Show MEATS AND CHEMICALS Experiment on Dogs With Chemically Preserved Meat Meat I Topeka Kan I June 22 The The effect I of bem and anil borax the two chemIcals chemicals chem client teals most generally used as os meat preservatives on Oil the health and disposition disposition dis dis- position of oC sons persons was demonstrated h. h before folo the tho count county and city cly health officers officers of of- feers of or the tho state statu who are arC in se session lol hero today Dr DI tota J I J. J secretary secretary secre secre- tar tary of oC the state board of health cond conducted tic teti some SOIlS C experiments fliers ts WI with wih Ii three dogs during May and Juno June and found round the made the tho thugs dogs cross cros and crabbed and caused a loss Jos of appetite and that borax oale caused a general decline in health Both chemicals after being used for a n time line caused a n loss Joss in weight Took Hok Tinco Im lo logs Dogs The he first of or May Dr Crumbine look took three do dogs s of about hue tho same samo age Each gach morning lie he fed them liens half a pound of fresh Cresh meat at al noon each cach had a pint of or milk mik and antI at night each dog had hal another half pound of meat meal meat The rise meat was vas fresh and amid without bones and amid was not lol scraps Tho Thu food for fOI one dog was treated with wih a n 1 per IWI percent cent solution of oC and amid ald for fur the second 1 per ier cent ent solution of oC f hot borax was used The third dog was fed meat and mi milk 1 Within fel two to weeks lie tho dog became cross oss cros arid and refused to have o anything to do with tho the others It I lost Its ap al- petite antI and In iii II six weeks had hind gained only three poun pounds s in weight 1 v Do S 'S Health Declined The rIse borax dog did not become cross cros but hut within ten tout days Its g general loral health declined and it IL I refused reused to drink the borated mI milk In imi four weeks it I had to be bc coaxed to eat cal el meat oven on when tasteless acid was used The he dog gained one omit pound In weight In Iii II six weeks but bu wees became listless Tho dog og that lund hall been fed rod U uc- uc treated meat gained in weight sr ja In average ergo u of one pound a wc week l the test and at no time line did It become becOte listless or lose Jose Its Is appetite 1 J these thee experiments Dr blue bile recommended that the tho sj board of health walh limit the use uso of or fre 10 tg to foodstuffs I r |