Show wileys poison squad end their test we R HARVEY W WILEYS hygienic hyglen io D DR experimental students irreverently referred to av at times as the poison squad have ended the seasons feasting at the bureau of chemistry and their condition Is being carefully noted to ascertain what effect the diet has had upon each seven young men compose the class and they have been giving their services to demonstrate what effect saltpeter and a variety of miscellaneous food products chemically or artificially fici ally treated have upon the human system it the students have resumed tho the regulation boarding house meals without fear of interfering with the scientific investigations of the government besides taking up such matters ns as summer beverages widely advertised as possessing medical properties but thought by scientific men to be objectionable tio because containing caffeine or other injurious substances there Is a wide field for the students to experiment one of the most interesting possibilities bili ties Js Is the determination of whether or not feun greek the famous old world herb remedy which Is part of 0 most medicines cles advertised to Ind increase rease flesh Is really what it Is said to be I 1 and will accomplish the purposes p 1 durpos es tor for which it Is advertised A class in feun greek la is said to be one of the possibilities ties of the early future condition foods for animals also offer a held field of endeavor that dr wiley may inay yet explore to determine it if the claims made for the various brands of food are really true the experiments conducted by dr wiley are the first large experiments of the sort conducted in the scientific world tho the classes which were started in the fall of 1902 have already a gone through a variety of experiments peri ments borax and boric add acid were the first to receive attention sulphuric add acid Len ben zoto formaldehyde and copper salts have also been fully tested as to their heir effects on the human tern tem when taken with food |