Show TO UTAH in my last laet writing I 1 promised next to write about spraying with copper compound irom from a bygie hygienic nic standpoint 9 10 but as aa I 1 would like before dealing the subject to consult conduit with our local board of health as a to their opinion in regard to toe the same ame au as I 1 only have outside authorities to quote from and some of iny readers might luy proofs so 80 far away out but when it cornea comes from authority cigut frum from out our home and trum from no less leas than the health 0 in lake city dr dalby it to be proof enough otherwise it will be easy to contradict it I 1 i many different instances instance it has har been report oo that thai fruit pra yeii with poisoned aed mixture has ha bedou injuring people in this territory since the he law cheated by our last legislature came into effect but never ha boo any proof been brought forward to show positively wit ively it is r danae roun to spray with poisoned mixture now before going any further on the sub L act I 1 would like to say eay there to la in utah a society known as the utah state slate board ot horticulture and ol of all its ita members abe test majority are men in poo DOB session of large orchards in different nieces in we he and I 1 sake lake it or granted it if there in auy any danger for spraying praying with mixture wun with poison they would not recommend nor themselves theor elvea use such aou mixture and not noi longer ago than katurd y december 29 did we most meet and resolved the methods method fl in spray log used last laet year by the s salt gals lake county society to be used again this year several of thou those sprays pray contained poisons to a certain extent the opinion of the health commie loner in this city to that spraying with copper compound will have no ill III effect upon fruit for eating purposes pur poe it mixed according to law the view taken by other authorities ties such as the he now new york fork board baird of health the U 8 Moul tural department and others other bears beara him out in his hia assertions and give positive proof of what benefit spraying praying with we be right kind of mix ture ure and in the right time will bring ann you at the horticultural meeting mentioned above one of the speakers said he be know knew a man lu in his hi locality who in order to comply with tho the law in regard to and not to have his hia family his hie stock or chickens ohi killed from mixture to be used for spraying ui buted with poison he bo took when ble bib wife wan wai through with washing wa abing the soap suds auda left an and sprayed his ble greeb with same name now I 1 for my part would rather eat eal an apple sprayed prayed with bordeaux mixture in which L judon pur pie or paris paria green was waa mixed according to law as I 1 would eat an apple sprayed prayed with soap Bud where huab la in ingredients red tent as manure from the at ablee wagon gross freaa aud and dirt in general mile made up the compound bat bag are different iu in this the corll of ouri bm ba book back to my subject USE OP OF COPPER FROM A HYGIENIC standpoint ever since the be copper compound came into general use as fungicides he abe question as aa to their effects ly considered has bag received more or low jew attention with exception of the now new york city board of health no positive stand stana on this tail question tion has haa been taken so 80 far many vague and misleading ita however have irom from time to time appe appeared arail in the horticultural ti and agricultural papers paper everyone familiar with the situation know way those rumor for such they can only be considered are men they are not aimed particularly at the practice ot of spraying but are simply efferts on the parts or of selfish competitors competitor to cripple the legitimate trade of more energetic sad and wideawake wide awake rivals dr dalby takes the ground that fruit sprayed prayed with the be copper coopper compounds in n accordance with the directions direction of too department of agriculture are harm barm less no better proof of this in to be found than that shown hown by the experience of this country for several everal years year the copper compounds have been used toed by nuo areda reds and thousands of fruit growers groven in every part of we he united fi tater yet dinall i hat bat sims lime not a single ingle authenticated caw case ot of to my been brought to light fight it 16 to true a tow lew individuate individuals have claimed that they were made sick lok by eating sprayed fruit but in all aoh such oases careful investigations investigation have to healed that claims of this kind were absolutely abiol without foundation in 1885 the qu question estian was w discussed diao ned before the belgium royal academy of medicine for several months month me he object being to obtain ome authority tive live data aa to the effect of copper contained in french canned vegetable on the public health while it woo waa anally dealue I l that the copper corn com in foods were harmful no n direct stand as aa to the poisonous noua nature turbot of the en but balance was wa taken those who au antagonized agonized the view that copper was wa an actual potion poison cited many eminent to beat bear out their heir assertions in the whole dimension lon however it was waa remarkable that chat not a single arngle oace case of injury to health re salting from the daily absorption of small mall quantities of copper woo wa given many instances were cited however where food containing copper in considerable sid erable amounts amount were dally daily consumed without any ill effects effect whatever I 1 presume no one will deny that hat bep per in large or even moderate dome dodea Is i unwholesome looking at the ques tiun diun from this thib standpoint let us ua consider one thing are the molts aalta found in sufficient clent quantity in connection with property properly top royed ruit fruit at the time of harvest to cause injury to health gauthier professor of chemistry of the acuity of medicine paris ku du adult oan can aboard abarro dally daily for a period of several everal weeks without ill from 02 to 06 gral gralha no of copper sulphate or blue vitro alve of a grain to la usually oon con the maximum amount that may be absorbed for any length of time without injury to health although ease a ar reloaded recorded where an high as 2 I 1 aind even 4 6 grains grain have been at ai orbed fora number of days day in once islon luo without any ill effects whatever some borne recent french investigations have shown that a dog oan can absorb float 16 15 to 26 grains of cupper sulphate without in julty sheep have been fed on 43 grains per day for several days in succession without any noticeable de ran gement of the system now I 1 have tried to ebow you that there is IB no fear in spraying with compounds diluted with copper sulphate cul phat it ii any of my readers would like more definite explanation please lot let we know and I 1 will answer willingly any inquiry in regard to same inba E R aset secy utah agate board of ti nor 0 r ti culture |