not can food which
Is slightly moulay. or npecked or
spotted or about ready 10 spoil OF
badly rofted Cutting out the soft
fpofs and using the rest for canning
should not be- done There h no pro.
eoss Of canning that will return any
food article that has started 20 spoil
90 q healthy condition
go Examine carefully and rigid 4
~ canned foods a. the lime the jar
b. opened. aud destroy Il II the
food has auy unusual appearance or
odor 30 NOT TASTE IT TO SEE 1
~ IT ~ oooD u II a useful pre-
caution 20 notice tho odor OF yege
tables. while they are boiling as
an odor 40 slight a. 20 be unnoticed
while tho vegetable mass Il cold may
DO very plainly perceived when brot
ons BY heat.
(9) iioil vegetables and meats
when Il 10 removed from the can be.
fore tasting Il, as this 10 precau.
ton that never should bs overlook.
ID even n the food appears to be
good.
Ia this type OF poisoning tiotul-
nus Possoninx) most Meteorological
believe that {, IL not necessary TO de-
s,roy all tho Bacterial Spores but
Tather the Toxin or poison which Is
'ormed BY tho growth OF Bacteria.
which Is a much easler matter. hut
/ must bs clearly understood that
his doea not warrant anyone In
'oilinx spoiled foods aud thon eatinh
ca Destroy canned goods which
ave been spoiled or are suspected
Z spollaxe. This IL matter OF real
appearance Chickens aud other ami
rails may b. aud have been fatally
BY eating such spoiled
lcats. Even worse than this danger =
the possibility OF spreading the
aeiiius Botulinus thru the soil
'ith these considerations In mind
seems that spoiled canned goods
ioald DO treated IN the same man.
~ a. any sort OF infectious mater
i such as discharges from the ~.
hold or tuborealar patient OF the
lfeasa OF animals which have died
ON anthrax. that IL 70 say they
'oaid be burned or n this 10 Inn
'aetieable. they should be boiled for
least an hour with some efficient
Ia order 10 be- sure that
! dangerous spores are destroyed
arying them deeply Ia the soil with
generous covering OF quick lime
~ prevent the poisoning Of demcs-
animals and may have some lnflu
60 In preventing Infection 0f the
y With highly dangerous organ
This article h not written for the
fpcse % causing any undue alarm
anxiety ia regard to the eating 81
nned xoods bat cssss OF poisoning
10 that OF the futile family az Cam
ldxe. should impreas upon ever,
80 mind the necessity OF takiag
Heaations which are vers often ov-
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