Show THE preparation OF MEAT FOR FOB PURPOSES OF transportation AND preservation fifteen years ago liebig the eminent german chemist demonstrated tile the zos POs possibility i ability of producing prod ing an essence of meat eat in other wor words lied he proved that all the essential qualities of meat could be so concentrated as to occue occupy Y comparatively but little space re the nourishment contained ill in the flesh of a calf could thus be reduced to the limits of a small jar while the nutritive portions of an entire ox might be easily carried in a common hand basket the great scientist therefore suggested that tile the meat of the countless herds of cattle which are yearly slaughtered ili in australia and south amerle amerio america ca for the sake of their hides and 1 nd tallow should be reduced in bulk by his process and exported to the more densely populated regions of the globe these novel ideas caused ome sonic comment and excited some ridicule at the time of their I 1 icat cat but they seemed to prom promise ise lse no jye byell 11 ll ti cal result it happened howery tile the b the volume which for into the hands bands of a ard C fd who had nc no name of Gieber giebert Ol ebert fc olis of central ar many yea years rs in ur wh the fa rotting seen the imrovich 1 linn f it ieh ich the dealers in t tie tic south alii amer kill lea leu as refuse 11 S with th 11 he lieras lleras cras eras evas was ca carcasses the f S hides hide p v 1 1 ved 1 in l the mind ity of se and i of the at S i the sprin aprin P on ont of f g 12 uch id to with h liebi we wen the t 1 a result off pom gom uit alil ah J was that having procured th enec enee onee essary apparatus inc 1 1 u cd ing some i Q steam engines giebert e returned to wm guay and entered upon his preparations is for the manufacture of the essence of meat upon a large scale he encountered of course many difficulties consequent conse quent upon the novelty of his undertaking and the character of the people among whom his labors were carried on but what obstacle is there that patience and capital will not overcome samples of the new ew product ro duct duet have been received lii lil ln tri england glan gian and they prove the entire en t lre ire success of the experiment thirty t wo pounds rounds of meat are diminished to the he t bulk of one pound and half an ounce of the substance thus prepared is eill eili equivalent exil valent to one pound of beef its qualities are in many respects superior to the original material it is perfectly pure and devoid of all extraneous matter and it possesses the power of resisting decomposition n specimens of it made several months s ago arld and purposely exposed to all var varieties I 1 aties of atmosphere hot and cold moist and dry areas are as sweet and palatable as when they were first manufactured many cases where its utility will be unquestioned will at once occur to the mind of the reader its it richness will commend its use to the gourmand its unadulterated character fits it jor the chamber chambe r of the i invalid its lightness and compressed bui bul bulk buik k adapt it to the purposes of the traveller and the army commissariat and its capability of resisting decomo marks it as the proper aliment for warm climates but above all its cheapness will make it a blessing to fhe he poorer masses of europe in Englan E dit can be readily sold at four pence the ithe half ounce and as a half ounce represents a pound aund of beef the english will virtu virta ally aily anally obtain the best of meat at a price very much below the present cost british capitalists have already entered into arrangements for its imi importation por tation in large quantities and it seems proba ble that liebig and giebert will soon be counted among the great benefactors of the human race |