Show A HOUSEHOLD POISON I Dangers of tho Mysterious and Deadly J Tyrotoncon The milk poisoning of West Point cadets ca-dets this week or perhaps the indulgence in canned apricots with milk the cheese poisonings in the west together with the sad story of the death at Bay Head all come to reinforce the duty of looking carefully after the milk supply In making mak-ing Bavarian cream although the gelatine and fruits are cooked and stirred together the whipped cream is not cooked but simply stirred into the mixture mix-ture and frozen Freezing does not kill the moldy poison known as tyrotoxicon which seems to be rather a mold than a ferment Sour milk which is simply an acid hurts no one except young babies There is no poison in fresh cottage cheese or junket or in buttermilk when kept in sweet clean china dishes and not suffered to grow moldy Cream on the contrary has sometimes a moldy smell and suspicious suspi-cious taste I may still be rich to the view but it may contain as the experience of church fairs and picnics can testify the dead lest poison Metal freezers in contact con-tact with moldy cream may produce a combination of irritant poison I would be well to put all custards and milk combinations com-binations always into china or stone forms or shapes as the English say They are much safer than tin ones Yet plain custard being always made with boiled milk is not open to the same objections ob-jections as these whipped cream preparations prepara-tions are in which the cream is not cooked The pretty Charlotte Russe i too long kept sometimes has a moldy i taste which should instantly b heeded j and be the last sampling of that articlef i I is only within recent years that peopl have come to partly understand the possibilities i pos-sibilities of that universal beverage milk with those of the luxury cream It throws much light on the ailments and suffering of teething children to know that when the poisonous conditions are once set up in the stomach any milk that is taken afterwards adds fuel to the flames I would be interesting to discover dis-cover remembering the seeming lull for a day in the sufferings of the Bay Head victims lull that was followed by a fatal return of the symptomswhether the change to the worse could have been because of a simple milk diet ordered When a second summer child has got sick from its milk the more milk you give it even i it is the best is simply furnishing fuel for that strange tyrotox icon to grow upon A change to mutton broth or barley water an absolute abstaining ab-staining from milk while the irritable conditions last is the only safety for the teething child Certainly the dreadful experiences of the pas ten days show clearly that tho people who prepare our food ought to be I trained in household chemistry They ought to recognize overkept cream at sight because in a perfectly fresh cream kept away from copper it is not likely that tyrotoxicon could be found Many 1 cases ot ice cream poisoning have been traced to come from the cream being kept too long either in the freezers or before freezing as freezing does not kill this poison any more than it kills tho cholera germ II There will be a general inspection of freezers no doubt to see i they are free I from suspicion But only a chemist can tell us what they should not bo on tho inside Either the housekeeping department depart-ment sorely needs a resident chemist all cooks should take a course in chemis I try Otherwise they may copperpoison copprpOson us in pickles or ice cream just as they used to sqdapoison us in their biscuit Eternal vigilance is the price of good cookery but it must also be blended with a good safe knowledge as to when food is in wholesome condition If yon can make wholesome food poisonous by tho way it is prepared or by using it after it baa passed into an unwholesome state then it is indispensable to know this A beefsteak beef-steak in hot weather that is passing suddenly into decomposition although tho taste may be carefully concealed by pepper and sauces acts like an irritant poison in tho stomach Fruits cooled ira ir-a copper saucepan that has lost its tinned covering are very dangerous The acid currant or cherry may stand too long l the brass preserving kettle Keep your powder dry applies as a rule to the housekeeper a to the soldier and especially espe-cially in summer she should see that nil cooking utensils and all foods are safe and sound before the dishes come to the table But these things of course are only brought home to us by sad experience experi-ence Philadelphia Ledger |