Garland Globe | 1906-02-17 | Page 6 | Eggs All Contain a Poison

,EGQ8 ALL CONTAIN A POISON Action of Gastric Juices anel Bile Prevents Pre-vents Bad Effects. Paragraphs have been ertonsively published In the dally papers dealing iWlth tho researches ot -M. Lolsel ot Paris on the recurrence of poisonous principles in eggs. It seems that the yolk of the eggs of hens, ducks and tortoises contain a poison which, If injected Into tho veins or othcrwlso Inoculated into tho animal body, causes death from Its effects on tho nervous system. Tho white of tho tortoise's tor-toise's egg also contains a toxic substance. sub-stance. ' Why eggs arc not poisonous ns ordinarily or-dinarily used or oven when eaten raw pi ay be explained on the ground that Jtho action of digestion alters tho composition com-position of the egg or at least modifies Jt so that 111 effects aro avoided. Indeed, In-deed, It Is easy to show that certain roodB at a particular stngoof digestion fro "poisons." It is tho action of the ver on such foods which robs them pf tholr porer to do harm.